Nile Cruise in Uganda, Murchison Falls
The Nile and Murchison Falls
The Murchison has a magnificent view once on a Nile cruise, it enable you to see nature its natural setting and the animals resting on the shores of the lake. The boat has a fixed time and that is 09.00 and 14.00 everyday. It’s a three hours ride around the lake. Besides the cruise, there is another boat trip that you will take you around from Paraa to Papyrus delta to up to Lake Albert. It’s a 4-5 hours ride that gives a perfect view of the bird species like rare shoebill stork and other wildlife.
The Nile gives an opportunity to anglers to land on huge Nile Perch with about 108kg.The Nile has specifically spots for catching fish therefore booking must be done in advance to enable you get the boats and the fishing equipments.
The most exciting moment is when you are at the top of the falls and you enjoy the sound of the heavy flowing water that will give you a memorable experience for the rest of your life. It is easily accessible by road and takes about half an hour from Paraa launch.
The park is divided by Victoria Nile which covers an area of about 80kms of white-water falls dropping 40m above the reminent rift Valley wall at Murchison the heart of the park. In 1864, the park was cited by the great explorer Samuel Baker who discovered this place to be the most prominent aspect in the route of the river. The running flow of the falls makes this park so beautiful and a wonderful place to stay in. It has a floor of about 55km to Lake Albert. This broaden river harbors a large concentration of wildlife and among these include elephant, giraffe, buffalo, hippos as well as Nile crocodiles. These are well known to be permanent dwellers of this place.
Nile Cruise in Uganda
The park was gazetted in 1952 and since then the game department acknowledged the attractions as certainly one of the things that have made the park so exclusive. The river harbors a large concentration of hippos, crocodiles and other animals that come to the river to off the heat.
