5-Day Murchison Falls Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

During your transfer to the national park, you will have multiple stopovers for convenience, refreshments at selected eateries as well stopovers for our driver-guide to highlight interesting features along the way.
An important stopover will be made at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for a thrilling experience of rhino tracking. During the tracking, you will learn that rhinos are among the endangered species and yet among Africa’s “big five” and your guide will elaborate the history of these great creatures in Uganda and the conservation efforts undertaken at the sanctuary. The tracking may last 1-3 hours and thereafter you will resume your journey to Murchison Falls National Park.
At Murchison, you will check in to your pre-booked accommodation at Pakuba Safari Lodge or any other of similar standards. Our driver-guide will then brief you on the next day’s program as you settle in for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)

Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LionOccasional

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LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Pakuba Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game drive and boat cruise

You will rise to an early morning breakfast at 6:00am to get you energized for the day. After breakfast, our driver-guide will take you on a game drive to view and learn about the incredible wildlife in the national park. During the game drive, you will have a chance to sight hippos, warthogs, giraffes, lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and many more.
Boat cruise to the bottom of the falls: Imagine an elephant splashing water with its trunk by the riverside as its baby trumpets in joy! That, and more fun is what you sign up for when you go out for the boat cruise. The boat will take you to the bottom of the falls where you will have stunning views of the might River Nile gushing through a 7meters gorge and falling 43meters below towards you.
Our driver-guide will then transfer you from the jetty back to your lodge and once again run you through the next day’s program as you settle in for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Pakuba Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee tracking and night game drive

After an early morning breakfast (or cup of coffee and packed breakfast), you will be transferred to the southern sector of the park to engage in a trek through Budongo tropical rainforest to track chimpanzees. During the trek, you will learn about the behaviors, families, routines of these highly intelligent creatures. And after an hour with the chimpanzees, you will be guided back to the briefing station where our driver-guide will be waiting to transfer you back to your lodge for lunch and thereafter have the rest of the evening to rest and relax.
You will be served an early dinner at 6:00pm as you prepare to embark on a night game drive and witness the nocturnal animals spring to life in the quiet and cover of the dark. In the company of a ranger-guide and our driver-guide, you will start the night drive at 7:00pm and navigate the park in search of the nocturnal wildlife especially the predators such as lions, leopards and hyenas among others.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Pakuba Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Visit top of the falls and sundowner

On this day you will meet your guide after a convenient breakfast by 9:00am and drive to the top of Murchison Falls and engage in short walk that will take you within meters of the world’s most powerful falls. You will experience a splendid view like no other coloured by a daily rainbow. After this thrilling experience, you will return to your lodge for lunch and use the rest of the afternoon to rest and relax or swim.

Evening Sundowner: As you start to conclude your tour, you will have a moment to experience a light meal/refreshment in the national park with sensational views of the setting sun and in the company of a ranger-guide amidst the wildlife. This sundowner experience will allow to truly relish in the African wilderness and a moment to comprehend the spiraling sensations of what will have been an incredible 4 days.
Dinner: At dusk you will return to your lodge for dinner and settle in for your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Pakuba Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Entebbe International Airport

You will meet our driver-guide after a convenient breakfast and embark on a return journey to Entebbe International Airport. Along the way, you may have multiple stopovers for convenience, refreshments or to buy souvenirs/crafts for memories. Your arrival at the airport will conclude your tour with us.

Main Destination:

Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.