4-Day Murchison Falls Luxury Wildlife Safari

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

Drive to Murchison Falls National Park

Your day will begin with a scenic drive to Murchison Falls National Park, northwest of Jinja. The journey will take approximately 8 to 9 hrs with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino Tracking. From Ziwa, you will stop for lunch in Masindi Town.

After your lunch, you will continue to Murchison Falls National Park, and have a chance to stop by the ‘top of the falls’ where you can see the Nile’s beauty perfected. This is where the Nile compresses from a width of 50 meters into a 7-meter canyon that forms the waterfall after which the park is named.

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

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

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LeopardOccasional

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Nile Safari Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Wildlife Game Drive and Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls National Park

Early morning, your guide will take you for a Murchison Falls wildlife safari game drive on the northern bank of the River Nile. Here, you will spot elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffes, hartebeest, waterbuck, oribi, bushbuck, reedbuck, hyenas, and if you are lucky, the leopard.

You will return to your lodge for breakfast, rest, and lunch before heading out for the afternoon boat cruise.

The boat cruise takes you upstream on the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls, stopping just a few meters away.

While on the boat cruise, you will have a chance to marvel at the hippos floating in the water, crocodiles, as well as elephants, waterbuck, Uganda kob, and many other animals over this 19 km stretch of the Nile.

For bird-watching enthusiasts, there are many chances of seeing bird species like the Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, Brown pelican, red-throated bee-eater, various kingfishers, fish eagles, cormorant, and the rare Shoebill stork.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Nile Safari Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Game Drive and Relaxation in Murchison Falls National Park

Breakfast of coffee or a hot cup of coffee with a snack, which is normally at 6 am. Afterward, you will then set out for the game drive in the savannah. This will be approximately a 4-hour safari of moving through several tracks in the park. Animals that can't be missed include buffalo, elephants, giraffes, warthogs, and different types of antelopes. Not guaranteed sightings include the cats such as lions, hyenas, and leopards.

You will spend the whole afternoon relaxing at the lodge and enjoying the luxurious amenities offered.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Nile Safari Lodge

• Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Drive Back to Kampala/Entebbe

Early morning, after your breakfast at the lodge, your tour driver-guide will pick you up and then drive you back to Kampala via Masindi town.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

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