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MadGrin
IT
Visited:
August 2015
Reviewed: Mar 23, 2016
Email MadGrin | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An extraordinary experience
What's more amazing than walking in a fabulous park and quickly find themselves on the brink of a upsetting waterfall?
This is what you can feel like visiting this beautiful park, rich of animals and exceptional views!
Divesh
GB
Visited:
July 2016
Reviewed: Jul 16, 2016
Email Divesh | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolutely breath taking scenery. We didn't see a leopard and there are no rhinos but there is an abundance of giraffes and elephants. We also saw lions and a variety of antelope species. I would return to this park.
JDA-Wildlif
US
Visited:
May 2016
Reviewed: Sep 2, 2016
Email JDA-Wildlif | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Majestic park. Hike to the top of the falls well worth the effort. Unforgettable view.
We spent two days at Murchison Falls National Park ( family of 6 - 4 young adult kids ages 19-25). Murchison Falls is a beautiful park we hiked the falls, went on a game drive and river cruise. Our accommodations at Paraa Lodge were very comfortable. They have a beautiful swimming pool which offers spectacular views of the park. Great for a late afternoon swim. The hike to the top of the falls is well worth the effort. Standing at the top and feeling the power of the water is an amazing experience. The hike is not technically hard but it does get hot and can be slippery at times. I would recommend putting Murchison Falls on the list for a trip to Uganda.
Laird Ruth
US
Visited:
July 2016
Reviewed: Sep 6, 2016
Email Laird Ruth | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The park has variety of wild animals and it can easily be seen and it has the falls which make the scenic beauty when you are on the top of the falls
Mette Lund Hougaard
DK
Visited:
October 2016
Reviewed: Nov 4, 2016
Email Mette Lund Hougaard | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Robert
Unique experience in Murchison Falls
This is a beautiful park, which is crossed by the River Nile. There are lots of wild animals and and an abundance of birds. The boat trip on the Nile, towards the Falls is unforgettable.
John
SA
Visited:
December 2016
Reviewed: Jan 3, 2017
Email John | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Great Safari with plenty wildlife
Not crowded, none commercial very private Safari experience. Plenty animals to see. Although this park lacks number of predators. Not many lions, no hyenas, no cheetahs. There were leopards, but did not see them.
However, many giraffes, elephants, buffaloes and other grazing game. Variety of birds were amazing. The scenery and change of vegetation was remarkable.
James Allan
AU
Visited:
January 2017
Reviewed: Feb 23, 2017
Email James Allan | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Birdwatching In Murchison Falls
We stayed 2 nights in the Paraa Safari lodge.
On the way into the park we visited the top of the Murchison waterfall. The power of the water as it plunges down the narrow gorge is breath taking. As I was gazing down the abyss a black and white colobus monkey was gazing at me from the other side.
We caught the ferry over the river at around sunset to arrive at the lodge in the evening. The accommodation was comfortable and the buffet style meals, including a range of traditional East African dishes, were filling.
The following morning we did a game drive through the park. Crammy was stopping continually for birds. The other drivers drove straight past, showing no interest, looking for the big five. I can't believe that
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there are only 5 animals to see in Africa! In the end we saw a heap of birds, plus a lion, Rothshild's giraffe, Elephants, Buffalo, various buck and antelope, wart hogs, a monkey. The sighting board at the lodge did not indicate any other sightings for that day. We had seen it all and the birds as well. Perhaps the birding highlights were a Griffon vulture that alighted in a tree right above our heads, the African Grey and ground hornbills, 3 species of bee-eater, and various Goshawks and Kestrels.In the afternoon we took the boat ride to the falls. We were treated to a feast of hippos, including babys that would fit in our bathtub at home. In the earthen embankments of the river were nesting holes for bee-eaters and the pied kingfishers. Elephants were grazing on the floodplains as were a lot of the larger animals from the park. Crocodiles rested on sandbanks with their wide yellow mouths open. Purple and Goliath Herons waded in the shallows. The passage up the river to the falls is blocked by a small island which the boat berths against. The boat operator motioned me forward to photograph a pair of rack pratincoles on the rock before the other passengers climbed off to take photos with the falls in the background.
We were sorry to leave the following day. On the trip out of the park we spotted a couple of saddle billed stork in a small road side swamp.
I would thoroughly recommend a stay at Murchison Falls. (Not to mention that it is the historic meeting place of Stanley and Livingston).
big four spoted in one day
We sported the big 4 in one day, this includes the Lion, elephant, buffalo and a leopard it was exciting. This park makes Uganda really the pearl of Africa, the river Nile, Lake Albert and Budongo forest makes Uganda a true African beauty. Activities in this park are highly recommended.
Impressive!
The falls were incredibly impressive. Quite a sight! We enjoyed the wildlife both on safari and on the boat ride beneath the falls - though I was told that there were a lot fewer animals to see than in other visits by people who'd been more than once. It may be luck-of-the-draw because I had a friend visit the week before I did and saw 11 lions close up right after a kill and we only saw a few lions far away with binoculars. The nature of nature! :-)