This 3 days Murchison falls Safari, is a short but an exciting Uganda safari. This Uganda’s largest National Park hosts about 75 Mammal species and over 400 birds, this 3 days Murchison falls Safari grants you an opportunity to view the most of uganda wildlife Which includes lions, warthogs, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, hartebeests, Uganda Kobs with a boat ride and many more.
Highlights of 3 Days Murchison Falls safari
Game drives
Boat-ride
Chimpanzee trek
Rhino Tracking
2 Nights accommodation
Murchison falls national park is the largest protected area in Uganda, This three- day budget-Mid-range or luxury wildlife safari that will give you the best of Uganda on game drives – giraffes, Lions, Buffaloes and Waterbucks. The Boat launch on the River Nile with Hippos – Crocodiles – Waterbirds and the Murchison falls hike and Rhino tracking on this three days safari to Murchison Falls National Park.
Itinerary for your 3 days Murchison falls safari
Day 1: TRANSFER TO MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Pick up from your overnight accommodation in Kampala or Entebbe by our safari guide. Begin your 3 Days Murchison falls safari by driving north west of Uganda on a 6-hour road drive to Murchison Falls National Park. Make a stop at the Ziwa Rhino sanctuary, where you will have a nature walk in the breeding home of the rhinos to encounter these endangered species.
Lunch along the way and proceed with the journey to the magnificent Murchison falls where you will marvel at the breathtaking the beauty of the mighty Nile River forced into a seven-meter crevice to thunder 43 meters below in a series of cascades.
The sight of the Nile River, the world’s longest river, winding its way through the park and plunging through a narrow gap is unforgettable. You can view this spectacular sight from the top of the falls. Dinner and overnight accommodation of your choice.
Drive Time: 6 – 7 hours
Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation Options:
Luxury: Paraa Safari lodge / Baker’s Lodge
Midrange: Murchison River Lodge / Fort Murchison Lodge
Budget Red Chili Rest Camp / Heritage Safari Lodge
Day 2: GAME DRIVE AND BOAT CRUISE
After an early morning breakfast, embark on a game drive on the northern bank of River Nile for your dawn game drive to spot, most likely, the big cats hunting, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, water bucks, bush bucks, and warthogs among others.
Return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will take a boat ride on the Nile whilst viewing the animals Hippos and crocodiles, Elephants and different species of birds.
The boat cruise will take you to the foot of the mighty Murchison falls offering great photographic opportunities of the marvel nature. Then head back to the lodge at leisure. Spend the rest of the evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight as the previous night.
Day 3: BUDONGO CHIMPANZEE TREK – TRANSFER TO KAMPALA
Have an early morning breakfast then transfer to Budongo forest Reserve, This site is ranked among the first sites in Uganda for providing a variety of bio-diversity. For half a day primate walk in search of the various species of primates that inhabit this forest like the chimpanzees, Black and white Colobus Monkey, Red-tailed Monkey, Baboon and the Grey Cheeked Mangabey
After your trek, take a quick lunch and begin the journey back to Kampala or Entebbe arriving in the evening.
