Best Time to visit Murchison falls national park

Best Time to visit Murchison falls national park : Murchison falls national park is the biggest national park in Uganda covering 3893 square kilometers. It is a habitat to a number of wildlife that is to say it is a home to over 451 bird species, 76 mammal species and a number of primates. Before being named Murchison falls national park, it was originally known as Kabalega national park. The park receives two seasons in a year thst is to say the dry season and the wet season. Alot of exciting activities are done in the park in both the seasons. Tourists make their preferences on when to visit the park at any time of the year. Murchison falls national park is one of the best tourism destinations in Uganda.

Best time to visit Murchison falls national park

The best time to visit Murchison falls national park can be based on what activity one wishes to do there. There are a variety of activities one can opt for while at Murchison falls national park and these include: game drives, chimpanzee tracking, nature walks, Albert delta launch cruise, cultural tours, bottom of the falls boat cruise and murchison falls boat cruise. All the activities in Murchison falls national park are done through out the year though they have seaons when they are best done. Some activities are advisable to be done in the dry season for the best experience while others in the wet season. Below are the best seasons to carry out various activities in Murchison falls national park.

• Game drives

Game drives in Murchison falls national park are best done in the dry season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February. These game drives are mostly done in the northern part of the park since it harbors the largest number of wildlife. During the dry season, the game tracks are dry and passable.

• Birding

Murchison falls national park is a home to over 451 bird species. The best time to do birding in murchison falls national park is in the wet season in the months of March, April, May, October and November. This activity takes place in places like the Nile delta and the bottom of the falls during a boat cruise and places like kaniyo pabidi forest. The wet season favors birding because it enables growth of vegetation making it attractive to birds hence attracting them to come towards it. This simplifies the work of spotting birds.

• Chimpanzee tracking

Chimpanzee tracking is best done in the dry season in Murchison falls national park. The months in this season include June, July, August, September, December, January and February. Chimpanzee tracking is done in Kaniyo pabidi forest within budongo forest in the southern part of the park. Murchison falls national park is a home to over 600 chimpanzees. In the dry season, the trails in the forest are dry and ease the penetration through the forest. The forest is also less thick in the dry season enabling easy spotting of chimpanzees.

• Albert Delta launch cruise

The best time to carry out a launch cruise at the Albert delta is during the dry season in the months of June, July, August, December, January and February. The dry season makes spotting of wildlife easy since a number of animals gather around water bodies to take water.

• Nature walks

Nature walks in Murchison falls national park are best done in the dry season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February. The trails in Murchison falls national park are less slippery which eases the movement of visitors on foot. Visitors can also spot wildlife at a close range since the forests are less thick.

• Cultural tours

During the cultural tours in Murchison falls national park, visitors go to the communities around the park and these communities include: the Banyoro in the south, Alur in the Northwest and the Acholi in the Northeast of the park. This activity is best done in the dry season in the months of June, July, August, September, October, December, January and February. In this season, the routes that lead these communities are dry and accessible.

• Murchison falls national boat cruise

Murchison falls boat cruise is best done in the months of June, July, August, September,  December, January and February in the dry season. Due to less rainfall in the park, animals gather around water bodies and can easily be spotted making the dry season best for the boat cruise.

• Bottom of the falls boat cruise

The bottom of the falls boat cruise is best done in the dry season in the months of June, July, August, December, January and February in murchison falls national park. In this season, it is very easy to spot animals during the boat cruise because they congregate around water sources due to limited water in the park.