3 Days Murchison Falls Park Uganda Safari
3 Days Murchison Falls Park Uganda Safari
This is a 3 days Murchison falls park Uganda safari that gives you the opportunity to visit one of the national parks of Uganda, which is Murchison falls known to be the largest of all the parks in Uganda. Murchison Falls National Park is a haven for a diverse wildlife population, which includes birds, mammals, primates, and many more. This park harbors about 76 mammal species and approximately 500 bird species. The park also shelters four of the big five animals, which are leopards, lions, elephants, and buffaloes. On a 3 days Murchison falls national park Uganda safari, you will engage in several activities offered at Murchison falls national park like the game drive, boat cruise, chimpanzee trekking, nature walk and rhino tracking at Ziwa rhino sanctuary.
Safari highlights of the 3 days Murchison falls national park Uganda safari.
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Murchison Falls national park for a boat cruise
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and a nature walk
Day 3: Morning game drive and transfer back to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Murchison Falls national park for a boat cruise
On the first day of the 3 days Murchison falls national park Uganda safari, you will meet up with the guide in the morning at a hotel in Kampala, where you will get to interact and the guide will brief you about the safari. You will then set off for Murchison Falls National Park, and it will take you approximately 5 hours to get there. During your journey to Murchison Falls, you will stop at a hotel for lunch. You will continue your journey after lunch, stopping again at the Ziwa rhino sanctuary. At the Ziwa rhino sanctuary, you will get engaged in rhino tracking, and you will also have a glimpse of the other wildlife species that are residents of this place. You will then proceed to Murchison Falls national park.
When you arrive at Murchison falls national park, you will head to the park offices and you will be briefed on how to conduct a boat cruise at the bottom of the falls. After the briefing, you will set off with the guide and start the boat cruise at 2pm. The boat cruise will grant you the opportunity to spot various wildlife species, including aquatic animals like hippos and crocodiles. At the shores, you will spot various animals such as buffaloes, elephants, bushbucks, and more. You will spot numerous birds like the African fish eagle, shoebill stork, African jacana, swamp flycatcher, and Senegal thick-knee, among others. After the boat cruise, you will head back to the park offices and get a lodge where you will spend the night. Later in the evening, you will have dinner and retire to bed.
Accommodation options
Luxury: Chobe safari lodge
Budget: Sambiya river lodge
Midrange: Pakuba safari lodge
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and nature walk
On day 2 of the 3 days Murchison falls national park Uganda safari, you will wake up and have your breakfast at the lodge. After breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters with the guide for briefing. The ranger will guide you through the do’s and don’ts of chimpanzee trekking. Following the briefing, the ranger guide will accompany you to Budongo forest, the site of the chimpanzee trek. You will come across several wildlife species and various tree species in the forest as you look for the chimpanzees. The trek may take you about 30 minutes to 4 hours, depending on the location of the chimpanzees. After the search and finding them, you will stay with them for only one hour and you will analyze their behavior, how they feed, how they play and many more. You will then take pictures of them following the guidelines that will be available to you. The guide will then transfer you back to the lodge and you will have lunch.
After lunch, you will head to the park headquarters, and you will be briefed on how to conduct a nature walk in Murchison Falls National Park. After the briefing, you will then be given a ranger guide who will take you on the nature walk. On a nature walk in places like Rabongo and Kaniyo Pabidi Forest, you will see several birds and animals. You will also see the different tree types and vegetation. The nature walk enables you to spot wildlife in the park at a very close range and this enables you to make clear observations. After the nature walk, the guide will take you back to the lodge, and you will have dinner and then retire to bed.
Day 3: Morning game drive and transfer back to Kampala
On the last day of the 3 days Murchison falls national park Uganda safari, you will wake up and have breakfast at the lodge after your breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters by the guide. When you arrive, you will be briefed about a morning game drive and afterward, you will set off with the ranger guide. On the game drive, you will explore the wonderfulg landscapes of the park and also spot numerous bird and animal species. You will spot animals like the zebras, giraffes, elephants, bushbucks, warthogs, buffaloes and many more. The game drive takes approximately 4 hours and then the guide will take you back to the lodge and you will have your lunch meal.
After lunch, you will check out of the lodge and then set off for your journey back to Kampala, where you will arrive at a hotel for an overnight stay.
End of the 3 Days Murchison Falls Park Uganda Safari Trip.
Safari includes
Chimpanzee trekking permit
Park entrance fees
4WD safari vehicle
English-speaking driver guide
Pick up and drop off
Meals
Accommodation
Bottled Mineral water
Safari excludes
Personal insurance
Personal expenses
Visa fees
Air ticket
