3 Days Explore Murchison Falls Safari
3 Days Explore Murchison Falls Safari
This 3 Days Explore Murchison Falls Safari gives you the best of what Murchison Falls National Park has to offer. Since this is the largest conservation area in Uganda, it gives you plenty of time to explore the savanna and its wildlife. While here, you will enjoy game drives in search of different animals like giraffes, lions, elephants, leopards, buffalos, etc. You will also do a boat cruise at the bottom of the Nile as you enjoy aquatic animals like crocodiles as well as clearly see the mighty water falls as it pours down into the devil’s caldron. However, before proceeding to the Park, you will have a stopover at the Ziwa rhino sanctuary for your on-foot rhino tracking since it’s the only place in the country that harbors these white rhinos.
Activities
- Walk at the Top of the falls
- Game drives
- Boat cruise
- Rhino tracking
Highlights
Day 1: Travel to Murchison Falls-Rhino Tracking-Top of the falls
Day 2: Morning game drive-Afternoon boat cruise
Day 3: Travel back to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Travel to Murchison Falls-Rhino Tracking-Top of the falls
Have breakfast, later start off your journey for the 3 Days Explore Murchison Falls safari. Along the way, you will have a stop at Ziwa rhino sanctuary giving you a chance to see one of the 5 big fives. As a matter of fact, this is the only place in Uganda where you are able to do on-foot rhino tracking. This is done under a guidance of an experience ranger as they take you through different trails in search of these white rhinos. Besides, the place also harbors other animals like the giraffes, sitatungas, water bucks as well as different bird species like the rare shoebill stork. Later, proceed with journey enroute lunch in Masindi district. Upon arrival in the park, you will head straight for your first activity which is the top of the falls. While here, you will enjoy the sights and sounds of these water falls as well as have clear views these might falls as they pour down into the Victoria Nile. Afterwards, check in your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Sambiya River Lodge
Meal: Full board
Day 2: Morning game drive-Afternoon boat cruise
After an early morning breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive across the savannah, following different tracks in the park. However, what you will see, sense and feel around cannot be replicated anywhere else in the World. During this game drive, you will be able to spot different animals like Lions, elephants, hippos, buffaloes, warthogs, waterbucks, Jackson’s hartebeest, spotted hyenas, giraffes, jackals.
Later, you will set off for your boat adventure and while on the cruise, you will be able to view different water animals. These include; the crocodiles, hippos and some animals at the banks of the river as they quench their thirst; like elephants and water bucks. Also expect to see different bird species like the red-throated bee-eaters, kingfishers, martial eagles and more, not missing out the views of Nyamsika cliffs with their interesting historical background. Afterwards, Later head back to your lodge for dinner and dinner stay.
Accommodation: Sambiya River Lodge
Meal: Full board
Day 3: Travel back to Kampala
You will have a relaxed morning breakfast and later exit the park as you come across some animals grazing in the savanna plains. Along the way, you will have lunch and later proceed with your journey arriving late afternoon direct to your lodge or catch up with your flight back home.
End of the safari
Includes
- Transport for the whole journey.
- Activities indicated in the itinerary.
- Experienced and good English specking guide.
- Accommodation.
- Meals at the lodge.
- Taxes
- Bottled drinking water
Excludes
- Beverages
- Extra meals
- Tips
- Flights
- Insurance
