4 Days Murchison Fall Tour

Overview

Enjoy this 4 days Murchison fall safari tour and have a lifetime adventure with the most
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Detailed Itinerary

Day1: transfer from Kampala to Murchison Falls National park


Early morning your driver/guide will meet you at your hotel in Kampala and prepare
yourself depart for Murchison falls National park (5-7 hours drive). En route via
Nakasongora district, tracking white rhinos on foot with rangers at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is
one of the most important highlights of this trip. You will also have lunch at Ziwa.
Afterwards continue to the park via Karuma Bridge reaching your lodge late afternoon. You
may have dinner and overnight at your lodge/ hotel.

Day 2: Game drive and Boat Cruise on the Nile


Early morning at around 06:45am after coffee and snacks, you will start the game drive
safari along the buligi game tracks where with a ranger you may spot lions, leopard,
elephants, buffaloes, Rothschild’s giraffes, hyena, and antelopes like Uganda kob, topi, and
bushbucks. After this 3-4 hours game drive, you will return to the lodge for full breakfast
and lunch. In the afternoon, head to Paara for a 3 hours boat cruise on the Nile. From the
boat you can view the bottom of world’s powerful waterfall- Murchison falls and also spot
hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants, several birds like pied kingfisher, African fish eagle.

Day 3: Boat Cruise to Nile-Albert delta wetland and community visit


After breakfast, you will meet with your guide to take you on the small boat cruise to
explore the Nile-Albert delta. This birding excursion may last for 3-5 hours depending on
the luck of sighting the shoebill stork. Murchison falls is home to 451 birds most of which
can be found in the delta swamp. In the afternoon we suggest visit the nearby local
communities. You may undertake a cooking lesson by the Boom women’s group and also
learn rural lifestyles. Drive back for dinner and overnight. An optional activity is a night
game drive which gives you a chance to spot nocturnal animals like leopard, hyena,
porcupine, and mongoose.

Day 4: Top of the falls hiking and transfer back to Kampala


After breakfast, you will climb the hill to the top of Murchison falls. When it is still morning,
the view is spectacular with a rainbow and mist. You will then drive back to Kampala.