3 Days Murchison falls National Park.
Overview.
Explorer the 3840squarekilometers Murchison falls in a period of 3 days, it’s a spectacular spot located in North Western Uganda and termed as Uganda’ biggest National Park endowed with abundant wildlife ranging from aquatic, terrestrial and several bird species.
Brief itinerary.
1 Boat cruise.
2 Game drives.
3 Rhino tracking.
4 Hike to the top of the falls.
5 Bird watching.
Detailed itinerary.
Day1; Pick up/ transfer to Murchisonfalls National Park via ziwa rhino’s sanctuary.
After a hearty breakfast, get picked up and briefed by the driver guide about this 3 days trip, enjoy a relentless 3-4 hours’ drive to Ziwa rhino sanctuary as your first stop point, its popularly known as a gazzeted area established around 2005 to preserve the formerly extinct rhinos in a year 1982 due to uncontrolled poaching from the community in search for ivory, expect to see other wild species such as, antelopes, warthogs etc. You will proceed to Masindi city for lunch, later continue to the park via the southern gate through Budongo tropical rain forest, it’s a popular spot for primates such as olive baboons, vavet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys etc. Take pictures and continue till the top of the falls, you will enjoy the thunderous sound of the Nile water squeezing its solf into a gorge of 8m wide and 45m deep, have pictures and depart to the lodge where you will relax, have dinner and spend the overnight.
Accommodation;
Paraa safari lodge, Nile safari lodge (luxury).
Pakuba safari lodge, Heritage safari lodge (mid-range).
Horn bill safari lodge, Red chilli camp (budget).
Meal plan; lunch, dinner.
Time; 6 hours.
Day 2; Early morning game drive and the boat cruise.
Start your morning with a hearty breakfast, set off for the game drive via different park trills while spotting several wild games such as the cape buffalos, lions, elephants, Roshchild’ giraffes, antelopes among others, the scenic trills encompassed with beautiful flora and fauna emits spectacular reflections hence offering memorable experiences to visitors, around 12:00pm, depart to victoria Nile for a packed lunch, head into the boat for a 3 hours sail till the bottom of Murchison falls, enjoy the beautiful views while spotting several aquatic and terrestrial world animals such as crocodile, hippos, monitor lizards, elephants, birds including pied kingfisher, long tailed comorant, waver birds among others. Take photos then proceed for a brief evening game drive as you will spot the iconic sun set from the direction of Lake Albert and more wild games such as leopards, warthogs etc. On arrival at the lodge, have lunch dinner and overnight.
Meals; breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day3; Transfer from Murchisonfalls National Park to Kampala. Have an early breakfast and get picked up around 8am for a 267 kilometers drive, arrive in Entebbe then be dropped off by the company safari guide to your hotel, lodge or airport as it will mark the end of the 3 days trip.
--Inclusions;
∙ Boat cruise.
∙ Ranger guide.
∙ Transport in a 4*4 vehicle.
∙ Rhino tracking permits.
∙ Bottled water.
∙ Accommodation while on safari.
--Exclusions;
∙ Visas.
∙ Accommodation while in Entebbe.
∙ International flights fees.
∙ Personal expenses.
--Meal plan; breakfast lunch.
--Time; 5 to 6 hours.