Activities in Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison Falls National Park, perhaps, is one of the best attractions in Uganda featuring wildlife, crocodiles, and hippos at the river banks. It offers a breathtaking view of the river Nile waterfalls to the tourists. Astonishingly, Murchison Falls National Park covers almost 3.840 sq. km of the land and becomes the largest conservation areas in Uganda. It however, also possess and engage visitors in a number of activities. Listed below are certain activities that you should try when you visit the National park.

1.      Walking or Hiking Your Way through the Park

Involve and stimulate all your senses when you decide to get a walk or hike tour through the park, Tourist get to explore and witness the wild yet Affordable African Safari on their foot while experiencing the vast landscapes and the gorgeous scenery that Murchison Falls National Park has to offer. Trails are situated throughout hills, gullies, and around the river. Having a guide along with you during walking or hiking tour will provide you with a more detailed exploration of all the primates such as Chimpanzees, Birds, Red-tailed Monkeys, plants, and white and black colored monkeys. Moreover, tracking down chimpanzees during your walk or hike is one of the most amazing experience one can avail there. Apart from this, you can also opt for a four hour long guided swamp walk that later offers you Shoebill sightings.

2.      Watch the Birds

There are several unique and different kind of bird species that one can spot during their bird watching tour in the park. A socking number of 481 bird species have been recorded there in the Murchison Falls National Park. Some of the most common bird species that one can spot in between Paraa Rest Camp and Ferry crossings are, Sliver Bird, Open-billed Storks, Bluff-bellied Warbler, Black-bellied Bustards, Spotted Mourning Thrush, Green-winged Ptyilia, Secretary Birds, Vitelline Masked Weaver, Black-headed Batis, and Chestnut-crowned Sparrow. However, one of the main bird species attraction of this park is the Shoebill, it is, however, best sighted in the dry season that starts from January and ends in March. One of the best things about choosing the bird watching activity is that you can easily incorporate it with other ongoing activities in the park too.

3.      Go for Game Drives in Murchison Falls

Enjoy the Affordable African Safari in Uganda by game driving on an open roof jeep as it is undoubtedly the best way to enjoy game viewing in Murchison Falls. You can easily get an early morning or evening game drive to the north side of the River in the savannah. Once you reach savannah, you can easily locate animals like, Leopards, Lions, Buffaloes, Giraffes, and Elephants having breakfast or see them fetch their prey. The Buligi Peninsula along with the southern sector of Murchison Falls is notably known as the heart of Murchison Falls. Tourist and visitors who get to choose the game drive get to unravel and witness the abundance of wildlife and landscapes that Uganda possesses.

4.      Boat Cruise Your Way through the Murchison Falls

Cruising your way through the Murchison Falls has to be one of the most exciting activity from the above listed ones. The boat cursing is also known as the Nile Delta boat ride. However, there are very few rides that actually takes you to the bottom of the river where the River Nile merges into Lake Albert. Most of the times, they take the boat up towards the falls. This activity in special is one that is not to be missed when touring Uganda. While cruising your way, you get to see the magnificent variety of animals that includes, birds, elephants, hippos, and crocodiles with their mouth wide open as they sun themselves along the river bankside. All you need to do is to take your camera and a pair of binoculars with you and experience this extraordinary experience.