3day Murchison and Big Five Safari
3day Murchison and Big Five Safari
Safari overview
3day Murchison and Big Five Safari, part of the greater Murchison Falls Conservation Area, offers excellent wildlife viewing. The Victoria Nile bisects the park and boat trips to Murchison Falls are a highlight especially if you hike to the top where the immense power of the Falls is best appreciated. Huge herds of elephants and buffalos are common and lions are quite easily spotted. Antelopes include Jackson’s hartebeest, waterbuck and Uganda kob. Large herds of Rothschild’s giraffe are a specialty.
Itinerary highlights
- Day 1:Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park en route Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
- Day 2:Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
- Day 3:Transfer back to Kampala
Activity highlights
- Game drives
- Boat cruise
Detailed Itinerary
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
You’ll be collected from the airport.
Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1:Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park en route Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
You will leave Kampala in the morning to start your Murchison Falls National Park safari. Along the way, you’ll stop at Ziwa rhino sanctuary where they are working on reintroducing rhinos to Uganda. Here, you’ll go for a trek to see these impressive animals. You’ll have lunch along the way and continue to the lodge close to Murchison Falls National Park.
Main Destination: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Room)
Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2:Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
In the early morning, you will head out for a game drive where you can see big cats hunting, elephants, giraffes, buffalos, plus more as the checklist of mammals reaches 76. You’ll continue browsing the drive circuits to the Delta point for a cocktail of birds and mammals. After the game drives, you’ll go for lunch before it is time for a 3-hour boat ride to the base of the falls where you get to see hippos (you have never seen more hippos yawning and grooming in their pods anywhere else than here)! Nile crocodiles, elephants, and various beautiful bird species along the banks. If you are a keen birder, this might be your magnet to catch them. This is a grand start to your visit to this great animal home.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
The Best Weather in June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)
Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Room)
Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks: All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3:Transfer back to Kampala
In the morning, you will check out and go for a second game drive in Murchison Falls National Park. This gives you a last chance to see big cats and impressive giraffes. Then, you’ll head on to visit the top of the falls. This is a magnificent classic highlight on your last day of the safari as an explosive dash of water at close range gushes through a narrow crevice. After this, you will leave the park and start the journey back to Kampala having lunch along the way.
Main Destination: Entebbe (City)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
You’ll be dropped off at the airport.
Included
- Park fees
- All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water
Excluded
- International flights(From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Personal items
- Souvenirs
- Travel Insurance
- Visa fees
- The government imposed an increase in taxes
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