Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison falls national park
Murchison falls National Park is the largest park in Uganda with 3480 sq km. It is located in the north western region of Uganda, when you use a car it can take 3-4 hours drive from Kampala.
Paul, Chris and Joan at Murchison Fall, on their birding safari.
What activities can I do at Murchison falls national park
Wildlife Safaris
Here you will be able to see the big five, talk of the Lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, water bucks, Uganda kobs, hippopotamus, elands, bush buck, oribi, hyena, warthog, duiker, hartebeest, crocodiles, baboons and monkeys. With our experienced tour guides at Terrain Safaris will go into details of every Question asked by the client and this will be qualification to be among the members of the winning Team.
Birding Activities
For those interested in birds, Murchison falls national park has a variety of birds which can’t miss on your list, because the park its self is a home to over 450 birds and some of the birds which can be spotted are red throated beef eater, Madagascar beef eater, blue-cheeked beef eater, European beef eater, northern carmine beef eater, broad-billed rollers, white-throated beef eater, swallow tailed beef eater, little beef eater, malachite kingfisher, African pygmy kingfisher, woodland kingfisher, blue breasted kingfisher, pied kingfisher, striped kingfisher, giant kingfisher, Narina Trogon, blue-naped mouse bird, African spoonbills, Egyptian Goose, knob- billed duck, African pygmy-goose, Helmeted Guinea fowl, Crested Guinea fowl, scaly Francolin, white spotted fluftail, purple swamp hen, Denham’s Bustard, spotted thick-knee, Rock pratincole, shoe bill stork, long-toed lapwing, black headed lapwing, three-branded plover, common snipe, black- billed dove, vinaceous dove, white-creasted turaco, plain nightjar, standard- winged nightjar, Abyssinian Ground-hornbill, brown-eared woodpecker, Rofous-sided broadbill, white tailed lark, lesser striped swallow, wire tailed swallow, fired-crested alethe, piapiac, Papyrus gonolek, silver bird, rwenzori turraco, great blue turraco, white created turraco and so many others.
White-water rafting and boat cruise
White-water rafting and boat cruise, these activities are done at the mighty river Nile and lots of animals and birds can also be spotted while on the boat cruise putting that a side you also enjoy watching the spectacular falls plunging through a narrow crevice and over a 40- meter drop. At Terrain Safaris we organize and put together all your desired activities and take you to explore Murchison falls national park and Uganda at large.
