Murchison Falls Safari in Uganda
Murchison Falls Safari in Uganda is a great opportunity for you to enjoy the history and the present of the pearl of Africa as you enjoy the different wildlife species. For years Murchison falls national park has been the stop centre for amazing safaris and most of all the big five safaris in Uganda. No doubt Murchison falls national park is still one of the best national park in Uganda, with the presence of a wide diversity of wide life, plus an array of eye-catching sceneries, Murchison falls national park stays on top of the tourism game in Uganda. Murchison falls national park is also the largest national park in Uganda, followed by queen Elizabeth national park; it is also part of the vast Murchison falls conservation area covering up districts like kaberamaido and nwoya among others. Perhaps, it is the biodiversity that attracts the travellers to Murchison falls national park in north western Uganda, leaving the other destinations in the west. But still, the Murchison falls can be the attracting force and the major reason the high guest counts in Murchison falls national park.
Murchison falls national park is naturally endowed with a lot of gifts from mother nature and they are the reason to a large number of travellers who visit the national park year in and year out, Murchison falls national park is a home to over 76 mammal species including the famous bug five, besides the rhinos, such as buffaloes, elephants, lions and leopards plus more other animals which roam in the open savannah grasslands of the park including the bushbucks, Uganda kob, waterbucks, warthogs, giraffes, hartebeests, hyenas and others. Murchison falls national park is also a home for a large group of primates family including the baboons, which are the commonest in the national park, the chimpanzees in Murchison falls national park can be found in Budongo forest, plus a lot of other primates like the blue monkeys’ et cetera. That is not all; Murchison falls harbors a number of reptiles like the snappy crocodiles, lizards, and snakes in the thick forest of budongo among others. Besides the river banks of the Victoria Nile, Murchison falls national park flaunts a great array of avian life, including the sought after, prehistoric, shoe bill stork.
The highlight of a safari in Murchison falls national park
The greatest glares at the marvelous piece of a Uganda Safari happens at the Murchison falls, in Murchison falls national park. Besides, being the largest national park in Uganda, Murchison falls national park is a pocket for the best secret of natural gifts in the pearl of Africa, which is, the great Murchison falls. A lot of visitors to Murchison falls national park has shown a lot of interest to see the great magnificent falls, Murchison falls, during a safari in Uganda. In fact, most of the travellers visit Murchison falls national park, not for anything else but to enjoy the view of the great Murchison falls national park.
The Murchison Falls are not merely falling and an attraction for the tourists, but rather a great piece in the Ugandan history and present; it is because of Murchison falls, that Uganda was declared as “the pearl of Africa” by the great British explore Churchill. It is this glory that Uganda still carries on to the present day and the attribute to the fame Uganda has a tourist destination in the whole world. Murchison falls where formed from the large water masses from Lake Victoria, trying to find a way through the narrow rock bounded passage. At this point of the falls, the large water masses force the way through a narrow passage of about 6 meters wide, then after, it falls off from a great height of about 45 meters to the plunge pull at the bottom of the falls.
The action of the water at Murchison falls, creates a grumbling sound around the falls premises, and a foggy situation at the top of the falls; this fog or mist is a good thing for the tired hikers from the bottom of the falls, it acts as refreshment from the long hiking distance. It is pretty marvellous up there, when the sun rays pass through the small water droplets, creates a rainbow around the falls; this is one of the most beautiful sceneries in Uganda. As if that is not enough, the top f the falls offer you a great opportunity to take one of the most spectacular photography and when the sun is setting, then the top of the falls is the best viewpoint to watch the duck connect with the wilderness in Murchison falls national park.
The buligi game tracks
A Uganda safari in Murchison falls national park is a golden chance for you to enjoy the special selection of wild animals in the open savannahs of buligi game tracks in the park. The buligi game track is found in the southern part of Murchison falls national park, also known as the paara side. The morning time is the best time to carry out a game drive in Murchison falls national park. The morning time offers you a chance to see the animals popping out of their nests and hideouts for the days’ hunt of a search for food. The game drive in the buligi sector, in the morning, also offers you a chance to see the hippos from the night grazing rushing back into the water before the sunshine boils up the fats beneath their skins. You also have a lot of other animals to see, and fortunately, you have a chance to see the lion chasing its first hunt in the open savannahs. Despite, the evening game drive is also a great chance for you to see the animals rushing back to their hideouts as the hippos run to field to graze in the heat-free night falls. The evening game drives also offers you a chance to take epic photos of the dust kissing the wild savannahs in the pearl of Africa.
Launch cruise
The launch cruise in Murchison falls national park has to be among the activities you are going to enjoy. The two launch cruises; the bottom of the falls boat cruise and the albert delta boat cruise, offer you a chance to see a lot of animals by the river banks and a great array of waterbirds in Murchison falls national park. The bottom of the falls boat cruise allows you to join the hiking team to the top of the falls, however, the albert delta boat cruise is the long stroll down to the delta. The boat to the Albert delta sails via the meandering Nile valley while you enjoy the sighting of a number of hippo schools, buffalo herds, sitatungas, waterbucks, bushbucks, and crocodiles among the others. The launch cruise also allows you to enjoy an array of water birds including the king fishers, the African fish eagle, and herons among others. Specifically, the boat cruise to the Albert delta, where the Nile river enters into Lake Albert, offers you a chance to enjoy, fortunately, a sight of a shoe bill stork on the swamps towards the delta.
A safari in Uganda to Murchison falls national park offers you a great chance to enjoy the biodiversity in the pearl of Africa; Murchison falls national park safari is the only way for you to enjoy the all the big 5 animals since ziwa rhino sanctuary is just an en-route to Murchison falls national park. Waterfalls, Murchison falls, seal off the delightful experience of the African pearl. You can also enjoy the primate of kaniyo pabidi and budongo forest as part of a safari in Murchison falls national park. It is true, you can visit Murchison falls national park any time of the year, however, it is the dry season that you stand a good chance to see the wildlife in the savannah and along the Nile river banks. The wet season, on the contrary, can be only good for honeymoons in the discounted accommodation in Murchison falls, since is it also the low tourism season. For any African safari you are planning to have, let a safari in Uganda be part of your journey, and Murchison falls national park on the list of your destinations in the pearl of Africa.
