Focused 5 days Murchison falls bird watching trip & Africa's big 5 safari
5 days Murchison falls bird watching trip overview
On this 4 nights & 5 days Murchison falls bird watching trip will also have an Africa’s big 5 game (lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos) stunning adventure in Uganda. Murchison falls national park safari gets you up-close to what the wild and nature offers for example a guided walking safari while tracking white rhinos, chimpanzee tracking, hiking to top of the Murchison water falls.
You’ll also be fascinated by large giraffe and elephant herds, huge Nile crocodiles, shoebills, baboons, along with lions, leopards, buffaloes, hyenas, Nile river boat cruise to the face of the strongest water falls in the world among others.
Arrival and departure: Entebbe
- Day 1- arrival and city tour and nightlife
- Day 2- Walking safari at Ziwa rhino sanctuary
- Day 3- chimpanzee tracking, game drive & boat cruise
- Day 4- game drives and trek to the top of the falls
- Day 5- game drives & driving back to Kampala
Detailed Africa's big 5 & Murchison falls bird watching trip itinerary
Day 1 Uganda's Kampala city
A city tour around Kampala’s seven hills, will you to learning about the history of the country’s administration city and many of its status monuments and ancient history; Buganda kingdom, its strongholds in this city and its importance to Uganda, religion and its strongholds and history, business strongholds and markets, street foods and fruits and the ways of life of Ugandans. Later on in the evening, you will have an experience of the city’s night life then after have rest till the next day. This day’s itinerary to some extent depends on your time arrival at the airport.
Accommodation: Imperial royal hotel (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
On this Murchison falls bird watching trip day, you will wake up early in the morning and take on a 4-hour journey to Ziwa rhino sanctuary to spend the day around some of the world’s endangered species; the white African southern rhinos. Ziwa rhino sanctuary has more than 48 rhinos along with numerous bird species in its swampy sections of the park, kobs, leopards, African wild cats, Rothschild’s giraffes, waterbucks, warthogs among others all of which can be seen while taking a nature walk at Ziwa rhino sanctuary. You will use the last 2 hours of the evening to head to Murchison falls national park for the next day’s activity.
Accommodation: Paraa safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
You will wake up early in the morning have your breakfast and head to the forest headquarters for a briefing about the ways of life of chimpanzees and behaviors and how to counteract their actions for safety and thereafter head deep into the forest where you further come across many other wild fauna like; blue monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, and numerous bird species that amount to more than 450 types for this park and many take stay in this forest part of the park.
Nile river boat cruise
After chimpanzee tracking, you will drive through the wild gazing at wildlife before have your lunch. Following a hot lunch, you will head to the banks of the river Nile for a 3-4-hour boat cruise on the river towards the parks epicenter and anchor piece; the Murchison falls which are also the strongest waterfalls in the world. There after you will be taken to your booked accommodation to rest and wait for the next day.
Accommodation: Paraa safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Waking up very early in the morning, you’ll embark on a wildlife game drive before the sunrise in the vast savannah grasslands of Uganda’s largest national park. This Murchison falls birding trip will get you some of Africa’s most unique wild game right from Africa’s big 5; lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, Nubian & rothschild’s giraffes, warthogs, baboons, vervet monkeys, water birds, sun birds, raptors, scavengers, hippos, wild dogs, kobs, kudus, antelopes, water bucks, hyenas, sitatungas, hartebeests, jackals, reptiles among others. Murchison falls game park has three quarters of the world’s total population of rothschild’s giraffes on the planet. You could also opt for an air balloon safari as part of the morning drive.
Hiking to the top of Murchison water falls
Later after lunch in the afternoon, you will set off for a trek to park’s epicenter, to the top of the strongest water falls in the world where 3,000 cubic liters of the Nile water gash through an eight-meter corridor per second down a height of 43 meters making loud thunderous sounds, creating a white mist and a signature rainbow emanating from the impact of the water onto the Nile floor at an unmeasurable force. This marvel will leave you speechless and be forever memorable of the Pearl of Africa on a Murchison falls bird watching trip.
Accommodation: Paraa safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Day 5 Return to Kampala & departure
Early in the morning, you will wake up to breakfast after which you will set off to a game drive route that will connect to the highway back to Kampala through where you will head to Entebbe international airport for departure.
Accommodation: N/A
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
When is the best time for a 5 days Murchison falls bird watching trip?
The best season for a Uganda 5 days’ Africa’s big 5 game and Murchison falls bird watching trip is from June to September and December to February. These are sunny/ dry months of the year that get animals and birds to freely roam around in the wild with no necessary need to hide in nests from rain and cold weather. Moreover, this season sees many animals and birds approach water bodies to quench their thirst making lake shores and river banks a target spot to watch numerous wild game.
Inclusions
- Park entry fees
- Chimpanzee tracking permits
- Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
- Government taxes
- Driver & guide
- Airport transfers
- Bottle drinking water
- All activities indicated in the itinerary
Exclusions
- Travel insurance
- International flights
- Visa fees & processing
- Extra activities, meals, alcohol/ liquor not in itinerary
- Souvenirs & snacks
- Accommodation after end of the trip
- Any changes to the itinerary
- Tipping & gratitude
- Anything not mentioned
Your safari route map
Where to stay in Murchison falls national park?
Lodging services at facilities in Murchison falls national park are up top standard to ensure your comfort on your Africa’s big 5 and birding Uganda safari. Some of the safari lodges in Murchison falls national park include; Nile safari lodge, Entikko safari lodge, Pakuba safari lodge, Sambiya river lodge, Murchison giraffe camp, Paraa safari lodge, Murchison giraffe camps, Twiga safari lodge, Gipir & Labong safari lodge, Tilenga safari lodge, Chobe safari lodge, Hemingway’s luxury tented camp etc.
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