Guided 4 days of Murchison falls safari experience, chimpanzees & Nile boat cruises.
4 days Murchison falls safari experience overview
A guided wildlife focused 3 nights 4 days Murchison falls safari experience worth taking on, guarantying sightings at the world’s strongest water falls, Nile river boat cruises, chimpanzee tracking & primate species, shoebills with 400+ bird species, safari game drives, antelopes, lion prides, warthogs, leopards, Rothchild’s giraffes, buffaloes, elephant herds, nile crocodiles and many more.
Murchison falls safari experience highlights
Arrival and departure; Entebbe
- Day 1- arrival and journey to Murchison
- Day 2- chimpanzee tracking, game drives & boat cruise
- Day 3- game drives & top of the falls
- Day 4- morning boat cruise to the Nile delta & drive back to Kampala
Detailed Murchison falls safari experience itinerary
Day 1 Murchison falls safari experience
On your arriving at Entebbe International airport, you will be picked up by our guide from the airport to head out to Murchison falls national park and have an evening game drive if time permits. Along the way, you will have the best sceneries of the Pearl of Africa, its green savannah vegetation, hundreds of bird species, market places and come along different people and their rich cultures.
Accommodation: Paraa safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Day 2 Kaniyo Pabidi Forest
In the morning, you will set off to Kaniyo Pabidi forest for chimpanzee tracking. While heading there you will experience a beautiful sunrise over the vast wild savannah grassland, numerous wildlife waking up from their nests to start off the day’s hunting and some setting to hide offs to sleep after enjoying their nocturnal livelihoods. You will arrive at the forest headquarters for a briefing and embark on chimpanzee tracking, along with other primates like baboons, vervet monkeys, reptiles and nature walks for the first half of the day. In the evening you will get back to the banks of the Nile for a boat cruise experience where you will enjoy water birds, hippos, buffalos, Nile crocodiles and a view of the strongest falls in the world.
Accommodation: Paraa safari lodge (or similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Day 3 Trek to the top of the water falls
You will wake up early in the morning for a morning game drive to focus on the wildlife diversity of this park from Africa’s big 5, primates, reptiles, birds, nile crocodiles, hippos, great numbers of rothschild’s giraffes, waterbucks, kobs, buffaloes, antelopes, hyenas, elephants, lions, leopards, warthogs, raptors, among others. After the game drive, you will have lunch and embark on a hiking trek to the top of the Murchison falls and enjoy such a great view.
Accommodation: Paraa safari lodge (or a similar one)
Meal: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Day 4 return to Kampala
On the last day of Murchison falls safari experience; after having a breakfast in the morning, you will have a boat cruise to the Nile delta having marvelous water birds, crocodiles and many water mammals that survive by the banks of the river Nile. After the boat cruise, you will embark on the journey back to Entebbe international airport for departure.
Accommodation: N/A
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
When is the best time for a guided 4 days of Murchison falls safari?
A 4 days of Murchison falls safari in Uganda is done throughout the year in both dry and wet seasons as it has a great road network and geographical stature keeping the pathways not water logged. During the summer/ dry seasons which are the peak season are the best time to visit the park with great sightings of birds & wildlife in the savannah grasslands especially near water bodies. Wet seasons are also ideal especially for low budget travelers as they are considered a low season with less travelers thus commanding low fees for amenities.
Inclusions
- Chimpanzee tracking permits
- Park entry fees
- Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
- Driver & guide
- Airport transfers
- Bottled drinking water
- Government taxes
- All activities indicated on itinerary
Exclusions
- Travel insurance
- International flights
- Visa fees & processing
- Extra activities, meals, alcohol/ liquor not on itinerary
- Tipping & gratitude
- Accommodation after end of the trip
- Any changes to the itinerary
- Souvenirs & snacks
- Anything not mentioned
What to expect on a 4 days of Murchison falls safari?
Murchison falls national park is Uganda’s largest and one of the most popular game parks with great entertainment from wildlife, bird species and the magnificent water falls on the river Nile that anchor game park. For a 4 days of Murchison falls safari, be expectant of outstanding sightings and experiences for example;
- Chimpanzee tracking, baboons & primates
- 450+ bird species like shoebills, kingfishers, eagles, pelicans, eagles etc.
- Nile boat cruises
- Watching the magnificent Murchison water falls from above
- Huge elephant herds
- Largest Rothchild’s giraffe herds
- Buffalo herds
- Lion prides
- Lodges & camping etc.
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