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MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK - LARGEST AND OLDEST PARK.

Murchison Falls National Park is the best game park for vacation while in Uganda. It’s located in Northwestern Uganda in two Districts of Masindi district in west and Nwoya districts in northern Uganda. It’s the largest national park of Uganda covering 3,480 sq km. The park is 300km drive from Uganda’s capital city, Kampala. Murchison Falls conservation Area (MFCA) includes Murchison Falls National Park, Bugungu and Karuma Falls wildlife reserves.

Uganda’s largest park has untamed wilderness and savannah, split through the middle by the river Nile. Murchison Falls National Park has over 76 mammal species and 451 bird species; Nile riverbanks are a host to hippos, buffalos, waterbucks and crocodiles. The vegetation in Murchison is Savannah and woodland. Wildlife to be seen in this area includes lions, giraffes, chimpanzees, hippos, leopards, elephants, antelopes and bird species. Murchison Falls is the name that was given to the point at which the world’s longest river, the river Nile, is channeled through a narrow gorge within the Rift Valley, descending almost 50metres below.

The park is named after Sir Roderick Murchison (1851–1853), who was President of the Royal Geographical Society. It was the catalyst for many explorations within ‘colonial’ Africa, most notably the search for the source of the river Nile. The national park is sometimes referred to as Kabalega National Park. Kabalega was the Omukama of Bunyoro Kingdom from 1870 to 1899. He resisted colonization by the British. He was arrested and exiled by the British to the island nation of the Seychelles.

Murchison Falls National Park has received well-known international visitors and movies have been shot in this place. These among others include Winston Churchill, Prince of Wales, Edward VII in 1930 and Queen Mother in 1959. In 1951, a movie was shot with background scenery of the Murchison falls that was Humphrey Bogart in John Huston’s prominent movie. Another movie was the African Queen which was shot on the vicinity of the Murchison Nile along with Lake Albert. The park is habitat to a diversity of wild animals such as the “big 5″ that include leopards, buffaloes, elephants plus lions. This park had rhinos which became extinct by 1983 due to poaching and wars which happened in Uganda back then.

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3 Days Murchison Falls

3 Days Murchison Falls Safari

The 3 days trip to Murchison falls national park allows you visit the top of Murchison falls, enjoy a boat cruise and do 2 game viewing drives in different.

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4 Days Murchison Falls Safari

The 4 days trip to Murchison falls park allows you visit the top of Murchison falls, enjoy a boat cruise and do 3 wildlife game viewing, chimpanzee tracking…

5 Days Jinja and Murchison.

With this trip you are titled to white water rafting experience, a boat cruise, game viewing drive in different trails, move to the top of Murchison Falls National Park…

7 Days Primate Tracking & Big Five

The trip allows you game drives in different trails, a boat cruise, move to the top of Murchison Falls, Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale, Gorilla tracking in Bwindi…

10 Days Best of Uganda Safari

This Safari allows you a boat cruise to bottom of Murchison falls, Wildlife game drives, Chimpanzee tracking Kibale, Rwenzori hiking, Gorilla trekking in Bwindi, etc…

13 Days Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking

With this trip you will do Rhino tracking at Ziwa Sanctuary, wildlife game drives, Chimpanzee tracking, a boat cruise, Gorilla tracking, white water rafting in Jinja…

MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK AT A GLIMPSE.

  • Size: 3,840 sq km.
  • Murchison Falls was Gazetted as a national park in 1952.
  • At Murchison Falls, the Nile River cram through a narrow gorge with a thunderous roar and produce a beautiful waterfall.
  • The northern section of the park contains Savannah, acacia trees and woodland. The southern is dominated by woodland and forest patches.
  • Notable visitors to the park include Winston Churchill, Theodor Rosevelt, Ernest Hemingway and several British Royals.

FACTS ABOUT MURCHISON FALLS

Murchison Falls Conservation Area ( MFCA ) comprises of Murchison Falls National Park, Bugungu and Karuma Falls Wildlife Reserves. This is where the Nile explodes through a narrow gorge and cascades down to become…

ACTIVITIES IN MURCHISON FALLS

Murchison Falls boat trip

The area has got a number of activities that a visitor can take on ranging from Boat cruise to bottom of the Murchison falls, bird watching, nature walks, game viewing drives, sport fishing on top and below the water falls among others.

ATTRACTIONS IN MURCHISON FALLS

3 Days Murchison Falls

The roaring waterfalls on the Victoria Nile are one of Uganda’s top tourist attractions one can see while heading to Murchison Falls National Park. Karuma falls is a name that arose from believing that Karuma a certain spirit.

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