This 4 Days Murchison Falls safari will make it possible for you to view the major attractions like, the Murchison Falls, the species of animals in Murchison falls national park and become part of the activities in the park. This 4 days Murchison falls safari is specifically tailored to give you the best experience and investigation in the biggest of all the national parks in Uganda. More so Booking arrangements for both large and small groups are very possible and affordable.
Detailed Itinerary for 4 Days Murchison Falls Safari.
Day 1: Kampala to Murchison falls national park.
Breakfast will be served early in the morning, and by 8:30am, our guide will come to pick you up from the hotel you will be in, then embark on your journey to Murchison falls national park. This is a must do safari, because the journey is full of everlasting memories, like chance to chat with people in the market centers where you will be buying raw food like oranges, mangoes, pineapples, maize, yellow banana extra.
You will proceed to Luwero district, you may have a stopover for rhino trekking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, this is a must do activity, where you will see Rhinos grazing nearby you. After proceeding to Murchison falls national park, where you will first go on top of the falls, have glance with the atmosphere falls, the wind blowing right and left, enjoying scenery of the falls, take some selfies, the everlasting signature of memories would have been achieved.
After hiking the falls, embark on ferry crossing to your best lodge in the Murchison falls national park, where wild animals will be watched around your lodge. Dinner and overnight at: –
- Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge.
- Midrange: Pakuba Safari Lodge.
- Budget: Heritage Safari Lodge or Red Chili Safari Lodge.
- Meal plan: FULL-BOARD.
Day 2: Murchison falls game drive.
You may opt to have breakfast or have it after the game drive, therefore wake up early in the morning for a remarkable game drive in the park; where the great big 5 will be watched live- say Leopard, Lions, Cheetahs, Giraffes, Elephants and Buffaloes. Other animals like Zebras, Uganda cobs, antelopes, warthogs, may be baboons and monkeys are all available.
After a 4 hour slowly game drive, you must have exhausted the part of the park, and enjoyed the driving and may be feeling like tired and hungry. The guide will drive you back to the lodge for breakfast if you had not taken or go for your lunch if it is time for it.
After lunch, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to the landing site for boat cruise. This is another amazing cruising on top of water of Murchison falls, here you are enjoying and relaxing while viewing animals like hippopotamus, shoebill, elephants, and buffaloes on the banks of the Murchison falls. Depending on the arrangement with your guide, you can hike to the top of the falls and be picked from there; it is serious experience of hiking on the top of the falls, but definitely you have to be energetic. After the boat cruise, you will be returned to the lodge for your relaxing waiting for your dinner as above.
Meal plan: FULL-BOARD.
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking – Budongo Forest.
Early morning breakfast will have served, and have parked lunch, then your guide will come and pick you up for the journey to Budongo Forest, where you will go and report to the offices of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), purposely for grouping and be given Chimpanzee ranger, who will be your guide in the forest. Tracking can take you for like 5 – 6 hours tracking, and after seeing them, you are given a maximum of 1 hour with the Chimpanzees, take the pictures if your ranger agrees, then after coming back to the starting point where you will find your driver/ guide waiting for you. You will drive back to the lodge, relax and prepare for the following day journey back to Kampala.
Meal plan: FULLBOARD.
Day 4: Travel back to Kampala.
Early in the morning, breakfast will be served, after starting your journey to Kampala, you will have a short game drive indeed, continue to your ferry crossing; and after proceeding to Kampala. Lunch will be served on the way to Kampala, either from Masindi town or Luwero town depending on the time for lunch. After reaching Kampala, you will advise your guide whether you should be dropped to Airport or Kampala. You can even have Kampala City tour if time allows.