This what to do in Murchison Falls section highlights the best tourist activities and experiences in Murchison Falls National Park. Are you planning or thinking of what to do in Murchison Falls? We give you a list of amazing tourist activities to select from.
Some are unique and life changing experiences to visitors whose interest largely lies in exploring wildlife in Uganda. The park complimented by Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – the home to the Rhinos makes Murchison Falls a home to the big five.
The park remains the most spectacular park in Uganda just after Queen Elizabeth National Park in the west and Kidepo Valley National Park that is far in the north-eastern corner of Uganda.
About Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP) is the largest and oldest conservation area in Uganda that lies at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, in north-western Uganda. It is an exceptional place to see a variety of wildlife and enjoy a boat trip along the Nile.
The park is endowed with a good number of wildlife species and several attractions. These include over 76 mammal species with four members of the big five. Other species include bushbucks, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, Rothschild’s giraffes, duikers, Bohor reedbucks, oribis, warthogs, Jackson’s hartebeests, and hyenas among others.
Murchison Falls National Park is the only national park in Uganda where all the ‘five big game’ can be spotted. That is, buffaloes, elephants, lions, and leopards – which are best seen in the northern section beyond the Victoria Nile.
Rhinos were sadly extinguished because of poaching, but are now being bred again and rehabilitated in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
There are more than 450 bird species in Murchison ranging from common to a variety of forest and water birds, making it a hot spot for birding safaris.
Other national parks in Uganda with highest concentration of wildlife in Uganda include Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is famous for the tree-climbing lions in the southern Ishasha section and a boat cruise along Kazinga channel that joins Lake George and Edward. Kidepo Valley National Park is also another suitable place for the best wildlife safaris in Uganda.