4 Days Murchison Falls Safari: Explore Uganda’s best safari destination – Murchison Falls National Park on this 4 Days Murchison Falls Safari.
Murchison Falls National Park is one of the greatest wildlife destinations in Uganda, part of the great Murchison Falls Conservation Area (MFCA), the park is home to 76 mammal species thus offering excellent wildlife viewing. The park is home to four of Big Five including lion, leopard, buffaloes and elephants.
With four of the Big Five in Murchison Falls National Park and Rhinos in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, this 4 Days Murchison Falls Safari offers you the exciting Uganda Big 5 Safari.
Highlights of 4 Days Murchison Falls Safari
- Day 1: pickup, and transfer to Murchison falls National Park and hike to the top of Murchison falls.
- Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon go for a launch cruise on river Nile.
- Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest
- Day 4: Departure via the Ziwa rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking
Detailed itinerary of 4 Days Murchison Falls Safari
Day 1: pickup, and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park and hike to the top of Murchison falls.
To start your safari you will be warmly welcomed by our guide at Entebbe International Airport upon arrival, or after breakfast at the hotel. You will then start your 5 hour journey to Murchison Falls National Park. Enjoy the scenic drive through the beautiful country side past the famous Luwero Triangle and Masindi Town, have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a chance to track the endangered rhinos on foot. Have a closer encounter with these enormous animals and take amazing pictures of them, later continue to Masindi for lunch.
Continue to Murchison Falls National Park, head to the top of Murchison Falls where you will watch River Nile squeezing through the narrow gorge of the rocks to form Murchison Falls with an enormous roar. Take amazing pictures, then head to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Nile Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon go for a launch cruise on river Nile.
Wake up early for your breakfast and head to the park for a morning game drive on which you will see several animals including herds of buffaloes, Uganda kobs, hyenas, jackals, giraffes, vervet monkeys, antelope, lions, warthogs and so many others. You will also encounter different types of birds during the game drive, return to the lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon, you will go for a boat cruise at the Victoria Nile at the base of Murchison Falls, cruising past huge schools of hippos, bathing buffaloes, crocodiles and several aquatic birds. The boat will stop a few meters from Murchison Falls – the most thunderous falls in the world. Return to the landing spot, meet your guide and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Nile Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo Forest
Have early breakfast, meet your guide and head to the offices where you will be briefed about chimpanzee trekking, you will then be divided into groups and led by an experienced ranger guide you will head into forest looking for chimpanzees. The trek takes approximately 30 minutes to 6 hours or more depending on the movement of the chimpanzees, with one hour of being in their presence.
Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo Forest also gives you the opportunity to sight different bird species in the forest. After you will head back to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you will have a boat cruise to the Nile Lake Albert Delta where you will see different bird species including Goliath Heron, Grey crowned crane and the rare shoe bill stock among others. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Nile Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Departure via the Ziwa rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking
After breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge and embark on a journey to Kampala with en-route lunch. Your guide will drop you off either at the hotel or at Entebbe International Airport to catch your flight back home bringing your safari to an end.
End of 4 Days Murchison Falls Safari