2 DAYS WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE & BOAT CRUISE SAFARI
Start/End: Kampala
Duration: 2 Days
Activity: Game Drive & Boat Cruise
Destinations: Murchison Falls
Description
The 2 days Wildlife Experience & Boat Cruise Safari is simply magical. It takes you to one of Uganda’s magnificent National Parks. Suitable for someone in Kampala or Entebbe and wishes to have a wildlife and cruise experience while in Uganda.
Located in Northern Uganda, Murchison Falls NP is incredibly endowed with vast wildlife and bird species.
While you enter the park, you will be welcome by a host of baboons that playfully vanish in the Budongo Forest just adjacent to Murchison Falls National Park.
While in the Park, one is also able view the scenic top of the Falls, do a breathtaking Boat Cruise and a lot of Photography.
Safari Summary
- Day 01: Drive from Kampala or Entebbe to Murchison Falls for an afternoon view of the top of the falls and Boat Cruise.
- Day 02: Morning game drive in the park and Drive back to Kampala or Entebbe
2 DAYS WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE & BOAT CRUISE SAFARI
DAY 01: DRIVE TO MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Meet and greet with Driver/Guide who will brief you about the 2 Day Wildlife and Boat Cruise Safari. Start your Drive to Murchison Falls National Park with a stopover in Masindi town for an early lunch.
On arrival at Murchison falls National Park gate, you will be ushered in by a host of anticipating baboons all over the park road. They grapple about as some shy away into the thick Budongo Forest (http://www.murchisonfallsnationalpark.com/budongo-forest-uganda.html).
You will drive on up to the top of the Falls through the beautiful grassy landscape with excellent views for photography. At the top you are treated to scenic and breath-taking sight of the Falls. About 300 – 400 cubic meters per second of Nile waters gash through a tiny gorge of about 7 meters to plunge into a violent tempest about 42 meters below. It is such a magical and beautiful sight for incredible picture moments.
You will then proceed to catch the Boat Cruise on River Nile (Victoria Nile). The cruise is the highlight of any Murchison Falls Safari. The relaxing ride of about 3 hours treats you to spectacular wildlife view with lots of water animals like the hippos and Nile crocodiles and lots of other animals that come to the river to drink water, cool off the scorching heat and for others to eat fresh grass along the banks.
You may also view elephants, buffaloes, antelopes and a cocktail of birds including among others kingfisher, herons, and fish eagles. The ride takes you to the base of the Murchison Falls for yet another angle to savour the lovely falls.
Retire and Drive to your lodge for Dinner and Overnight.
DAYS 02: MORNING GAME DRIVE AND TRANSFER TO KAMPALA
Have breakfast and thereafter go on a thrilling Game Drive. This is ideal for morning in order catch the early risers, nocturnal and the hunters before returning to their hideouts.
River Nile divides the park into the southern and northern sections.The northern side has a higher concentration of game than the south. If your accommodation is on the southern side you will drive to the ferry crossing to get to the northern side.
You will explore the major Game trails especially around Paraa and expect great wildlife sightings including giraffes, lions, elephants, spotted hyenas, warthogs, Uganda kobs, Jackson’s Hartebeests, waterbucks, and leopards among others.
Mid morning you will check out with packed lunch and proceed to Kampala.