The Magnificent Murchison falls
It is said in the history books that Dr. David Livingston a Scottish missionary was one of the greatest European explorers of Africa and that his opening up of the interior of the African Continent contributed immensely to the "Scramble for Africa" . In selling my country of Uganda as a tourist destination of choice, continued reference is made to the emotions that the explorers Livingston, Stanley and Baker expressed at the magnificence and breath taking beauty of Africa and Uganda in particular. Together with Stanley they later discover "The Source of the Nile" in my country. The Nile begins it long journey from Lake Victoria in Uganda and continues in a northwestern direction: then it flows into Lake Albert, mingling with the Albert Nile at Murchison Falls, one of the most dramatic and powerful falls on the continent: Murchison Falls is one of the leading tourist attractions in Uganda.
I guess reading can be a challenge to many, to cut through a lot of what might end up being a history lesson, here are the main attractions in Uganda: 1. Murchison Falls - Murchison Falls National Park, 2. Queen Elizabeth national Park, 3. Ruwenzori Mountains "Mountains of the Moon", 4. Mountain Gorillas - Bwindi Impenetrable & Mgahinga National Parks, 5. Sipi Falls, 6. White Water Rafting at Bujagali Falls (Source of the Nile), and 7. Lake Mburo National Park. For GORILLA TRACKING IN BWINDI (Refer to my blog on Mountain Gorillas)
MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK:
This is the largest National Park in Uganda, it was named after the mighty Murchison Falls which, makes the legendary Zambezi look smaller. Murchison Falls Park is the location where the world's longest river (the White Nile) explodes violently through a narrow cleftin of the northern rift valley escarpment plunging into a 43 meters pool below.
A 3 day safari itinerary looks like this: 300km North-West of Kampala. (Approximately 6hr drive)
Day 1:
Leave Kampala after an early breakfast and head for Murchison Falls National Park. Stop for lunch at Masindi town after 4 hours drive. After lunch we shall proceed to the top of the falls in Murchison Falls Park where river Nile is forced through a seven-meter gap and cascades 42meters below.
Day 2:
After an early morning breakfast, leave the lodge for the early morning game drive. Your guide will help you spot animals ranging from Rothschild’s giraffes, Hartebeests, Bush barks, Hyenas, hollibies, elephants, lions and many bird species after which you shall return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, the refreshing boat safari on lake Albert will take you to the bottom of the falls to see the magnificence of it all, along the way you will see one of the largest populations of crocodiles and hippos in Africa. En route you will see more game including the Uganda Kob, Elephants, and Water bucks among others. The boat cruise is also a zone for many birds such as Kingfisher, Egyptian goose, and Pelicans, bee-eater, Goliath Heron among others. Return to the lodge to dinner, and overnight.Day 3:
After Breakfast, begin the return back to Kampala.
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