6 Reason why you should visit Murchison Falls National park; Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s Largest national park that stuns with the most powerful remarkable waterfall ‘’Murchison Falls’’ and boasts with wide range of wildlife species with over 76 mammal species and 450 bird species among others. The park is located in northwestern part of Uganda that lies within the East African Rift and shares a border with Lake Albert and is bisected with Victoria Nile that flow its water through the middle of the park and empties into Lake Albert thus creating a delta.
Below are the reasons why you should visit Murchison Falls National Park as high lightened;
Murchison Falls
This is the major tourist attraction in the park that flows its water into Victoria Nile and squeezes through a narrow, seven-meter gap on the edge of an escarpment. This forces the water to charge over the edge and creates a fierce of white water waterfall while the dropping 43 meter and the force and power of the falls and the dense jungle setting thus rewarding with its great views. Along the top of falls it gives a great view of this beautiful powerful waterfall that stuns with impressive sounds of cracking falls with its strong bubbling water.
Wildlife Species –Game drive viewing
The park is a home of large mammal species that inhabits the open savannah grassland, woodland, acacia trees among others. Your recommended to use 4×4 wheels with pop roof that allows you view wildlife species and expect to see hippos, crocodiles, elephants, giraffes, Cape buffaloes, various antelopes, Kob, bushbucks, Bohor reedbucks, grey duikers, defassa waterbucks, Uganda kobs, Defassa waterbucks ,Jackson’s hartebeests , Anubis baboons , Vervet monkeys , Patas monkeys ,spotted hyenas , Rothschild’s giraffes ,Cape buffaloes ,Leopards ,Lions ,bush Elephants among many others.
Hot air balloon experience –Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National park is a great location to enjoy the hot air balloon experience that offers an adventurous aerial view. This activity starts early in the morning with a briefing about the safety, rules, precautions and regulations. You will first enjoy a well décor table designed by professional chef with an aroma tea, tasty snacks bush breakfast and then after preparation. You will board a balloon and the pilot will fly you in the sky as he flies near wildlife species with a great aerial views of the animal species, tree tops, sunrises among others. After you will fly back on the ground and be awarded a certificate for participation in the balloon activity.
Chimpanzee tracking in Murchison Falls National Park
Chimpanzee tracking in Murchison Falls national park can be conducted in Budongo forest with help of park ranger guide who leads you to forest trails in search for them. The activity takes 30 to 5 hours depending on their location and during tracking, you will be able to view other primate’s species birds, different plant and tree species among others. Chimpanzee tracking involves in moving on foot into the tropical rainforest in search of the habituation chimpanzee families. Once you locate them one hour is given to you to observe them how they feed, play, groom their younger ones, take pictures and video recording among others.
Sport fishing in Murchison Falls National Park
In Murchison Falls national park sport fishing is one of the most interesting sport fishing site done along the Nile at the bottom of the falls. The most caught fish species here include; Nile perch, cat fish, tiger fish, tilapia many more.
Birdlife Species
Murchison Falls national park is one of the greatest spotting area on Uganda birding sites and the shoe bill stock is the most sought after bird on Uganda birding tour. The park boasts with more than 450 bird species, meaning it’s a great location for bird spotters and best spotted in the month of March to May and November to April best to encounter migratory bird species because during this period of the year there are plenty of food-fruits within the park that attracts abundant of bird species. Some of bird species to encounter includes; Abyssinian ground hornbills, Squaco and goliath herons, Senegal thick-knees, Speckle-fronted weavers, Grey-headed ,Giant kingfishers , Shoe bills ,Red-headed lovebirds , Red-winged grey warblers , Blue-headed councils, Eastern grey plantain-eater ,Denham’s bustard , Black-headed lapwing ,Black-headed gonolek ,Black-billed barbet , Squacco heron ,Swamp flycatcher ,Silver bird ,Piapiac ,Malachite kingfisher ,White browed sparrow-weaver among others.
Boat Trip in Murchison Falls National Park
This is a unique life experience that starts downstream from Murchison Falls at Paraa which means the place of hippos in Luo. It can also be done at the bottom of the falls. Boat cruise in Murchison Falls allows you cruise near water species, school of hippos as well as viewing other animal species along the river banks such as warthogs, elephants many more. The boat cruise done at the bottom of the falls is rewarding as you cruise few meters away from the devil’s cauldron, you will also be able to cruise near the cliff which is a soft rock to shatter with holes where notable small birds inhabits which can be spotted by the help of the clear binoculars, 6 Reason Why You Should Visit Murchison Falls National Park.
A traveler can choose to combine a visit to Murchison Falls to Bwindi National Park a home to world’s half population of mountain gorillas and a great location to enjoy Gorilla trekking experience ,then via Enroute a visit to Lake Mburo National park where you can enjoy horseback riding ,Cycling tours ,game drive ,birding ,nature walk among others.
