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2 Days Murchison Falls Tour – Sights & Sounds Safari “The World’s Most Powerful Waterfall”
Murchison Falls National Park presents one of the finest all-around 2 Days Murchison Falls Tour Uganda Safari Experiences that are readily available in Uganda – ranging from fishing on the Nile for the large Nile Perch, viewing elephants, leopards, giraffes, hyenas, baboons, warthogs, hippos, lions, buffaloes, various antelope’s species, amazing numbers of bird species, among which, some are migratory species, and various storks like the hard-to-find shoebill Stork, reptiles, butterflies. Savannah plains, rain forests, and a hike to the Top of the Falls are fantastic. Murchison Falls National Park is the finest all-around wildlife reserve in the whole of Uganda offering you the utmost views of wildlife and picturesque wonders on a Murchison Falls Tour of 2 days.
Details of 2 Days Murchison Falls Tour
Day 1: Entebbe/Kampala – Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park – Top of the Falls
Leave your accommodation in Kampala at around 6:00 am and drive through the outskirt areas of Kampala to the direction of Masindi, through Luwero. This breathtaking drive is approximately a 5-hour drive and will offer you a taste of Uganda’s beautiful evergreen countryside. Reach Murchison Falls Park, check in at the lodge, lunch, and after you will go for a 2-hour boat cruise upstream to the bottom of the falls. You will be able to take wonderful pictures of these powerful waterfalls on the great Nile. See large Elephant herds going to the river, crocodiles, buffaloes and antelopes, schools of hippos, and various birds on the river banks and also on land.
Get off at the bottom of the waterfalls for a guided 45 minutes hike along the sides of these robust waterfalls – this is a route with history; actually, Winston Churchill used this path to carry on his journey using a boat through Uganda in the direction of Egypt through Sudan.
At the bottom of the Falls, you will jump out of the boat to start a hike to the top of the Fall, it is an hour’s activity along the rim, and you will be able to see the Nile squeezing into a meter ridge forming a thunderous roar, here a beautiful rainbow forms, your driver will pick you up from the top of the falls to drive back to the lodge. (Meal plan of F/B)
Accommodation options: Pakuba Safari Lodge (Mid-range)
Day 2: Murchison Falls NP- Game drive –Boat cruise – transfer to Kampala
Breakfast at the lodge – have a game drive in the park through the Savannah plains down to the Albert flats. You will see Lions, if lucky a leopard, several elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes, numerous antelopes, and a wide range of Savannah & waterbird species.
You will be accompanied by a Ugandan Wildlife Authority Ranger who will unveil to you the various things that you could have missed out like a leopard which normally moves alone in a stealth way, the ranger will also point out several birds and plants species to you and not to forget the wildlife. Every game drive differs and the driver takes time driving you slowly so that you don’t miss out on anything.
What is important is that you enjoy a satisfying experience when out in Savannah. Visitors are usually finding this game drive an extremely special experience and yet again the Murchison Falls presents some of the finest wildlife viewings in the whole of Uganda. Cross River Nile by the Ferry and drive back to the capital Kampala or Entebbe. Have Lunch at the Masindi Hotel with Two sodas or a beer as a complimentary from us. Go back to Kampala or back to Entebbe for departure.
(Meal Plan on B/L)
End of 2 Days Murchison Falls Tour
Quotation of 2 Days Murchison Falls Tour
- Based on 2 persons sharing services – per person standard rate
- Standard Net rate – based on Mid-range Accommodation per person: $720.00
- For an extra 3rd person or more please contact the office for rates
Overnight stay options:
If staying in Entebbe, please request assistance at the time of booking this safari to allow us ample time to make arrangements. If departing Entebbe, on the same night, please note’ both by use of charter flight or by road’ returns to Entebbe are always late evening (approximately 16h30/17h00), please DO NOT book flights departing before 20h00 or 22h00 respectively to allow time for security, check-in and if any delays due to weather.
2 Days Murchison Falls Tour highlight
- Day 1: Arrive/pick up from your hotel – transfer to Murchison Falls – Boart cruise (optional charter flight by Aero link)
- Day 2: Game drive – Top of the Falls – Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe airport – depart (optional charter flight by Aero Link)
Safari Inclusions and Exclusions
Price includes:
- All accommodation and meals as indicated in the itinerary on FB & BB basis
- Full-time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser
- Full-time services of experienced English-speaking drive/guide
- All services in national parks i.e park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives
- Boat trips in both Murchison Falls NP
- Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas, or soft drinks while on Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes, or transfers
- All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program
- All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport
- All activities indicated & mentioned in the itinerary
- A $5.0 per pax off as a donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas
- All government related taxes
Price Excludes:
- Chimpanzee permit fees/permits purchased for Bidongo NET from UWA each $85.00 per person per visit to Budongo forest
- Optional Forest walks each at $20.0 plus entry of $40.0 park entry fees
- Laundry service in different hotels we stay
- Bar bills, phone calls
- Personal insurance and medical bills
- Airfares
- All other services of a personal nature
- All services marked as Optional in the itinerary
- Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity
Note:
- Chimpanzee permit costs $95.0 in Budongo Forest – Kaniyo Pabidi