Murchison Falls is Uganda’s largest, oldest, and one of the most exciting parks in Africa. With the impressive and powerful Murchison waterfall and its remarkable animal populations, this is a must-visit in the Pearl of Africa. There are superb activities on offer such as a boat safari or Delta safari on the Nile. The river divides the park between a Northern and Southern section as it makes its way through multiple rapids and waterfalls to Lake Albert.

In this very national park, a game drive allows you to have an eye on the eye with African animal kingdom and you will be amazed by the number of elephants, lions, antelope, waterbucks, buffaloes, hippos, and crocodiles that can all be spotted. Still in Uganda, you have an eye on the eye with the rare Rothschild Giraffe; they have white legs like stockings. 

It should also be remembered that as early as the 1950’s many tourists from all walks of life had already started flocking into Uganda and in these was a famous American author of the book called The old man and sea, Ernest Hemingway who used to visit the falls regularly and wrote some of his books at the top of the falls listening to wild water while being entertained by the wildlife. When you visit the Murchison falls you should put your guide to a task of showing the historical site where Ernest Hemingway used to relax.

The government body responsible for managing the Murchison Falls National Park is the Uganda Wildlife Authority together with the Uganda Tourism Board with support from several wildlife conservation Agencies. The park entrance of Murchison Falls National Park is €38, although there are some other optional activities like the boat cruise to the bottom of the fall which cost €28.5, hike from the bottom to the top of the falls which is also about €9.5 and finally the Sunset Boat Cruise to the Delta which Costs still €28.5.

The main Activity of Murchison being game drives, which makes it an all-time rounder. This means you can visit Murchison falls any time of the year although one to have the real beauty of the boat cruise it’s advisable to visit during the dry seasons cause during wet seasons the banks of the river Nile have a few animals since they have plenty of waters within the forest.

The dry season of Uganda runs from June to August and December to February, although June and July are the driest months. But again Uganda is at the Equator don’t get surprised when it rains. The wet season run from March to April and September to November

The greatest health risks in Uganda are accidents and malaria. Much of Uganda lies at too high an elevation for malaria to be a major concern, but the disease is present and prophylactic drugs are recommended. Travelers should seek professional medical advice on taking anti-malarial medicines and take precautions to avoid mosquito bites, especially between dawn and dusk.

Travelers should ensure they are up to date with vaccinations, following the advice of their local healthcare provider, and should consider bringing a small first aid kit. A certificate of yellow fever vaccination and covid-19 negative certificate is required at arrival.

Murchison Falls National park can be reached by air and road. The nearest airport and link to the park is Entebbe international airport in Uganda’s capital Kampala.  Kenya Airways, RwandAir, Uganda Airline, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and KLM all have flights to Entebbe International Airport. There are also domestic flights from Entebbe to most of the National Parks in Uganda still from Entebbe, for the sake of Murchison falls one can fly from Entebbe to Pakuba Airstrip just with Murchison Falls National Park

For further advice on planning your Murchison Falls National park, simply enquire with one of our local Safari Experts.