MURCHISION FALLS NATIONAL PARK

Uganda’s biggest protected area is a 5,000km2 formed by Murchison Falls Park and the contiguous karuma and Bugungu Wildlife reserves. It is about 305km/5hours drive by road from Kampala. Its Headquarters are found at Paraa about 85Km from Masindi Town. It offers the utmost views of wildlife and picturesque wonders. The River Nile traverses this wilderness, dividing grasslands roamed by the African big five(Leopard, Lion, Elephant, Rhinos and Buffalo.) found the Northern bank from bush and forest inhabited by birds and primates on the southern side. The centrepiece is the River Nile eruption through a narrow gorge at Murchison Falls; a spectacle that has captivated visitors since the explorer Samuel Baker added the future on the map in 1864. The boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, past hippos and crocodiles, is an essential activity, as is a game drive across the grassy Buligi peninsula to the banks of the river. The park also has much to interest birders. The iconic shoe-bill inhabits swampy islands along the river while rare and restricted range Congo over-spills can be checked off in the southerly Kaniyo, Pabidi forest, visitors can also track habituated chimpanzees at this site. Other activities Nature walks, birding, spot fishing, community trips.