Rhino tracking with Murchison falls Safari – Murchison falls National Park in Uganda
Great Adventure Safaris introduces a very excitingly affordable wildlife get-away for anyone enthusiastic about Rhino tracking with Murchison Falls National Park safari will reward you with all the Big 5 you have dreamt about in Africa in Uganda’s most spectacular National Park with lots of diverse wildlife including Lions, Rhinos, Elephants, Buffalo, Leopard, among others wildlife and almost 450 different bird species.
The Rhino tracking and Murchison Falls safari will allow you a special time with the White Rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and at the spectacular Murchison Falls where the Victoria Nile plunges 45metres over the remnant rift valley wall, creating the dramatic cascade of falls, the centrepiece of the National Park and the final event in an 80kilometres stretch of rapids. The mighty cascade drains the last of the River’s energy, transforming it into a broad, placid stream that flows quietly across the rift valley floor into Lake Albert.
Below is Great Adventure Safaris brief itinerary for a Rhino tracking and Murchison Falls National Park safari:
On Day One: You will start your Rhino tracking and Murchison Falls National Park from your hotel or any place of your choice. You will make an en-route stop at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a Rhino tracking experience and after a lunch break before proceeding to Murchison Falls National Park and visit the top of the Murchison Falls and then check in to your lodge for dinner overnight.
Day Two: After breakfast you will enjoy your game viewing safaris in the morning and take a chance to explore the Park. You will then get back to the lodge for a hot lunch and get to the jetty for your boat safari to the bottom of the Murchison Falls.
Enjoy an en-route gave viewing as you check out of the National Park and drive back to Entebbe or Kampala with an optional Chimpanzee trek in Budongo Forest and this will mark the end of your Rhino tracking and Murchison Falls safari with Great Adventure Safaris.
Murchison Falls National Park Safari Information
Murchison Falls National Park is one of the most spectacular in Uganda, and indeed in the whole of Africa. This is the largest National Park in the country (3893 kilometres squared) and has the most intense concentration of animals along the River. Murchison Falls National Park will definitely be your first choice when choosing a safari with assured viewing of wildlife, beautiful African scenery and experiencing the great wonder of the world.
While on safaris in Murchison Falls National Park, we might encounter Giraffes, Lions, Elephants, Hippos, Crocodile, Buffalo and many other wildlife species for a Uganda safari.
On your way to Murchison Falls National Park, you will have to stop and track the White Rhinos in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
Here is the awe-inspiring Murchison Falls, where the River Nile hurls itself in appalling convulsions through a narrow crevice and then plunges 40 metres in one breath-taking leap. Before the Murchison Falls in the Eastern sector of the National Park, are the Karuma Falls where the Nile cascades over 23 kilometres of rapids in a breath-taking sight.
A launch trip upstream to the Murchison falls in the afternoon on a sunny day rewards you with such memorable sceneries that cannot be forgotten. With numerous rare bird species decking along the boat like the cinnamon bee-eaters and kingfishers, and rainbow sightings on your way back, certainly this is one of the unforgettable African experiences.
Among the wildlife awaiting you on the Rhino tracking and Murchison Falls National Park Safari are Elephant, Jackson’s hartebeest, Giraffe, Buffalo, Crocodiles and countless Antelope and bird species (including the rare shoebill stork). You will definitely fall in love with diversity of vegetation in the Murchison which not only includes African riparian forests and swamplands but also broad savannah grasslands.