Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park, in Uganda, East Africa has the magnificent Murchison Falls that have rendered many a tourist breathless when they catch sight of the stunning Falls. At Murchison Falls is where the world’s longest river – River Nile – explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 122 metres below.
Murchison is Uganda’s largest national park, and protects a chunk of untamed African savannah bisected by the mighty River Nile. In the lush borassus grassland to the north of the Nile, elephant, buffalo, giraffe and a variety of antelope are regularly encountered on game drives, while lion are seen with increasing frequency. In the southeast, Rabongo Forest is home to chimps and other rainforest creatures. The Nile itself hosts one of Africa’s densest hippo and crocodile populations, and a dazzling variety of water birds including the world’s most accessible wild population of the rare shoebill stork Boat trips to the Lake Albert delta provide the best chance in Africa of sighting shoebills. A must-experience during a visit to the Murchison Falls National Park is an 11-kilometre boat trip past all manner of great creatures and giant tamarind trees to the foot of the Falls.
There is great opportunity for sport fishing. Nile Perch of up to 108 kg have been caught below the Falls in Murchison Falls National Park. Other fish you can catch include Tilapia, Tiger fish, ferocious fighter, Ngara (Genus alestes), catfish and barbel.
You can book accommodation at the park through us at Paraa Lodge, Nile Safari camp and Sambiya River Lodge.
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