Visiting Murchison Falls National Park: Why?

Why is one visiting Murchison Falls National Park?

With a total surface size of roughly 3,840 square kilometers, Murchison falls national park is located in the Northern part of Uganda in Masindi district and is arguably the biggest and most interesting national park in the nation. Located inside the East African Rift Valleys, this national park borders Lake Albert. Originally first designated as a game reserve in 1926, Murchison falls national park was then designated as a national park in 1952. More so, this national park is among the top destinations in the nation that visitors can ever choose to visit while exploring within Uganda on a safari since it is surrounded with the Murchison falls which are among the major visitors attractions within the park, it also has marshy woodlands, savannah grasslands and woodlands, acacia trees, the borassus palms which all act as good natural habitat to many wildlife species. Still, there are a lot of other reasons one would decide to visit Murchison falls national park, including the following.

Reasons to visit the national park Murchison falls.

park’s tourist attractions.

River Nile, karuma falls, Rabongo forest, the Ziwa Rhino and wildlife sanctuary, Kanyiyo pabidi forest, Karuma village, Kichumbanyobo, Budongo forest reserve, Bugungu wildlife reserve, Victoria Nile and many more are among the several attractions Murchison falls national park is known to have attracting the attention of many people to travel from all over the world.

The Park’s Beautiful Viewscape

Surrounded by breathtaking scenery and landscapes, Murchison falls national park provides photographers with access to grab their cameras and phones, so capturing images and recording movies. many importantly, the Murchison falls consist of twin waterfalls in this national park, and the Victoria Nile Delta boasts gorgeous river banks, water birds, waders, and many types of animals. More especially, Murchison falls national park has roughly 145 tree species such as; dombeya, Sausage, Sycamore fig, Borassus palm, Mahogany, acacia and the strangler gigs flourish around the woodlands.

wild species.

With around 109 animal species that visitors may view while visiting the national park, Murchison falls is a great place to visit for your adventurous Uganda wildlife safari. Among these types of animals are leopards, antelopes, lions, antelopes, chimpanzees, cape buffalos, Rothschild’s giraffes, bush elephants, bush bucks, Grey duikers, Anubis baboons, spotted hyenas, Jackson’s hartebeests, Bohor reedbucks, Defassa waterbucks, Uganda kobs. More importantly, this national park hosts many additional primate species like Vervet monkeys, Patas monkeys, wadi monkeys, hussar monkeys.

To view the giraffes of Rare Rothschild.

Another great site to visit Murchison falls National Park to witness the unique and threatened Rothschild’s giraffes. Only Murchison Falls National Park allows one to view the about 1,500 Rothschild’s giraffes found in Uganda. More importantly, the Southern part of Kenya hosts the other nation with a limited population of Rothschild’s giraffes.

types of birds

In order to participate in fascinating events.

Visiting Murchison falls National Park provides visitors with fantastic chances to engage in various exciting activities where they get to discover new experiences and make unforgettable memories. Therefore, some of these activities include; boat cruises which are done in two sessions that is in the morning and in the evening, bird watching, guided nature walks where visitors are always accompanied with tour guide who ensures that the safety of both the tourists and animals, game drives which are also done in the morning and evening, chimpanzee trekking, lion tracking and many others.

Why are you visiting Murchison Falls National Park?
Boat Cruise at Murchison Falls lodging facilities.

Murchison falls National Park is a great spot to visit since it features plenty of always accessible lodging options for visitors. These hotel facilities, however, are always varied and classified as mid-range, budget, luxury, and this allows guests to select where to stay based on their tastes and where it fits with their means.

Among others, some of these lodges are Paraa safari lodge, Chobe safari lodge, Nile safari lodge, Pakuba safari lodge. But visitors visiting Murchison falls national park can also choose to stay in lodges nearby; these include Twiga safari lodge, Kabalega wilderness lodge, Murchison River lodge, Global village hotel, Tangi safari lodge, Motel Tuku, wild palace safari lodge and many more.

Get in touch with our reliable tour operators should you have further questions regarding the reasons one should visit this game park and book with our travel agencies.