4 Days Luxury Murchison Falls National Park Safari
The 4 Days Luxury Murchison Falls National Park Safari leads you to Uganda’s famous safari destination– Murchison Falls National Park, which is located in the northwestern Uganda region. The park is home to a diversity of animal and bird species, among others. During your4 Days Luxury Murchison Falls National Park Safari, expect to enjoy a lot of marvelous activities and attractions.
Highlights of the 4 Days Luxury Murchison Falls National Park
Day 1: Pick up and fly to Murchison falls national park
Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise
Day 3: Nile delta boat cruise and community tour
Day 4: Game drive and fly to Entebbe International Airport
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Murchison falls national park,
On the first day of your 4 Days Luxury Murchison Falls National Park Safari, our driver guide will pick you up from your hotel, brief you about your safari as you prepare to board domestic flight to Pakuba airstrip. The scheduled aircraft to Murchison falls national park departs at 12:00pm and arrives in Pakuba airstrip at 13:00pm. During the flight you will have aerial views of the beautiful vegetation, landscape, homesteads, terraced farmlands many others. After landing at Pakuba airstrip you will be picked up by our driver guide to drive you to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will drive to the top of the falls where you will enjoy stunning views of the waterfalls, enjoy water splashes, view beautiful scenery, listen to roars of the water, view various bird species, take beautiful pictures and others. From the top of the falls you will connect to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Nile Safari lodge-luxury or Pakuba safari lodge-midrange.
Meal plan: HB
Day 2: Morning game drive and boat cruise
Morning game drive,
After an early breakfast, you will meet up your driver guide and embark for a morning game drive where you will catch up with the predators before they go back to their hideouts place. which will be going back to their hiding places. During the game drive you will follow different tracks in the park such as Buligi game track, Victoria game track, Albert game track among others which harbor different wildlife species including the bushbucks, buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, waterbucks, Jacksons hartebeests, oribi, warthogs, bird species like marabou stork, black bellied bustard, open billed stork, black headed lapwing, Abyssinian ground hornbill, grey crowned crane, yellow billed stork, secretary bird, osprey many more. After the game drive ,return to the lodge for lunch.
Boat cruise,
After lunch, you will head for an exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls. The boat ride begins at around 2:00pm and takes about 2 to 3 hours. During the boat cruise expect to enjoy iconic views the waterfall, take beautiful photos, view aquatic animals like hippos and Nile crocodiles, other animals such as elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes among others drinking water along the shores, aquatic birds such as King fishers, Bee-eaters, Herons, cormorants, plovers many more. After the boat cruise, you will return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight stay as above
Meal plan: FB
Day 3: Nile delta boat cruise and community tour
Nile delta boat cruise,
Wake up and enjoy delicious breakfast and your driver guide will pick you up to go for a Nile delta boat cruise. The scheduled Nile delta boat cruise begins from Parra jetty, stretches to the shores of lake Albert and can last about 4 to 5 hours ride. During the boat cruise you will have gainful views of Murchison falls, large concentrations of hippos and crocodiles in water, other animals to see include Uganda kobs, elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks among others along the shores, bird species to see include the elusive shoebill stork, goliath heron, African jacana, pied and malachite kingfisher, African skimmer, papyrus gonolek, African fish eagle, saddle billed stork many others. You will also be able to view fishermen who will be catching fish on Lake Albert in dugout canoes. After the Nile delta boat cruise you will meet up with your driver guide and drive back to the lodge for lunch.
Community tour,
After lunch, go for a community tour around the park where you will visit different communities that surround Murchison falls national park like Mubako community and the BOOMU women’s group among many. During the community tour, you will visit the heritage of Bunyoro culture, interact with the local people to learn about their way of living, enjoy amazing cultural dances from Mubako dancers, visit the craft shop where they sell handmade crafts, wood sculptures and others. After the community tour you will meet up with your guide to drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above.
Meal plan: FB
Day 4: Morning game drive and departure
After breakfast on the last day of the 4 Days Luxury Murchison Falls National Park Safari, you will embark for another morning game drive which gives you a great opportunity to view different wildlife species which you might have missed during the previous game drive. After the game drive you will drive out of the park to the lodge for an early lunch. After lunch, you will check out of the lodge, meet up with your driver guide to drive you to Pakuba airstrip for your domestic flight to Entebbe International Airport which departs at 13:15pm and arrives at Entebbe Airport at 16:15pm.
End of the 4 Days Luxury Murchison Falls National Park Safari.
Tour includes
- Boat cruise fees
- Top of the falls drive
- Community tour
- Nile Delta boat cruise fee
- Domestic flight fares
- Fulltime English speaking driver guide
- Park entrance fees/ game drives
- Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- All meals at the lodge (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Ground transfers
- 4WD safari van and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- International air flight tickets and visas
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips, among others.
