2 Days Murchison Falls Safari Uganda (“The World’s Most Powerful Waterfall”)
2 Days Murchison Falls Safari Uganda to adventure “The World’s Most Powerful Waterfall” and wildlife in the Murchison Falls national park.
Murchison Falls National Park presents one of the finest all-around Uganda Safari Experiences that is readily available in Uganda – ranging from fishing on the Nile for the large Nile Perch, viewing elephants, leopards, giraffes, hyenas, baboons, warthogs, hippos, lions, buffaloes, various antelopes species, amazing numbers of bird species, among which, some are migratory species, and various storks like the hard-to-find shoebill Stork, reptiles, butterflies.
Savannah plains, rain forests, a hike to the Top of the Falls are absolutely fantastic. Murchison Falls National Park is the finest all-around wildlife reserve in the whole of Uganda offering you the utmost views of wildlife and picturesque wonders on a Mini Uganda Safari of 2 days.
2 Days / 1 Night
Tours Start- Entebbe Int. Airport (Google Maps)
- Minimum Persons 2 max 6
- For the single traveler:- 1 pax – please contact us
- Pick up and drop off/departure location:- Entebbe International Airport
- Departure/drop off time:- 3 hours before flight time
Definitions:-
- (B/B) Stands for Bed & Breakfast
- (H/B) Stands for Half Board
- (F/B) Stands for Full Board
- (L) Stands for Lunch
- (D) Stands for Dinner
Price includes:
- All accommodation and meals as indicated in the itinerary on FB & BB basis
- Full time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser
- Full time services of experienced English speaking drive/guide
- All services in national parks i.e park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives
- Boat trips in both Murchison falls National Park
- Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas or soft drinks while on Uganda Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes or transfers
- All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program
- All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport
- All activities indicated & mentioned in the itinerary
- A $5.0 per pax off as donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas
- All government related taxes
Price Excludes:
- Chimpanzee permit fees/permit purchased for Bidongo NET from UWA each $85.00 per person per visit in Budongo forest
- Optional Forest walks each at $20.0 plus entry of $40.0 park entry fees
- Laundry service in different hotels we stay
- Bar bills, phone calls
- Personal insurance and medical bills
- Air fares
- All other services of a personal nature
- All services marked as Optional in the itinerary
- Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity
Note:
- Chimpanzee permit costs $95.0 in Budongo Forest – Kaniyo Pabidi
Tour highlight
- Day 1: Arrive/pick up from your hotel – transfer to Murchison Falls – Boart cruise(optional charter flight by Aero link)
- Day 2: Game drive – Top of the Falls – Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe airport – depart (optional charter flight by Aero Link)
Details 2 Days Murchison Falls Safari Uganda
Day 1: Entebbe/Kampala – Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park – Top of the Falls
Leave your accommodation in Kampala at around 6:00 am and drive through the outskirt areas of Kampala to the direction of Masindi, through Luwero. This breathtaking drive is approximately a 5 hour drive and will definitely offer you a taste of Uganda’s beautiful evergreen countryside.
Reach Murchison Falls Park, check in at the lodge, lunch and after you will go for a 2 hour boat cruise up stream to the bottom of the falls. You will be able to take wonderful pictures of these powerful waterfalls on the great Nile. See large Elephant herds going to the river, crocodiles, buffaloes and antelopes, schools of hippos, various birds on the river banks and also on land.
Get off at the bottom of the waterfalls for a guided 45 minutes hike along the sides of these robust waterfall – this is a route with history; actually Winston Churchill used this path to carry on his journey using boat through Uganda in the direction of Egypt through Sudan .
At the bottom of the Falls, you will jump out of the boat to start a hike to the Top of the Fall, it is an hour’s activity along the rim, you will be able to see the Nile squeezing into a meter ridge forming a thunderous roar, here a beautiful rainbow forms, your driver will pick you up from the Top of the falls to drive back to the lodge. (Meal plan of F/B)
Accommodation options: Pakuba Safari Lodge (Mid range)
Day 2: Murchison Falls NP- Game drive –Boat cruise – transfer to Kampala
Breakfast at the lodge – have a game drive in the park through the Savannah plains down to the Albert flats. You will see Lions, if lucky a leopard, several elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes, numerous antelopes and a wide range of Savannah & water birds species.
You will be accompanied by a Ugandan Wildlife Authority Ranger who will unveil to you the various things that you could have missed out like a leopard which normally moves alone in a stealth way, the ranger will also point out a number of birds and plants species to you and not to forget the wildlife. Every game drive differs and the driver takes time driving you slowly so that you don’t miss out on anything.
What is important is that you enjoy a satisfying experience when out in the Savannah. Visitors are usually finding this game drive an extremely special experience and yet again the Murchison Falls presents some of the finest wildlife viewing in the whole of Uganda.
Cross River Nile by the Ferry and drive back to the capital Kampala or to Entebbe. Have Lunch at the Masindi Hotel with Two sodas or a beer as a complimentary from us. Go back to Kampala or back Entebbe for departure.
Optional – Only 1 hour is permitted to you to view the chimpanzee. Trekking takes about 1 hour to 6 hours basing on the location of these relatives of Man. Chimpanzee tracking fee USD $85.00 Net in Budongo,
PRICE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE QUOTATION (price/pax)
(Meal Plan on B/L)
End of Mountain Rwenzori African Safaris –Services- 2 Day Uganda Safari.
Quotation:
- Based on 2 parsons sharing services – per person standard rate
- Standard Net rate – based on Mid range Accommodation per person: USD $720.00
- For any extra 3rd person or more please contact office for rates
Overnight stay options:
If staying in Entebbe, please request assistance at the time of booking this safari to allow us ample time to make arrangements. If departing Entebbe the same night, please note’ both by use of charter flight or by road’ returns to Entebbe are always late evening (approximately 16h30/17h00), please DO NOT book flights departing prior to 20h00 or 22h00 respectively in order to allow time for security, check in and if any delays due to weather.
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