Best 5 things to do in Murchison Falls National park
Things to do in Murchison Falls National Park include game drives, boat cruises and so many more on your self drive Uganda 4x4 rental experience.
Get to know the most interesting things to do in Murchison Falls National Park while on your safari car hire Uganda adventures
Tourists headed for Murchison Falls should look ahead at the following top 5 things to do in Murchison Falls National Park on their 4x4 car hire Uganda safaris. This 72 year old Ugandan National Park is located in north western Uganda along Kampala-Masindi road 305 kilometers from Kampala, the capital of Uganda.
There are around 10 things to do in Murchison Falls National Park for tourists to participate in with their loved ones. The following are the best 5 things to do in Murchison Falls National Park that we urge you to take part in on your self drive Uganda 4x4 car hire safaris.
The top 5 things to do in Murchison Falls National Park
1. Top of the falls hike
This is arguably the land mark activity that tops all the things to do in Murchison Falls National Park. This is a great guided adventure, manned by the most knowledgeable and careful tourist guides in the park.
This activity gives tourists a complete summary of the splendid beauty at the top of the Murchison Falls. The guides take you at close proximity to the falls over the safe viewing spots around the most powerful falls in the whole entire world.
Expect to watch the water gush down to the river Nile in a splendid manner with strong uniform sounds and a variety of bird species.
2. Boat cruise safaris
Just like the top of the falls hikes, boat cruise safaris are among the amazing things to do in Murchison Falls National Park. This adventure on River Nile gives you a calm sail from the starting point of the cruise to the bottom of the Murchison Falls.
This amazing things to do in Murchison Falls is organized in the early morning by around 9 am and in the late afternoon by around 2 pm in nice safari boats, either the public or private boats.
These boats seat around 4-20 passengers on board, with the tour guide giving you full details on the wildlife encountered along the sail to the bottom of the falls. Refreshments are given to you while participating in this amazing things to do in Murchison Falls National Park.
3. Game drives
As per a few surveys, game drives come in as the number 3 things to do in Murchison Falls National Park. This exciting safari adventure is best experienced with a 4×4 car hire Uganda model with a guide leading you to the most amazing spots for viewing wildlife.
Murchison Falls has four of the big five animals, i.e. lions, elephants, African buffalos, cheetahs and the rhinos at its neighbor Ziwa Rhino sanctuary. Having wonderful game drive experiences also requires you to rent a car with a popup roof for clear 360 views of wildlife at Murchison Falls National Park.
Expect to view plenty of wildlife besides the big five, such as herds of giraffes and Zebras, variety of bird species, hyenas and so many more beautiful works of Mother Nature.
Other top things to do in Murchison falls national Park include guided nature walks in the Paraa community, chimpanzee trekking in the Budongo forest, canopy walks, bird watching safaris, sport fishing plus the breakfast and sundowner treats at River Nile.
Prices for engaging in the things to do at Murchison Falls National Park
Activity | Foreign residents | Non residents | EAC citizens |
Boat cruise | USD 30 | USD 20 | UGX 20.000 |
Top of the fall | USD 30 | USD 20 | UGX 20.000 |
Game drives | USD 30 | USD 20 | UGX 20.000 |
Chimp trekking | USD 130 | USD 100 | UGX 50.000 |
Bird watching | USD 10 | USD 10 | UGX 5.000 |
Sport Fishing | USD 30 | USD 30 | UGX 20.000 |
Nature walks | USD 20 | USD 20 | UGX 10.000 |
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