| Uganda's largest game park,the Murchison | | | | the comfort of the boat and a fresh |
| Falls National Park, offers safari to | | | | breeze you have to take itgenerously |
| Uganda experincethat is better lived | | | | while it lasts. A variety of animals |
| than narrated. It is untamed nature at | | | | including hippos,large crocodiles |
| its best. | | | | basking in thesun,buffaloes, water bucks |
| There is plenty to do at Murchison. Game | | | | and elephants grazing at the banks and |
| viewing usually takes place early in the | | | | occasionaly having to drinkfrom the |
| morning. | | | | water. |
| Birding can go on for the whole day. | | | | Bird lovers are in for a special treat, |
| There is a boat ride to the bottom of | | | | the large variety of birds that can be |
| the falls or the | | | | observed hereinclude the tiny malachite |
| Buligi circuit, a peninsula between the | | | | kingfisher, herons, carmine bee eater, |
| Victoria and Albert Niles, between the | | | | African fish eagle, saddlebill stork, or |
| Victoria and | | | | the shoebill stork, all of which can be |
| Albert Niles which has the highest | | | | easily seen along the water's edge. |
| concentration of wildlife and beautiful | | | | Mosttourists carrying on birding safaris |
| vegetation and avariety of bird species, | | | | to Uganda usually take a trip to the |
| on which one will see the otherwise rare | | | | Murchison. |
| shoebill stork. There areforest walks | | | | The sight of the falls from a distance |
| where one gets to see chimpanzees. Bush | | | | is astounding. Because of the powerful |
| camping is the ultimate experience of | | | | force with whichthe water falls , there |
| realwilderness. After the gorilla safari | | | | is a big foam and a cloudy ist hanging |
| at bwindi, the Murchison falls safari | | | | in the air. |
| seems to be the secondbest option for | | | | Murchison falls is powerful, with a |
| your tour to Uganda. | | | | magical deafening roar. This can only be |
| When you take on a game drive, the day | | | | the handiwork of thesupernatural. The |
| begins at 7am. First to welcome you is | | | | water gushes powerfully through a |
| the breathtakingscenery of the park, an | | | | narrow rocky passage and foaming waters |
| undulating land scape which spreads out | | | | rushto the gorge. |
| before one's eyes disappearing inthe | | | | Having seem the falls from the |
| horizon with avannah and rainforest | | | | bottom,its only fair hat you get even |
| vegetation. One by one, our eyes feasted | | | | better view and you areclose enough to |
| on a variet ofgame, antelopes, | | | | feel the water fit your face and it is |
| buffaloes, rothschild-giraffes | | | | then that you understand why the |
| elephants, and buffaloes, warhogs, water | | | | protectedarea is named after the falls. |
| bucksand many others. | | | | The enchating rainbows that criss-cross |
| Some animals show up unexpectedly, | | | | over the falls and thechurning waters |
| others run into the thickets on seeing | | | | should be an incredible final treat. |
| vehicles, others likegiraffes simply | | | | Murchison falls National Park is the |
| pose for the camera until you cant take | | | | largest National park in Uganda covering |
| any more pictures. hard to spot is | | | | 3840 sq km. It iscovered by untamed |
| thelion and leopard. Most of the small | | | | African Savannah and is bisected by the |
| animals will not be seen in high bushes | | | | river nile. Accommodation isavailable at |
| since they want toavoid surprise attachs | | | | two upmarket safari lodges, a luxury |
| from the giants. | | | | tented camp and basic accommodation or |
| The boat ride is the highlight of the | | | | evencamping is permitted in selected |
| Murchison experience, where one catches | | | | areas. |
| a variety ofwildlife safari animals from | | | | |