| Uganda Safari to Murchison Fall - wild and wonderful | | | | boat ride is the highlight of the Murchison experience, |
| Imagine a hippo's strong breath dancing on the | | | | where one catches a variety of wildlife safari animals |
| canvass of your tent, a boat ride where you will | | | | from the comfort of the boat and a fresh breeze |
| catch, in a single camera shot, a crocodile basking in | | | | you have to take it generously while it lasts. A |
| the sun, bouncing huge fish, and hippos rising and | | | | variety of animals including hippos,large crocodiles |
| dipping in water, and further on, exquisite birds and a | | | | basking in the sun,buffaloes, water bucks and |
| picturesque view of the powerful, awesome, | | | | elephants grazing at the banks and occasionaly having |
| Murchison Falls,all on a Uganda Safari trip. Uganda's | | | | to drink from the water. Bird lovers are in for a |
| largest game park,the Murchison Falls National Park, | | | | special treat, the large variety of birds that can be |
| offers safari to Uganda experince that is better lived | | | | observed here include the tiny malachite kingfisher, |
| than narrated. It is untamed nature at its best.There | | | | herons, carmine bee eater, African fish eagle, saddle |
| is plenty to do at Murchison. Game viewing usually | | | | bill stork, or the shoebill stork, all of which can be |
| takes place early in the morning. Birding can go on for | | | | easily seen along the water's edge. Most tourists |
| the whole day. There is a boat ride to the bottom of | | | | carrying on birding safaris to Uganda usually take a |
| the falls or the Buligi circuit, a peninsula between the | | | | trip to the Murchison. The sight of the falls from a |
| Victoria and Albert Niles, between the Victoria and | | | | distance is astounding. Because of the powerful force |
| Albert Niles which has the highest concentration of | | | | with which the water falls , there is a big foam and a |
| wildlife and beautiful vegetation and a variety of bird | | | | cloudy ist hanging in the air. Murchison falls is |
| species, on which one will see the otherwise rare | | | | powerful, with a magical deafening roar. This can only |
| shoebill stork. There are forest walks where one | | | | be the handiwork of the supernatural. The water |
| gets to see chimpanzees. Bush camping is the | | | | gushes powerfully through a narrow rocky passage |
| ultimate experience of real wilderness. After the | | | | and foaming waters rush to the gorge. Having seem |
| gorilla safari at bwindi, the Murchison falls safari seems | | | | the falls from the bottom,its only fair hat you get |
| to be the second best option for your tour to | | | | even better view and you are close enough to feel |
| Uganda. When you take on a game drive, the day | | | | the water fit your face and it is then that you |
| begins at 7am. First to welcome you is the | | | | understand why the protected area is named after |
| breathtaking scenery of the park, an undulating land | | | | the falls. The enchating rainbows that criss-cross over |
| scape which spreads out before one's eyes | | | | the falls and the churning waters should be an |
| disappearing in the horizon with avannah and | | | | incredible final treat. Murchison falls National Park is the |
| rainforest vegetation. One by one, our eyes feasted | | | | largest National park in Uganda covering 3840 sq km. |
| on a variet of game, antelopes, buffaloes, | | | | It is covered by untamed African Savannah and is |
| rothschild-giraffes elephants, and buffaloes, warhogs, | | | | bisected by the river nile. Accommodation is available |
| water bucks and many others. Some animals show | | | | at two upmarket safari lodges, a luxury tented camp |
| up unexpectedly, others run into the thickets on | | | | and basic accommodation or even camping is |
| seeing vehicles, others like giraffes simply pose for | | | | permitted in selected areas. Mary Kasule is a travel |
| the camera until you cant take any more pictures. | | | | writer at Uganda Safari Africa Gorilla Safari . African |
| hard to spot is the lion and leopard. Most of the small | | | | Safari Company taking you to the best of Uganda |
| animals will not be seen in high bushes since they | | | | for gorilla safaris and other tours. |
| want to avoid surprise attachs from the giants. The | | | | |