Where the Nile explodes
Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls is the Nile at its most violent: the world's longest river forced through a seven-metre cleft in the rift escarpment, detonating into a permanent thunder of spray. The boat safari upstream to the base of …
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About Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls is the Nile at its most violent: the world's longest river forced through a seven-metre cleft in the rift escarpment, detonating into a permanent thunder of spray. The boat safari upstream to the base of the falls (past hippo schools, giant crocodiles and drinking elephants) is Uganda's classic river journey; the hike to the top looks straight down the barrel. North of the river, Uganda's largest park rolls out borassus-palm savannah thick with giraffe, buffalo, lions and Uganda kob, while the Nile delta below the falls offers the country's best chance of a wild shoebill.
Highlights
- Boat safari to the base of the falls
- Top-of-the-falls hike
- Shoebill searches on the Nile delta
- Rothschild's giraffe herds
- Chimpanzees in Budongo Forest nearby
Wildlife to watch for
- Elephant and Rothschild's giraffe
- Lions and leopards
- Hippo and giant crocodiles
- Uganda kob and oribi
- Shoebill stork
Things to do
- Game drives
- Nile boat safaris
- Waterfall hikes
- Chimp trekking (Budongo)
- Birding
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