Murchison Falls 3 day Falls and Game Safari Tour, Uganda
This is Red Chilli’s signature tour and is highly popular, with departures scheduled every other day in peak season. Perfect for those looking for a classic safari experience on a budget!
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This is Red Chilli’s signature tour and is highly popular, with departures scheduled every other day in peak season. Perfect for those looking for a classic safari experience on a budget!
Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s oldest and largest conservation area, covering an area of 3,840 Km². The park is home to over 451 bird species (including the highly sought after and rare shoebill stork) and 76 different mammal species, including giraffe (which cannot be viewed in Queen Elizabeth National Park). Other game sightings regularly include lion, elephant, hippo, leopard, buffalo, hyena, warthog and various antelope.
One of the highlights of this trip is the mighty River Nile, which bisects the park and is forced through an 8m² wide cleft in the rock at Murchison Falls, plunging into the Devil’s Cauldron below.
$335 – Subject to a minimum of 6 people per vehicle
Red Chilli Hideaway Kampala
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07.15 Please be at the Red Chilli reception by 7.15am at the latest. Depart at 7.30am in a customised pop-top safari minibus with driver/guide (max 8 passengers per vehicle). Take a brief break in Masindi, before proceeding into the park.
14.00 Arrive at the Top of the Falls, where you may take your packed lunch if you have not already enjoyed it en route! (Please bring your own packed lunch or order from Red Chilli when booking your trip.) Take a guided walk around the thunderous Murchison Falls, with an optional mini-hike to view the sister falls, Uhuru, which was created in 1962 when the river burst its banks.
16.30 Travel on to the Red Chilli Rest Camp on the south bank of the Nile at Paraa (approx arrival time 17.30). Accommodation consists of safari tents with twin beds, including bedding and shared bathroom facilities (but not towels). Upgrades to en suite bandas with solar hot water are available on request (please enquire for pricing/availability). Look out for our resident warthogs, hippo and other wildlife around the camp! Enjoy dinner and drinks around the camp fire when weather permits.
06.45 Cross over on the bridge to the north bank of the Nile, taking along a packed breakfast from Red Chilli. Enjoy a 4-hour game drive around the Buligi game tracks, which stretch between the Victoria and Albert Niles, and down to the Nile-Lake Albert Delta. Most of the park’s game and birdlife can be viewed from here, but please note – nothing is guaranteed!
11.00 Cross back to the south bank and enjoy lunch and a well deserved break at Red Chilli Rest Camp.
14.30 Depart for a 3-hour boat cruise along the Victoria Nile to the base of the Falls. Along the way you will be able to observe a wide variety of birds and wildlife, including numerous hippos and crocodiles – as well as breathtaking scenery. Cold drinks are for sale on board.
17.30 Your driver/guide will meet you off the boat and take you back to Red Chilli for another night in the camp.
8.30 Cross the Nile to enjoy a final game drive along the Wangkwar or Delta sector, for approximately 3 hours before leaving the park. A final chance to spot some more wildlife!
11.00 Leave the park and head back to Kampala. Stop for a bite to eat at Kabalega Diner (or bring along a packed meal from Red Chilli) before continuing with the homeward journey.
18.30 Arrive back in Kampala between 17.00 and 18.30, depending on traffic.
WHAT WE SUGGEST YOU BRING: A photocopy of your passport, including the visa page; torch; malaria prophylaxis; insect repellent; sturdy walking shoes and long trousers for hiking; binoculars; camera equipment; plenty of drinking water/snacks; any other personal affects, light coloured clothing (NB There are tsetse flies in the park, which are attracted to blue or dark colours)
Standard shared safari tents with twin beds & shared bathroom facilities.
Upgrade to basic banda with twin beds, mosquito net, light and fan with shared bathroom facilities.
Upgrade to en suite banda with twin/double beds, mosquito net, light, fan & solar hot water & charging facilities.
Please see the map with the rough route of the safari. If you click on the “view large map” icon in the top right hand side of the map, you can select a day by day route. (Please note only road transportation is shown on the map)
We booked our safari also with them and it was great , the have several Safari tours and we had a great time in Murchison Falls , and everything was very well organized, they have a lot of options and there is always a tour were you can join .
We have done the basic 3 day safari in Murchison fall and two years later we did the big 6 safari to Murchison falls and had a very nice group, a great driver and a nice place in the park .
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