The Murchison Falls National Park is one of the Uganda’s two main reserves – along with Queen Elizabeth National Park – and it’s the largest.
Situated in north-west Uganda, this 3,893 sq km park takes its name from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, a legendary Scottish geologist and head of the Royal Geographical Society in the mid 19th Century. The National Park dates from 1926 when it was declared a conservation area.
The National Park unfortunately suffered during Uganda’s darkest period, in the 1970s and early 1980s, but has largely recovered from the impact of poachers and renegade soldiers seeking bush meat. Along with the Bugungu and Karuma Wildlife refuges, it forms the Murchison Falls Conservation Area.
The Park is excellent for perfect game viewing safaris and for more specialist birding trips. Ann added attraction is the Kaniyo-Pabidi Eco Tourism Site, which is home to about 700 Chimpanzees. It lies within Budongo Forest- the largest mahogany forest in East Africa.
The Park is bisected by the Victoria Nile, which is squeezed into a narrow canyon of rapids for 80km before topping 40metres to from the Murchison Falls. Downstream from the Falls, the river becomes less agitated as it commences its long journey to the Mediterranean Sea. As it Flows through the Park, The river provides a plentiful supply of water wildlife lie such as Elephant, hippo, buffalo and the rare Rothschild’s giraffe, while the river bank is home to Uganda’s largest population of Nile Crocodiles.Safari
There is a variety of landscape including savanna, woodland, river, wetland and tropical forest habitats. These support no fewer than 76 species of mammals and an astonishing 40 types of birds.Birding Safaris in Kenya
For many tourists, the highlight of any visit to Murchison Falls National Park is a trip by launch to the foot of the falls. These excursions are held a day and the rip takes three hours. Another boat trip operates downstream from Para to the point where the river enters Lake Albert.
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