Detailed Itinerary: 3 Days Murchison Falls Uganda tour

Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park and undertake an evening game drive.

3 Days Murchison Falls Uganda Safari – Wild Jungle Traiils Safaris Uganda

In the morning as early as 6:00am, your Wild Jungle Trails Uganda safari guide will pick you up from your place of residence in Kampala. On your tour guides’ arrival, you meet and greet then embark on the almost 282km drive to Murchison Falls National Park. Lunch is taken en route to the park. In the evening most probably on arrival an evening or sunset game drive is undertaken Enroute to your accommodation facility. At this time there chances of sighting several wildlife species including the giraffes, elephants, lions and many more as the predators try to catch their last meal of the day and the prey try’s to survive. Arriving at your hotel in the evening, you check in, have dinner and an overnight stay.

Drive Time: 5-7 hours

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation Options: Luxury: Paraa safari Lodge/ Baker’s Lodge, Midrange: Murchison River Lodge/ Fort Murchison Lodge, Budget: Red Chili Rest Camp/ Heritage safari Lodge 

Day 2: Undertake a morning game drive, afternoon boat cruise and hike to the top of the falls.

By sunrise, (Murchison Falls National Park is one of the best places in Uganda to watch sunrise) your Uganda wildlife tour guide will pick you up for a transfer to the park for a morning game drive. With beautiful sights of the morning sunrise, you head out for the game drive with your safari guide lasting about 2-4hours. During the game drive, you have chances of seeing wildlife species like Buffaloes, Elephants, Lions, Leopards and the Rothschild Giraffes (the highest population in the world).

 After the game drive, you have a lunch break and then transfer to the boat cruise start point for a great 2 hours cruise on the Nile waters. The boat cruise takes cruises past numerous hippopotami down to the bottom of the mighty Murchison Falls. From the bottom of the falls, the hike to the top of the mighty falls starts taking about 1 hour and giving the best chances for beautiful pictures of the falls. Arriving on the top of the thunderous falls, you meet the driver guide for a transfer to your lodging facility. 

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation Options: Luxury: Paraa safari Lodge/ Baker’s Lodge, Midrange: Murchison River Lodge/ Fort Murchison Lodge, Budget: Red Chili Rest Camp/ Heritage safari Lodge 

Day 3: Transfer to the adjacent Budongo forest for chimpanzee trekking and return to Kampala.

On the third day of this 3 days Murchison Falls tour, your driver guide will transfer you to the adjacent Budongo forest (Kaniyo-Pabidi) which is about 47km away. Budongo forest is a good habitat to quite a big number of habituated chimpanzees, actually the second best place for Uganda chimpanzee trekking safaris. At Budongo forest, you undertake chimpanzee trekking and then after embark on the drive back to Kampala. Lunch is taken en route. 

Drive Time: 6-7hours

Meal Plan: Lunch

End of the 3 days Murchison Falls tour Uganda.