Murchison Falls National Park Boat Cruise
Murchison Falls National Park Boat Cruise – Boat cruises in Murchison falls national park; Murchison falls national park is the biggest and most visited protected area in Uganda situated in north-western region. Other animals including waterbucks, oribi, Jackson’s hartebeest, warthogs, giraffes, hippos, primates like chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, olive baboons and over 450 bird species Murchison falls national park is home of the big five mammals including lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and rhinos at rhino sanctuary.
One of the most sought-after Park activities not missing on the safari is boat cruise. Two launch cruises provided by Murchison falls national parks include boat rides to the bottom of the falls and Nile delta boat cruises.
Each session takes between two to three hours. Boat cruises to the bottom of the falls take morning, afternoon, and evening/sunset sessions starting at roughly 9:00am, starting at roughly 2:00pm and ending at roughly 5:00pm. View hippos in water, Nile crocodiles basking on the shores, view elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, warthogs, waterbucks among others drinking water along the shores, view water birds like cormorants, kingfishers, fish eagles, hornbills, bee-eaters among others during the boat cruise.
Starting from Paraa jet, Nile delta boat cruise in Murchison Falls National Park starts early in the morning at roughly 9:00am. It takes roughly 4 to 5 hours ride on Victoria Nile and during the boat ride you will be able to enjoy great views of the beautiful scenery, animals, views of different bird species like the prehistoric shoebill stork, open billed stork, papyrus gonolek, African fish eagle among others.
Cost of Murchison Falls National Park Boat Cruise
Boat tour to the bottom of the falls in Murchison Falls National Park costs 30 USD per person for foreign non residents, 25 USD per person for foreign residents and 30,000 UGX per person for East African citizens while school children in a group are paid 15,000 UGX per person. Launching a cruise tour in Murchison Falls National Park takes two to three hours and can accommodate up to forty-five passengers. For East African residents, minimum boat charge of four individuals is 120,000 UGX; for foreign non residents, it is 120 USD.
Ideal time for Murchison Falls National Park Boat Cruise
Boat cruises in Murchison Falls National Park can be booked any time of year, although the best time is during the dry season in the months of June, July, august, September, December, January and February since during this period there is less rainfall in the park and many species gather around the water bodies to drink which gives travellers an opportunity to view plenty of species and take beautiful pictures.
Where might one lodge in Murchison falls national park?
There are a number of lodging options in Murchison Falls National Park where you may spend your safari.
How to reach Murchison falls national park?
Situated in northern Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park may be reached by road from Kampala or Entebbe via Masindi, roughly six to seven hours’ journey from the park headquarters.
via air, you can also book planned or charter domestic flights with Aerolink Uganda or Bar Aviation from Entebbe international airport to Pakuba, Bugungu or Chobe airstrips and thereafter link to the park headquarters via road.
From Kibale forest national park, Murchison falls national park is easily accessible by roughly five to six hour drive.
Combining various activities in Kibale forest national park, such as chimpanzee trekking, chimpanzee habituation experience, day/night guided forest walk, bird viewing, Bigodi swamp walk, children’s activities among others, boat cruise is an incredible activity in the park. For further details on boat cruises in Murchison falls national park, kindly get in touch with us or visit our website for other Uganda safaris.
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