Murchison, Uganda Travel Blogs

Murchison Falls by bike, bus and boat.
Jan 19, 2006 (25 photos)

... elephant! That afternoon we did a boat ride out to the thundering Murchison Falls, described in my book as 'the most spectacular thing to happen on ...

Murchison Falls National Park Game Drive
Jun 16, 2008

Murchison Falls National Park Game Drive Monday June 16th, 2008. Murchison Falls National Park Nile Safari Camp is about 30mins drive from the ferry that crosses the Nile to the part of the park where the game driving is good. The ferry has a strange ...

Murchison Falls
Feb 24, 2009

... park for the previous 2 weeks and we got to see 11 :o)   In the afternoon we went on a boat trip to Murchison falls. It was pretty relaxed and I have now officially reached the cool unbothered state of my friends from Mburo National Park when it ...

Murchisons Falls - Wow
Oct 30, 2009 (9 photos)

We drove up to Murchison Falls which is a 6m wide gap that the Nile flows through. Unfortunately the North of Uganda is still not a safe happy place (borders Sudan and the Congo) so this is as far north as we were prepared to go.  Interestingly the ...

Kibale Forest to Murchison Falls National Park
Jun 15, 2008

Kibale Forest to Murchison Falls National Park (Nile Safari Camp) Sunday June 15th, 2008. Kibale Forest to Murchison Falls National Park We headed out of Kibale at about 8am and were expecting the drive to Nile Safari Camp just on the edge of ...

THERE'S A CHICKEN UNDER MY CHAIR!
Jun 20, 2007

... know that there is a group of nutters up there called the LRA who are going about killing people. But we did go to Murchison Falls - a beautiful waterfall and national park on a 3 day trip costing $155 (bargain!) We stayed in tents that had beds in them ...

Murchison Falls National Park
Mar 21, 2009 (10 photos)

... ride on the Victoria Nile River where we saw hundreds of hippos, quite a few crocodiles, a few more elephants, and the Murchison Falls waterfall.  The next morning  we took a short hike that brought us within feet of the drop of Murchison Falls ...

First African Game Drive Completed
May 11, 2008

... in late June where I hope to witness the great migration of the wildebeest.   In the afternoon, we took a boat took Murchison Falls. People get excited about water falls. I am not one of them. I did like seeing all the hippos and the crocodiles on ...

Feeling Hot Hot Hot!!
Nov 15, 2004 (4 photos)

... didnt even mind the fact that the shower gave electric shocks. Friday 29 Oct 2004 Woke up bright and early to head off to Murchison Falls for the safari. It appox a 6.5 hour drive away from Kampala. On the road to the falls we saw baboons on the ...

Murchison Falls - many adventures to be had!
Jun 8, 2008

... for the local people!! Two white women sitting in a 4wd waiting at the filling station. We then headed to Murchison Falls to experience Chimp Trekking. Our guide was Joshua -a very knowledgeable and passionate - Ugandan man. We trekked for 5 kms and ...

Nile Safari Lodge - boat trip to see the falls
Jun 10, 2008

... lion cubs.. 9 in total.... wow amazing. I even have the photo;s to prove it. We then dropped our ranger (MASWA) off and headed to the Nile Safari Lodge for a meal and relaxation time before going on the boat trip to the bottom of the Murchison Falls.

The Most Exciting Thing That Happens to the Nile
Jul 16, 2008 (5 photos)

The pictures probably say more than we can.

Camping on the Delta with Hippo, Lions etc.
Jun 9, 2008

SP and CS decided to experience the park by sleeping on the Delta in a tent, go spot lighting etc. we had a ranger (with rifle) stay with us to keep the fire burning so that we were not eaten by lions or trampled by elephant or hippo! Not much sleep ...

Murchison Falls
Aug 21, 2006

... who brought us back down to Kampala. The couple then treated Nicole and I to the best meal we've had so far in Uganda at a wonderful Indian Restaurant. Thank you again Claire and Marnix! It was great meeting the two of you. We were extremely lucky to ...

Safari and big ass waterfall
Jan 27, 2008

My next trip was up to the Northern part of Uganda to visit Murchison Falls - the most powerfull waterfall on the Nile. After a long journey up from Kampala along some pretty bumpy roads we (the tour group I had joined for this - public transport isn't ...

Murchison Falls National Park - The Nile, Uganda's
Nov 20, 2007

Murchison Falls National Park- The Nile, Uganda'sLargest Park The sight of the Nile River, the world's longest river, winding its way through the park and plunging through a narrow gap is unforgettable. The falls are stunning, notable ...

Murchison Falls NP
Jul 18, 2006 (21 photos)

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This is Africa!
Dec 30, 2008 (19 photos)

... stopped on a small rocky island, just in front of the falls, so we could take some photoes of the waterfalls. Murchison falls - a pearl inside a rich natural reserve, definately one of the most beautiful view I saw this trip. Apparently, I enjoyed taking ...

Waterfall , hippos and chimps
Jun 29, 2008 (5 photos)

... it is one of THE things to do in Uganda. It was booked 2 weeks in advance, which is why we have been travelling around Uganda waiting for our trip! The walk around the top of the waterfalls was good. You could really see the power of the huge river ...

Murchi Falls
May 12, 2008

Murchison Falls is a hard place to get to so we decided to bite the bullet and go on a tour. All in all it was a good tour - we got a pretty decent group and I managed to only have a falling out with one person over politics (don't get me started ...

Murchison Falls National Park
Oct 16, 2007

Murchison Falls

Murchinston Falls 3 day trip
May 11, 2008 (47 photos)

... days. I was traveling with 7 other people 4 Canadians, 2 Germans and 1 other Brit. We got to Red Chili rest camp in Murchison Falls national park at around 5 after a long drive and we just chilled out and had dinner. We were told when we arrived that ...

Murchison Falls
Oct 17, 2007 (5 photos)

We just got back from our trip to Murchison Falls - it is a great National Park north of Kampala.  We saw Elephants, Buffalo, Giraffe, Harte-beasts, Ugandan Cob, Oribi, Warthogs, Ground Horn bill, Crocodiles, Hippo's...  the list goes on.& ...