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Hippos in the night, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Hippos in the night

A travel blog entry by jsnicka

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On Friday morning I was up early to go on my 2 night adventure to Murchison Falls National Park. I had a quick breakfast then met up with travel group. We started off and spent quite a while on the road before stopping in Masindi for lunch. After that we ...

Murchison Falls by bike, bus and boat., Murchison Falls, Masindi, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls by bike, bus and boat.

A travel blog entry by jonclark2000

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

Murchison Falls National Park Game Drive, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls National Park Game Drive

A travel blog entry by gilbertenstein

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, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls

A travel blog entry by priya.akhurst

... holiday and the hostel had a BAR!!!! Beer woohoo!!! We were up early on Wed and left at 8:30am for our journey up to Murchison Falls National Park. We broke off for lunch at about 1pm in Masindi but although Masindi is quite close to the park, we ...

From the Classroom to the Bush, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

From the Classroom to the Bush

A travel blog entry by charlieinafrica

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... also realised that I couldn't come to Uganda and not go on Safari so last weekend I headed up to Murchison Falls National Park, the largest one in Uganda, with a few other Mzungus for a bush camping safari. The first day was mainly comprised of the drive ...

Murchisons Falls - Wow, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Murchisons Falls - Wow

A travel blog entry by harryabroad

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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, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Kibale Forest to Murchison Falls National Park

A travel blog entry by gilbertenstein

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 ...

Murchison Falls National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls National Park

A travel blog entry by oneeyedowlchild

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THERE'S  A CHICKEN UNDER MY CHAIR!, Murchison Falls, Uganda travel blog

THERE'S A CHICKEN UNDER MY CHAIR!

A travel blog entry by cheza

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... 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 ...

Murchison Falls National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls National Park

A travel blog entry by jeneggener

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... boat 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 ...

First African Game Drive Completed, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

First African Game Drive Completed

A travel blog entry by dinovagabond

... the Serengeti 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 ...

Murchison Falls, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls

A travel blog entry by evs1210

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Afternoon peeps,   I went back to Kampala this weekend after spending 3 nights in Murchison Falls which is a National Park towards the north of Uganda. I traveled up there with Thomas and Matt who I had met in Bujagali. None of us were keen ...

Feeling Hot Hot Hot!!, Murchison Falls, Uganda travel blog

Feeling Hot Hot Hot!!

A travel blog entry by tinsels_travels

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... i 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 ...

Murchison Falls - many adventures to be had!, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls - many adventures to be had!

A travel blog entry by nansonderun

... entertainment 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 ...

The Most Exciting Thing That Happens to the Nile, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

The Most Exciting Thing That Happens to the Nile

A travel blog entry by jef_smi

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The pictures probably say more than we ...

Nile Safari Lodge - boat trip to see the falls, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Nile Safari Lodge - boat trip to see the falls

A travel blog entry by nansonderun

... 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 ...

Camping on the Delta with Hippo, Lions etc., Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Camping on the Delta with Hippo, Lions etc.

A travel blog entry by nansonderun

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 ...

Our first game drive and Nile River boat trip, Murchison Falls, Uganda travel blog

Our first game drive and Nile River boat trip

A travel blog entry by jaynewick

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... at 5:30 sent to our room. This morning, we'd have our first game drive on the north side of the Victoria Nile, within Murchison Falls National Park.  Getting an early start is important, as some of the animals will migrate to the trees and bush as ...

Murchison Falls, Uganda, Murchison Falls, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls, Uganda

A travel blog entry by jaynewick

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After breakfast in Entebbe at The Boma, we left with our driver/guide, Nasser, for Murchison Falls. Being a Sunday, the roads from Entebbe through Kampala were uncongested, lucky for us.  This is a typically busy & congested route.  For the ...

Weekend Safari, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Weekend Safari

A travel blog entry by ianandjess

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... things.  Our bartering skills are getting much better.  We then went to our hostel to rest up for our long journey to Murchison Falls and out Safari adventure!   Our truck left at 8:30am sharp.  After a 7-hour road trip we reached the ...

Cruising the Nile, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Cruising the Nile

A travel blog entry by jim_and_cheri

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Cheri and I walked down to the office of our friends at Wild Frontiers to enquire about hiring a “Duro” boat and skipper for a trip on the Nile to the delta for the next morning.  The “Duro” boat is basically the equivalent ...

A quick update as the internet here sucks!, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

A quick update as the internet here sucks!

A travel blog entry by jim_and_cheri

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... the ferry. Juma (his name means born of Friday) our driver and friend from the previous year will have a couple of spare days at Murchison.  We have hired him for a couple of game drives.  He has eyes like a hawk.  The photo of the young ...

Chimpanzees in the rain, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Chimpanzees in the rain

A travel blog entry by brendacundy

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... of one in the tree. And then the torrential rain started. We were soaked! It was a long drive back, depsite having left murchison falls at 6am we didn´t reach Kampala until 7pm. Then Chris and I continued on to Entebbe. We experienced the full horror of ...

Murchison Falls, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls

A travel blog entry by nicoleandfaye

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... 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, Murchison Falls, Uganda travel blog

Safari and big ass waterfall

A travel blog entry by dave.arkell

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 ...

Murchison Falls National Park - The Nile, Uganda's, Murchison, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls National Park - The Nile, Uganda's

A travel blog entry by oyvindsandve

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, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Murchison Falls NP

A travel blog entry by pekingeend

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Game drives with Juma, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Game drives with Juma

A travel blog entry by jim_and_cheri

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Juma our driver and friend from last year has agreed to take Cheri and I for two day long game drives. On both days we arrived early at the ferry to ensure a place on the first crossing of the Nile at 07:00HRS.  We then proceeded as quickly as ...

Welcome to the beating heart of Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Welcome to the beating heart of Uganda

A travel blog entry by chawi

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During our first week in East Africa we figured out that one of the best places in Uganda is: The Murchison Falls Reserve. More than 200km north of Kampala, close to the border of Congo and Sudan. Although knowing the instability in this area, we decided ...

Safari parmis les animaux, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda travel blog

Safari parmis les animaux

A travel blog entry by globetrottinett

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Nous avons quitté Entebbe pour nous rendre vers le Parc de Murchison Falls. Nous montons les tentes et explorons les environs du Red Chili Rest Camp. Les douches hébergent de gentilles petites coquerelles de 5 pouces de long! Nous avons aussi bravé les ...

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