Million Miles AdventuresUganda Safari Specialists

Destination guide

Murchison Falls National Park

Where the entire Nile is forced through a 7-metre gorge

Uganda's largest national park, where the entire Nile River is squeezed through a narrow 7-metre gorge and explodes into the Victoria Nile below.

The morning launch cruise runs to the base of the falls past hippo, crocodile and shoebill habitat; the afternoon hike to the Top of the Falls delivers the view that sells the park.

The northern circuit holds lion, giraffe, elephant and buffalo, and the drive up from Kampala pairs naturally with rhino tracking at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

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Itineraries visiting Murchison Falls

Permits are limited

Gorilla permits for peak season sell out four to six months ahead.

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