Best time to visit Murchison falls national park
Murchison falls national is located in north western Uganda in the districts of Nwoya, Buliisa, Kiryadongo and Masindi covering the total area of about 3840square kilometres. Murchison falls national park is Uganda’s biggest savannah park, it was gazetted in195, the park is spectacular offering quiet a number of Uganda safari activities to travellers. Murchison falls national park is a home to over 76 mammals, and quiet number of birds recorded in the park making birders haven. Also, on a Uganda wildlife safari to Murchison falls national park, one can encounter animals like elephants, buffaloes, lions, hippos, giraffes, bushbucks, to mention but a few.
When to visit Murchison falls national park
Murchison falls national park can be visited anytime of the year though the best time is during the dry season in the months of June to September
And December to February during these months there is less rainfall making the activities easily done and there is easy access to the park because there is no mud the roads are dry during these periods.
Though Murchison can also be visited during the wet season in the months march to may and October to November, though it is not the best time but travellers willing can also come because it is the best time to view birds and there is no congestion because visitors are though some times it hard doing activities during the wet season because of the muddy roads, tall vegetation due to heavy rains. If your top priority is game viewing while in Murchison falls national park then dry season is the best season to visit Murchison falls national park
These are some of the benefits of visiting Murchison falls national park during the dry season
The roads and skies are dry making game viewing easy because the conditions and weather are stable for any activity making your visit to Murchison falls national park the best.
Easy wildlife viewing, because animals always congregate around the water sources to take water like the elephants and buffaloes making it easy to spot them.
Visitors are able to visit the communities on foot even without getting stuck because the truck routes and trials are dry.
What to carry on a wildlife safari in Murchison falls national park
Insect repellent since it is a bush there are different types of insects so to avoid getting mosquito or insect bites wear your mosquito repellent
Binoculars these are necessarily during your wildlife tour because most travellers love spotting birds so for better viewing of birds it is better you carry binoculars because they are never in one place, but for easy viewing have a pair of binoculars with you.
Rain coat since Uganda’s weather is un predictable, so it is better you carry a rain jacket to prevent yourself from being hit by rain.
A camera to take pictures to keep memories during the wildlife tour and in Murchison falls.
What should you expect to see and do while in Murchison falls national park
Game drives
Games drive in Murchison falls national park are one of the top activities to do in Murchison fall national park and game drives are done early in the morning and evening and most of the game drives are done in the north side of the park, during game drives you can encounter animals like bush bucks, elephants, buffaloes, hippos and many more.
Birding
Murchison falls national park is a home to over 350 bird species recorded in the park and some f the birds to be spotted include black headed gonolek, shoebill, hadada ibis, and others.
Chimpanzee trucking
Chimpanzee trucking is done in Budongo forest and they can be trucked early in the morning and in the afternoon, the tricking takes 2-3hours and after finding the chimpanzee the visitors are allowed to spend 1 hour with them, while viewing them and taking pictures.
Sport fishing
Murchison falls national park is bisected by the Victoria Nile which is part of the great river Nile, before doing this activity you need to have a fishing permit and fishing will be provided or you carry your own and some of the fish caught include Nile perch, tilapia, cut fish lung fish and others.
Cultural encounters
Tourists who choose to visit communities in Murchison falls have an opportunity to interact the Boomu women’s group and those in Mubako community, during these visits tourists always get to learn the local languages, their food, traditional dances and also get a chance to participate in what the local people are doing.
Hike to the top of the falls, if a visitor really wants to witness the true powerful and might Murchison falls, hiking to the top of the falls is the best adventure.
Where to stay when you are in Murchison falls national park
Murchison falls national park has accommodations ranging from luxury to budget range and these include Bamboo village, Pakuba safari lodge, Chobe lodge, sambiya river lodge, Nkundwa Nile view lodge, Para safari lodge, Murchison giraffe camp.
How to get to Murchison falls national park
By road
Murchison falls national park is about 5 hours from Kampala to para where the headquarters, visitor can drive from Kampala via Masindi or Budongo forest all those routes will lead you into the park.
By air
Murchison falls national park can also be reached by air by use of daily domestic flights and one can book them from Entebbe in kajjansi which is like 2 hours and the plane will take you to Pakuba airstrip then transfer to the park by vehicle.
In conclusion the best time is during the during the dry season though one can decide to visit Murchison falls during the wet season depending your interests because every visitor has what he or she prefers because as you travel, you should what you want either animals or birds. By ensuring and considering these seasonal highlights and preparing accordingly, you can ensure a memorable visit to one of Uganda’s biggest park with natural wonders, Murchison falls promises an forgettable adventure at any time of the year and any day. For the best advise on when to visit Murchison falls national park reach out to us at African Vacation Safaris.