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Boat cruise to the base of Murchison Falls
The Boat cruise to the base of Murchison Falls is a highlight of most Uganda safaris. Murchison falls National Park is Uganda’s largest and oldest conservation area. It is located in the northern part of the country in Nwoya district, it is bisected in 2 by the Victoria Nile. The main attractiveness in the national park is the boat cruise along the Nile,
Murchison Falls has been named as one if the 7 Wonders of the world and among the world’s most powerful water falls, the conservation area was initially known as the Kabalega national park, by one of Uganda’s president Idi Amin Dada, it was later renamed Murchison falls national park following his down fall, the park is one of the best places to see the so called big five of the wilderness (Lions, Leopards, African buffaloes and African elephants).
The boat cruise to the bottom of the falls in Murchison falls national park will take you to experience the base of the waterfall, a point at which the strong waving fall of the Victoria Nile falls into the deep plunge pool, the water squeezes its self into the 7 meter slit along the gorge, to drop in the most roar like sound echoing in most of the great wilderness points, the cruise begins at the Para dock, the boat activity is operated by both government entities through thee Uganda wildlife authority and private companies like Mara Africa and wild frontiers. The trips take place daily in the morning at 11:00am and 2:00pm east African time, transfers can be private or together with the public in the same boat as other travelers, the trip takes 2-3 hours while enjoying the granite rock walls of the enroute expect to see a number of animal species, like waterbucks, bush bucks, Nile crocodiles busking along the sandy banks of the river, and hippos, on a lucky day you might be chanced to see the critically endangered shoe bill stock.
The best time to do boat cruise is in the afternoon time as many animals gather at the banks in search of water more so when it is dry season, expect popular spots of the African elephants, Jackson hartebeests, it is great experience and not to Miss activity while in the national conservation area, other things to do while here include boat cruise along the Lake Albert delta, the cruise is done on sundowners mostly, it is a romantic experience in the national park, boat cruise in the park is always combined with other activities of the conservation areas including the
Game drives carried out through the well distributed ecosystems of the park, these are done using 4×4 wheel car drives which get you closure to the wildlife, they have been modified to meet the best of animal sights through their open roof tops, it is one of the few places where night game drives is allowed in search of animal species for so the cat family, in the morning and afternoon times is the best in to see animals, Birding in the national park, there are over 400 species of birds that have been recorded in the national conservation area to date.
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