3 Days fly in safari to Murchison falls national park

The 3 days fly in safari to Murchison falls national park is an exciting safari that will take you to Murchison falls national park is a home of different wildlife species including elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, Oribi, Jackson’s hartebeest, giraffes, leopards lions and over 450 bird species including the elusive shoebill stork. During the 3 days Murchison falls safari, you will be able to view different animals like buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs, lions, leopards, waterbucks, bushbucks, hippos, Nile crocodiles, warthogs, giraffes among others during the game drive and boat cruise to the bottom of the falls.

Highlights of the 3 days fly in safari to Murchison falls national park

Day 1: Fly to Murchison falls national park-afternoon game drive

Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Day 3: Morning game drive and fly back to Entebbe

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Fly to Murchison falls national park

Depending on your location in Kampala or Entebbe on the first day of the 3 days fly in safari to Murchison falls national park, you will be picked by our driver guide from your location, who will brief you about the safari and then transfer to Entebbe airport for your domestic flight to Murchison falls national park which departs at around 12:00pmand arrives at around 13:00pm.

Upon arrival at Pakuba airstrip, you will be welcomed by our driver guide and transfer to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will drive to the top of falls where you will be able to enjoy breathtaking views of the waterfall, take great photos among others. From the top of falls, you will go for an evening game drive where you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, giraffes, oribi, Jackson’s hartebeest, lions, leopards, hyenas among others. After the game drive, you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Luxury accommodation: Nile safari lodge, Paraa safari lodge

Super midrange accommodation: Murchison River lodge, Twiga lodge

Midrange accommodation: Tilenga safari lodge, Pakuba safari lodge

Budget accommodation: Parkside safari lodge, Fort Murchison lodge

Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of falls

After having an early breakfast on the second day of the 3 days fly in safari to Murchison falls national park, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to view animals like elephants, lions, giraffes, Jacksons hartebeest, leopards, buffaloes, bush bucks, waterbucks, warthogs, Uganda kobs, oribi, view different bird species among others. After the morning game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch.

After lunch, you will go for an afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of falls which takes about 2 to 3 hours. During the boat cruise, you will be able to enjoy great views of the scenery, view hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, view other animals like buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, warthogs, waterbucks along the shores, water birds like hornbills, cormorants, bee-eaters, kingfishers, fish eagles among others. After the boat cruise, you will drive back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight as above.

Meal Plan: Full board (Breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Day 3: Morning game drive and fly to Entebbe

On the last day of the 3 days fly in safari to Murchison falls national park, you will have breakfast at the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to go for another morning game drive where you will get an opportunity to view animals that you might have missed the previous night. After the game drive, you will drive back to the lodge for lunch where after you will check out and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Pakuba airstrip for a domestic flight back to Entebbe which departs at around 13:15pm.

End of 3 days fly in safari to Murchison falls national park

3 days fly in safari to Murchison falls national park includes

• Park entrance fees/ Game drive
• Boat cruise
• Rhino tracking
• Top of falls drive
• Domestic flights
• Experienced English speaking driver guide
• Full board accommodation
• All meals at the lodge (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Ground transport in a 4WD safari vehicle
• Vehicle and fuel
• Bottled drinking water

3 days fly in safari to Murchison falls national park excludes

• International air flight tickets
• Visas
• Optional activities and accommodation not included in the itinerary
• Personal expenses like such as laundry services, buying souvenirs, crafts, Alcoholic drinks, hiring a porter, tipping among others.