Murchison Falls tourist attraction — Attraction in Buliisa

Well worth the visit.

We drove to the top of the falls, where we had a guide take us to the different viewpoints. The walk was easy going - a few steep ups & downs, but it wasn't too long. Our guide was good, and had some interesting information about the area & the falls. The viewpoints give you some great views looking back over the falls, and then you can walk to the top of the falls themselves. Here you really get to experience them - the sound of crashing water, the huge waves, and the power of all this water flowing down a narrow passage. It's a good spot to sit for a while & take it all in.

Due to our itinerary, we drove to the Parra Ferry Corssing the following day where the Murchison Falls boat trips start. We were on one of the larger boats (there were many different shapes and sizes). It was slow-going upstream, but this gave you time to take in the views - plenty of elephants, hippos, crocs, kingfishers, and bee-eaters along the way. They had a bar on the boat with various drinks for sale.

The boat cruise takes you to the bottom of the falls, although you do not get close to them. From this point, you can do a walk up to the top of the falls, and either drive back from the parking lot (if you'd arranged that with your driver), or catch a later boat cruise back to the Parra Ferry Crossing. BE SURE YOU GET ONTO THE CORRECT BOAT when heading back to Parra - a family climbed onto our boat after their walk, not realizing it was owned by a different company, so they were charged a second time for the trip. The boat trip back is quicker, as you're now traveling downstream.

Overall, the boat trip was worth it, and had some great sights, but if you're limited for time, you want to head straight to the top...

One of the Large Uganda’s National Parks situated in northwestern Uganda, the large Murchison Falls National Park covers an area of 3893 square kilometers and lies within the northern part of the Albertine Rift Valley. Wildlife in Murchison falls National Park There are several wildlife habitats within the park including woodland, savanna, wetlands, River Nile as well as the tropical forest which shelter more than 70 types of mammal species as well as over 450 bird species. To best view the wildlife here, we recommend that you take a game ride or a boat ride. Game drives are conducted early in the morning as well as late in the afternoons. Some of the commonly seen animals here include: warthogs, Cape buffaloes, Lions, hartebeests, Uganda kobs, Rothschild’s giraffes, Nile huge crocodiles, leopards, hippos, oribi as well as elephants. You will get an opportunity to see the uncommon but highly sought after shoebill stork. There are also some primates in the park with the chimpanzees being the most outstanding. These can be seen in the Kaniyo Pabidi forest during our chimpanzee trekking safaris.

The Magical Murchison Falls – Feel the Amazing – The White Pressure waters :- Inside the park, the first section of the river is the Victoria Nile and his flows for 80 km forming the white-water. Boat Rides:- The highlight of any Uganda Safari in Murchison is the boat Ride (Launch Boat Cruise) on River Nile. There is a ride to the bottom of the falls at 9:00 am every morning and 2:00 pm every afternoon.

Hike or Drive to the Top of the Falls:- You can head to the ‘Top of the falls’ either by Choice of hiking from the foots of the Falls or Driving...

The White Nile, from its Lake Victoria source at Jinja, flows into the shallow Lake Kyoga and into Murchison Falls National Park, cutting the Park into north and south. From Murchison, the river flows into Lake Albert and turns northerly out of Uganda into Southern Sudan.

The Nile is synonymous with the stunning Murchison Falls Park - biggest of all Uganda parks; in the Park, the river pours its millions of litres through a breathtaking 7 meters gap in the rocks, at Murchison Falls, @ 300 cubic meters per second - dropping 43 metres into the gorge below. A Nile Boat cruise is offered to the bottom of the falls, with en-route sights of hippos, buffaloes, crocodiles and various bird species; on arrival, one gets to enjoy a rewarding nature walk to the top of the falls.

The park is made up of woodland, wetland, savannah and tropical forest; it is a habitant for over 76 mammal species, including elephant, Rothschild’s giraffe, warthog, Cape buffalo, Uganda kob and hartebeest; in the river, you get hippos and the largest concentration of Nile crocodiles in the world. A birder’s paradise, the Park has over 450 bird species unique to each of the habitats; its’ Nile corridor has a big collection of water birds, including the rare pre-historic looking shoebill stork. Activities including game drives, boat rides and spot fishing; the sizes of the Nile perch in this...