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Size Location Description The most rewarding area for animal viewing is the half-island between the Victoria Nile and Albert Nile, known as the Buligi-Circle. The animal concentration is particularly heavy here and the lush forest patches along the waterway as well as the conspicuous Borassus-palm trees lend the park landscape at this point a special fascinating attraction. The world’s famous Murchison-Waterfalls are a MUST for every visitor. The most impressive view is from above the falls. At this point, after twisting its way east before reversing direction, the Nile forces its water mass through a mere 7 meter gap in the rocks and tumbles 43 meter down, then flows westwards further down its course where the water becomes still again and flows on into Lake Albert. From this vantage point a path leads the visitor to the bottom section of the falls. Even at this place one is presented with a great view, the river pours itself into the valley with such force that the water forms froth and is accompanied by the tossing roaring noise. Here you will feel the rocks and its surroundings virtually tremble at the world’s most powerful natural flow of water. Large Elephant herds once roamed the savannah plains around here, enticing safari goers like the author Ernest Hemingway, who crushed his light plane while flying over the falls during a visit to the eponymous national park in the 1950’s. Also, Queen Elizabeth of England is on the list of many dignitaries who have paid a visit to this awesome part of the earth. The Elephant numbers were decimated by years of civil war, but their numbers are now again on the incline. Sharing plains with them are the Rothschild’s Giraffes, Antelopes, Zebras, and lions. The highlight of a Murchison Falls Safari is a boat ride on the Nile. River cruises operate from beneath the falls. After setting off, the captain steers the boat from bank to bank drifting past enormous crocodiles wiggling around in the sun on the sandbanks, pods of Hippos lying lazily in their hundreds, and the old Buffalo wallowing in the shallows. Each small creek seems to be occupied by the bubbling and sniffing animals and all sorts of other interesting animals along the river banks. However, at the centre of interest for many visitors are the birds, which can be watched from here. They sit in the marshy reeds, on the sandy beaches or on many of the big trees along the water. Alone, their multitudes are already impressive. They range from the small malachite-ice bird, the chimney-red bee-eater and the African fish eagle to the saddle-billed stork. The shoebill is however the most mysterious and most conspicuous bird, which can be observed, with some bit of luck, in a motionless posture along the river bank. Other species are, the Goliath Heron, Grey-crowned Crane, Long-toed Plover, and African Skimmer. The Fox’s Weaver- Uganda’s only endemic bird is also a notable record here. Also, commonly seen is; The Black-headed Gonolek, Silver Bird, Blue-napped Mousebird, Vitelline Masked Weaver, Green-winged Ptyilia Spotted Mourning Thrush, White-rumped Seed-eater, Black-headed Batis, Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver and Bluff-bellied Warbler.
Visiting Time All year round is a good visit. However, it is necessary to travel with a Four Wheel Drive especially during the rainy season. Please contact us for more information and further inquiries: Yours- EWS Team |
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