The Nile, big cats and the shoebill
From $1,180.00 per person
Murchison is where the Nile stops being polite. The river that has meandered for a thousand kilometres suddenly hits the Rift Valley escarpment, funnels through a gap seven metres wide and drops 45 metres in white chaos.
Around it is classic African savanna country — big herds, big cats and big skies — with enough water to make boat safaris genuinely worthwhile rather than a novelty.
UgandaCentral RegionZiwa Rhino Sanctuary
Drive north through Luwero and Nakasongola, arriving at Ziwa in time for an afternoon walk with the southern white rhinos — the only wild rhinos in Uganda.
UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls National Park
An early morning canoe through the Lugogo papyrus in search of the prehistoric shoebill stork, then continue to Murchison Falls National Park and cross the ferry at Paraa.
UgandaNorthern RegionMurchison Falls National Park
A dawn game drive on the Buligi peninsula for lion, leopard and giraffe, followed by the famous three-hour launch cruise to the foot of Murchison Falls.
Walk to the top of the falls where the entire Nile squeezes through a seven metre gap, then take the delta boat trip for elephant, buffalo and more shoebill sightings.
One last early drive along the Buligi tracks before the return journey to Kampala or Entebbe, arriving in the evening.
The Paraa ferry runs on a published timetable and we always build in a buffer. When the new bridge is busy we use it instead, so there is never a risk to your schedule.
No honest operator can guarantee wildlife, but the delta trip has a very high success rate, particularly between December and March.
Every headline attraction in Uganda: rhinos, the Nile, chimpanzees, savanna game, gorillas and white water.
The classic short gorilla safari: two nights in the forest and one unforgettable hour with a mountain gorilla family.
Grade five rapids on the Nile, the source monument and a sunset cruise — all in one action-packed day.
