The Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls National Park : Murchison falls national park is the largest national park in Uganda that has attracted a number of tourists interested in viewing a number of wildlife in the country to visit the park for an amazing Uganda safari. After planning for your trip make sure you get the chance to make a stopover at ziwa rhino sanctuary the only place in Uganda where you can find the endangered white rhinos and when you make your way to Murchison falls national park, you will get to see the, lions, leopards, elephants and the buffalos giving you the big five animals in Uganda. At the ziwa rhino sanctuary, you will walk through a number of vegetation covers like the tall grass, acacia trees and thickets to access the white rhinos and observe their behavior, take pictures of them among other interesting features to make experience in Uganda quite memorable.

There are a number of activities in Murchison falls national park that you can take part in for a memorable experience in the park like the game dives in Murchison falls national park where you can choose to either take part in the morning game drive or the evening game drives which will give you the chance to see a number of different animal species for instance during the morning you will get to see the early risers and during the evening game you will get to see the carnivores in the park.

You can also take part in birding in Murchison falls national park where you will get to see a number of bird species like African Darter, African Wattled Lapwing, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Common Squacco Heron, Crowned Lap wing, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater, Great Egret for the most rewarding experience. Another interesting activity is the top of the falls hike which involves hiking to the top of the falls where you will get to see the falls clearly with and how violent they are making them the world’s most powerful falls. Among the different activities in Murchison falls national park that you can take part, the boat cruise is the most rewarding experience that you will participate in to top your experience in the park.

The boat cruise in Murchison falls national park is the most rewarding activity that travellers that visit the park come to take part in to see the world’s most powerful waterfalls. The boat cruise in Murchison falls national park can be carried out in two sessions the morning and the evening boat cruise where you will get to see a number of rewarding attractions

The Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls National Park
The Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls National Park

There are two launch trips that is the upstream launch trip and the downstream launch trip that will give you the chance to see the different rewarding attractions.  The boat cruise starts from, Paara moving upstream which will give you the chance to see animal species like the buffaloes, elephants, zebras among other animal, as you make your way to the bottom of the falls, you will come across a raised piece of land where numerous bird species breed their eggs in order to avoid predators from feeding on them which is quite fascinating to watch.

As you get close to the falls, you will get to see the crocodiles sun basking and many other rewarding attractions. During the sundowner’s launch trip you will get to see the different animal species and also have the chance to see the sunset which is the highlight of the sundowner’s launch trip as you sip on some wine as you watch the different wildlife in the park.

The Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls National Park
The Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls National Park

One thing you should put in mind while participating in the boat cruise in Murchison falls national park there are a number of things you should put in mind and these include;

  • The fact that it can take around 3 hours it is important that you consider carrying a light snack to avoid getting hungry to make your activity dreadful.
  • carry some cash with you and purchase some drinks on board for an amazing experience watching the wildlife species as you also sip a soft drink or some wine on board.
  • Insect repellent in the park should be carried because during the boat cruise, you will encounter a number of tsetse flies along the way whose bites are really itchy and they can make your activity quite uncomfortable therefore consider putting on insect repellent to avoid them from biting you and because the tsetse flies are attracted to bright colours you should consider putting on neutral colours to avoid insect bites that can make your experience in the park quite unbearable.
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