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North-west Uganda, on the Nile

Murchison Falls safari

Uganda’s largest and oldest conservation area, cut in two by the Nile. Everything here is arranged around the river, from the launch cruise to the top of the falls.

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Sun at Murchison Falls today Sunrise 06:37 Sunset 18:38

Murchison Falls and its rock face above the blue Nile

Murchison Falls at a glance

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Trips that visit here
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Sunrise at Murchison Falls today
18:38
Sunset at Murchison Falls today
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Of daylight today
  • The falls The Nile squeezed through a gap about seven metres wide
  • Wildlife Over 76 mammal species and more than 450 bird species
  • Big game Lions, elephants and buffalo are often seen; leopard and rhino need luck
  • Giraffe Rothschild’s giraffe on the northern sector
  • Birds Shoebill, African fish eagle and kingfishers
  • Chimpanzees Tracking at Kaniyo Pabidi forest
  • Our route in Via Masindi, entering at Kichumbanyobo gate
An aerial view of Murchison Falls, with the gorge, rapids and mist rising through forest

Where the Nile drops

What you do there

What to do in Murchison Falls

From first light to last, with today’s real sunrise and sunset at Murchison Falls to mark the day.

  1. Sunrise at Murchison Falls today

    06:37

  2. Game drive, early

    A dawn drive on the northern sector for buffalo, lion, elephant, leopard, Rothschild’s giraffe and antelope, including Uganda kob and hartebeest.

  3. Nile launch cruise

    An afternoon on the water towards the falls, with hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds along the banks.

  4. Top of the falls

    Stand where the Nile squeezes through the gorge before it drops into the river below. A guided hike to the top is part of what the park offers.

  5. Chimpanzees and balloons

    Kaniyo Pabidi forest has chimpanzee tracking, and the park also offers hot-air balloon flights over the savanna. Ask us if you would like either added.

  6. Sunset at Murchison Falls today

    18:38

A lioness portrait in tall grass in Murchison Falls National Park A mother elephant with two calves on a track in Murchison Falls National Park

Best time

When to go to Murchison Falls

Game drives start at dawn or dusk whatever the season, and the Nile cruise runs in the afternoon.

Uganda’s drier months are June to September and December to February. March to May, October and November are the wettest. Tell us your dates and we will say what that means on the ground.

In pictures

Murchison Falls as our guests see it

  • A giraffe walking through tall grass under white clouds in Murchison Falls National Park
  • The sun setting orange over a winding dirt track on the savanna in Murchison Falls National Park
  • A pair of grey crowned cranes among water hyacinth in Murchison Falls National Park
  • A Uganda kob portrait, with lyre-shaped horns, in Murchison Falls National Park
  • A male lion portrait in golden grass in Murchison Falls National Park

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Trips that visit Murchison Falls

Every trip is request-to-book: choose one, send your dates, and we confirm.

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Photos: Uganda Wildlife Authority and Uganda Tourism Board.