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Murchison Falls NP

2.15088 , 31.64467

Uganda

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The introductory text should contain general information about the site, which may include for instance:
• geographic/ biogeographic location
• habitat and vegetation
• typical bird species/bird communities
• protection status
• land use and history
• importance for birdwatching

Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 1.9231/31.6996 (2020-11-29 20:09:11 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Murchison Falls NP" (2020-11-29 20:09:11 )

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  • Top species

List up to ca. 25 species that:
• have a limited distribution range and/or are rare on a global level
• are most sought-after by birdwatchers at this site
• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

Heuglin's Spurfowl (Pternistis icterorhynchus)
Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami)
African Finfoot (Podica senegalensis)
Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius)
Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)
Pel's Fishing-Owl (Scotopelia peli)
Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni)
Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera)
Red-winged Gray Warbler (Drymocichla incana)

Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) was added by Arshley Brian (2023-05-02 14:21:21)

Heuglin's Spurfowl (Pternistis icterorhynchus) was added by Arshley Brian (2023-05-02 14:17:19)

Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) was added by Arshley Brian (2023-05-02 14:17:02)

Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni) was added by Arshley Brian (2023-05-02 14:16:42)

African Finfoot (Podica senegalensis) was added by Arshley Brian (2023-05-02 14:10:41)

Red-winged Gray Warbler (Drymocichla incana) was added by Arshley Brian (2023-05-02 14:10:16)

Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) was added by Arshley Brian (2023-05-02 14:09:35)

Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami) was added by Arshley Brian (2023-05-02 14:09:14)

Pel's Fishing-Owl (Scotopelia peli) was added by Arshley Brian (2023-05-02 14:08:59)

Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius) was added by Arshley Brian (2023-05-02 14:08:10)

  • Timing and strategy

Depending on your interest the park is always rewarding throughout the whole year.

Morning and evening hours can be great but the evening seems to be more rewarding especially if you want to enjoy nature and landscapes, the Park has one of the best places to watch the sunset.

It is best to drive around with a 4WD safari Jeep.

The park has diffrent park routes which are very good but Queens Track, Common Wealth Tracks, Victoria Tracks and Shoebill are the best to explore while in the park.

If you want to enjoy the park you should definitely hire a safari guide.

Give recommendations for making your visit as productive as possible.
This may include for instance:
• best season
• best time of the day
• how much time to spend at the site
• best means of locomotion within the site
• recommended routes / areas within the site
• guiding

Edited by Stephen Matthews on 2025-11-05 10:49
Depending on your interest the park is always rewarding throughout the whole year. Morning and evening hours can be so great but the evening seems to be more rewarding especially if you want to enjoy nature and landscapes, the Park has one of the best places to watch the sunset. It is best to drive around with a 4WD safari Jeep. The park has diffrent park routes which are very good but Queens Track, Common Wealth Tracks, Victoria Tracks and Shoebill are the best to explore while in the park. If you want to enjoy the park you should definitely hire a safari guide.
Edited by Stephen Matthews on 2025-11-05 10:42
Depending on your interest the park is always rewarding through out throughout the whole year. Morning and evening hours can be so great but the evening seems to be more rewarding especially if you want to enjoy nature and landscapes,the landscapes, the Park has one of the best places to watch the sunset Its sunset. It is best to drive around with a 4WD safari Jeep Jeep. The park has diffrent park routes which are very good but Queens track,Common Track, Common Wealth Tracks, Victoria Tracks and Shoebill are the best to explore while in the park. If you want to enjoy the park you should definetly hire  definitely hire a safari guideguide.
Edited by Arshley Brian on 2023-05-02 10:13
Depending on your interest the park is always rewarding through out the whole year. Morning and evening hours can be so great but the evening seems to be more rewarding especially if you want to enjoy nature and landscapes,the Park has one of the best places to watch the sunset Its best to drive around with a 4WD safari Jeep The park has diffrent park routes which are very good but Queens track,Common Wealth Tracks, Victoria Tracks and Shoebill are the best to explore while in the park. If you want to enjoy the park you should definetly hire  safari guide
  • How to get there

There are two main ways to get there.

You can fly in with a local airline and the most used are Bar Aviation and Aero Link. The park has two airstrips, the main one being in the center of the park called Pakuba Airstrip and the second one being slightly outside the park called Bugungu Aistrip.

By car it depends from where you're entering from. There are different gates and the main ones are Kichumbanyombo gate which is closer to masindi and is the main gate, Tangi gate which can be accessed from the northern part of the park and Bugungu Gate which can be accessed from Bulissa. All roads to the park are well made. 

Explain from where and how to get to this site with private and public transport.

Edited by Stephen Matthews on 2025-11-05 10:43
There are two main ways on how to get there there. You can fly in with a local Aviation and airline and the most used are Bar Aviation and Aero Link.Link. The park has two airstips airstrips, the main one being in the center of the park called Pakuba Airstrip and the second one being slightly outside the park called Bugungu Aistrip Aistrip. By car it depends from where your'e you're entering from.from. There are different gates an and the main ones are Kichumbanyombo gate which is closer to masindi and its is the main gate,Tangi gate, Tangi gate which can be accesed accessed from the northeren northern part of the park and Bugungu Gate whic which can be accesed accessed from Bulissa.Bulissa. All roads to the park are well mademade. 
Edited by Arshley Brian on 2023-05-02 10:20
There are two main ways on how to get there You can fly in with a local Aviation and the most used are Bar Aviation and Aero Link.The park has two airstips the main one being in the center of the park called Pakuba Airstrip and the second one being slightly outside the park called Bugungu Aistrip By car it depends from where your'e entering from.There different gates an the main ones are Kichumbanyombo gate which is closer to masindi and its the main gate,Tangi gate which can be accesed from the northeren part of the park and Bugungu Gate whic can be accesed from Bulissa.All roads to the park are well made

By car it depends from where you're entering from. There are different gates and the main ones are Kichumbanyombo gate which is closer to masindi and is the main gate, Tangi gate which can be accessed from the northern part of the park and Bugungu Gate which can be accessed from Bulissa. All roads to the park are well made.

You need an entry permit and for foreigners you pay $45pp then locals pay 20000shs equivalent to $7 per 24 hours and car entry depends on the car your are driving but prices range from $10-$35.

The park opens at 7:00am and closes at 7:00pm on a daily basis.

Other restrictions: you are not allowed to drive over 40km per hr, littering in the park is not allowed, hooting in the park is not allowed but above all off-tracking is not allowed in the park.

Provide information on how to enter this site, which may include:
• entry points
• entry permits / entry tickets and fees
• opening hours / opening season
• other restrictions

Note that this section should only contain information on how to ACCESS (= enter) a site. Info on how to REACH a site should be added to "How to get there" section.

Edited by Stephen Matthews on 2025-11-05 10:45
By car it depends from where you're entering from. There are different gates and the main ones are Kichumbanyombo gate which is closer to masindi and is the main gate, Tangi gate which can be accessed from the northern part of the park and Bugungu Gate whic which can be accessed from Bulissa. All roads to the park are well made. You need an entry permit and for foreigners you pay $45pp then locals pay 20000shs equivalent to $7 per 24 hours and car entry depends on the car your are driving but prices range from $10-$35. The park opens at 7:00am and closes at 7:00pm on a daily basis. Other restrictions: you are not allowed to drive over 40km per hr, littering in the park is not allowed, hooting in the park is not allowed but above all off-tracking is not allowed in the park.
Edited by Stephen Matthews on 2025-11-05 10:45
By car it depends from where your'e you're entering from.from. There are different gates an and the main ones are Kichumbanyombo gate which is closer to masindi and its is the main gate,Tangi gate, Tangi gate which can be accesed accessed from the northeren northern part of the park and Bugungu Gate whic can be accesed accessed from Bulissa.Bulissa. All roads to the park are well made. You need an entry permit and for foreigners you pay $45pp then locals pay 20000shs equivalent to $7 per 24 hours and car entry depnds depends on the car your are driving but prices range from $10-$35) $10-$35. The park opens at 7:00am and closes at 7:00pm on a daily basis basis. Other Restrictions is that restrictions: you are not allowed to drive past 40km over 40km per hr,Littering hr, littering in the park is not allowed,hooting allowed, hooting in the park is not allowed but above all Off-tracking off-tracking is not allowed in the park park.
Edited by Arshley Brian on 2023-05-02 10:27
By car it depends from where your'e entering from.There different gates an the main ones are Kichumbanyombo gate which is closer to masindi and its the main gate,Tangi gate which can be accesed from the northeren part of the park and Bugungu Gate whic can be accesed from Bulissa.All roads to the park are well made. You need an entry permit and for foreigners you pay $45pp then locals pay 20000shs equivalent to $7 per 24 hours and car entry depnds on the car your are driving but prices range from $10-$35) The park opens at 7:00am and closes at 7:00pm on a daily basis Other Restrictions is that you are not allowed to drive past 40km per hr,Littering in the park is not allowed,hooting in the park is not allowed but above all Off-tracking is not allowed in the park
  • Other attractions

The park has over 95 different recorded mammals, one of the oldest tropical rain forests called Budongo Forest, and one of the most beautiful landscapes the country can offer.

Other sights to see are the world's most powerful falls called Murchison Falls where you see the world's longest river squeezing itself through an 8m gorge and pouring 47m deep. It's really an amazing moment to witness.

The park also has a delta point where River Nile meets with Lake Albert and to make it more amazing it is at that point that you find the country's lowest point which is about 610m above sea level.

The park has different activities like the famous boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, hiking the cliff to the bottom of the falls and back to the top. You can also do hot air ballooning.

Add information about other attractions at this site, including
• wildlife (apart from birds)
• sights (natural, cultural, archaeological, etc.)
• activities (e.g. for non-birding companions)

Edited by Stephen Matthews on 2026-01-02 11:31
The park has over 95 different recorded mammals, the park has one mammals, one of the oldest tropical rain forests called Budongo Forest, and the park has one of the most beautiful landscapes the country can offer. Other sights to see are the world's most poweful powerful falls called Murchison Falls where you see the world's longest river squeezing itself through an 8m gorge and pouring 47m deep. It's really an amazing moment to witness. The park also has a delta point where River Nile meets with Lake Albert and to make it more amazing it is at that point that you find the country's lowest point which is about 610m above sea level. The park has different activities like the famous boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, hiking the cliff to the bottom of the falls and back to the top. You can also do hot air ballooning.
Edited by Stephen Matthews on 2025-11-05 10:47
The park has over 95 differnt different recorded mammals,the mammals, the park has one of the oldest tropical rain forests called Budongo Forest,The Forest, and the park has one of the most beautiful landscapes the country can offer. Other sights to see are the world's most poweful falls called Murchsion Murchison Falls where you see the world's longest river squeezing it's self itself through an 8m gorge and pouring 47m deep.its deep. It's really an amazing moment to witness witness. The park also has a delta point where River Nile meets with Lake Albert and to make it more amazing its at it is at that point where you that you find the country's lowest point which is about 610m above sea level level. The park has different activities like the famous boat cruise to the bottom of the falls,Hiking falls, hiking the cliff  to to the bottom of the falls and back to the top,You top. You can also do a Hot hot air Baloon.ballooning.
Edited by Arshley Brian on 2023-05-02 10:43
The park has over 95 differnt recorded mammals,the park has one of the oldest tropical rain forests called Budongo Forest,The park has one of the most beautiful landscapes the country can offer. Other sights to see are the world's most poweful falls called Murchsion Falls where you see the world's longest river squeezing it's self through an 8m gorge and pouring 47m deep.its really an amazing moment to witness The park also has a delta point where River Nile meets with Lake Albert and to make it more amazing its at that point where you find the country's lowest point which is about 610m above sea level The park has different activities like the famous boat cruise to the bottom of the falls,Hiking the cliff  to the bottom of the falls and back to the top,You can also do a Hot air Baloon.

The park has an information center close to Red Chilli but all entry points into the park can provide you with the necessary information you would need.

The park also has well structured buildings and Safari Lodges.

It also has restroom points in the park like at Hippo Pool.

Provide information about what type of facilities are available at
or near this site, including:
• information centers / information points
• catering
• accommodation
• hides and watchtowers
• restrooms / toilets

Edited by Stephen Matthews on 2025-11-05 10:48
The park has an information center close to Red Chilli but all entry points into the park can provide you with the neccesary necessary information you would need. The park also has well structured buildings and Safari Lodges. It also has restroom points in the park like at Hippo Pool.
Edited by Stephen Matthews on 2025-11-05 10:48
The park has the information an information center close to Red Chilli but all entry points into the park can give ou provide you with the neccesary information you woukd needed. would need. The park also has well structured buildings and Safari Lodges. it It also has restroom points in the park like at Hippo PoolPool.
Edited by Arshley Brian on 2023-05-02 10:58
The park has the information center close to Red Chilli but all entry points into the park can give ou with the neccesary information you woukd needed. The park also has well structured buildings and Safari Lodges. it also has restroom points in the park like at Hippo Pool

The park is safe provided you work within the given period of time.

Some tracks like Albert track are covered with the Sickle bush tree that makes sighting of animals difficult.

Are there any security issues or other annoyances at this site? For
instance, these may include:
• offenses like robbery or theft
• natural hazards
• dangerous or annoying animals or plants (mosquitoes, leaches, thorn bushes, etc.)
• noise pollution

Edited by Stephen Matthews on 2025-11-05 10:48
The park is safe provided you work with in within the given period of time time. Some tracks like Albert track are covered with the Sickle bush tree that makes sighting of animals difficult.
Edited by Arshley Brian on 2023-05-02 11:01
The park is safe provided you work with in the given period of time Some tracks like Albert track are covered with the Sickle bush tree that makes sighting of animals difficult.
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