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Amka Safaris

The Nile, Forced Through Stone.

At Murchison Falls, the entire Victoria Nile is squeezed through a gorge just seven metres wide before dropping forty-three metres in a churn of white water. It is one of the most dramatic river spectacles in Africa, and the centrepiece of Uganda’s largest national park.

Below the falls, the Nile widens into calm water thick with hippos and crocodiles, navigated by boat up to the base of the falls themselves. North of the river, open savannah holds elephant, giraffe and lion, while the Budongo Forest to the south shelters chimpanzees.

Destination / Northwest Uganda

Murchison

Best for
Nile boat safaris & big game drives
Best time
December–February · June–September
Getting there
Around 4–5 hours’ drive from Entebbe, or a short flight to Pakuba
Suggested stay
2–3 nights
/01 Highlights

What You Come For.

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Boat Trip To The Falls

Cruise the Victoria Nile from Paraa up to the base of the falls, past hippos, crocodiles and elephants that gather along the banks to drink.

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Top Of The Falls Walk

Stand where the entire Nile forces through a seven-metre gorge, viewed from a walkway at the very lip of the drop.

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North Bank Game Drives

Cross the river to open savannah on Murchison’s northern side, where elephant, giraffe, buffalo and lion move across some of Uganda’s most classic plains.

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Budongo Forest Chimp Tracking

Track habituated chimpanzees through Budongo, one of Uganda’s largest remaining natural forests, on the park’s southern edge.

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