Hiking to the top of the falls at Murchison Falls National Park is among the exciting tourism activities at the park. Murchison Fall National Park is also known as Kabalega National Park. Murchison falls national park is known for its mighty and beautiful Murchison Falls. Murchison Falls is one of the key attractions in the park, attracting travelers from around the world.

 

Murchison Falls nation park is Uganda’s largest and oldest savannah national park. Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s top tourism destination, beside Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, which is known for the most thrilling mountain trekking safaris in Africa.

 

Murchison falls national park is primarily covered by tropical forest and savannah vegetation that protects a wide range of wildlife species living together in their natural environment. Murchison falls national park is one of the best national parks to view the "big five" wildlife species that were named by the known African game hunters. The big five animals include lions, elephants, cape buffaloes, leopards, and the African white and black rhinos that can be seen at Ziwa rhino sanctuary on your way to Murchison falls national park. Murchison Falls National Park is a truly unique tourism destination, offering a wide range of features that contribute to its scenic beauty.

 

Murchison fall national park was fractionated into two sectors by the might Albertine Nile. Murchison falls national park offers the northern sector and the southern sector that can be explored on morning or evening game drives safari or on a hot air balloon safari while enjoying the greatest beauty and all the magical features of the park. The northern sector of Murchison Falls National Park is a true blessing, with exciting activities and endless attractions such as a high concentration of wildlife species, and it offers the best park experiences. The northern sector offers a lot of nature walk routes and game trails for travelers’ exploration.

 

Hiking to the top of Murchison Falls at Murchison falls national park is an incomparable adventure encounter that tourists will discover when they travel to Murchison falls national park. Hiking to the top of the falls offers travelers an insight into uncovering the pearl of Africa's hidden treasures in the natural environment and wonderful gorge of the park’s waterfall, which is a narrow and small trench where the Nile water forces its way through the narrow gorge.

 

Hiking to the top of the falls is an exceptional adventure tourism activity that is combined with the Nile launch cruise safari on the Victoria Nile because the hike lasts from the bottom of the falls to the top of the falls. Therefore, for all tourists interested in hiking to the top of the falls, it is a must for them to book a Nile launch cruise that involves driving them for almost two hours to the hiking starting point at the top of the falls.

 

Hiking to the top of the falls is an incredible lifetime dream adventure for most travelers that gives them an opportunity to first enjoy Murchison falls national park’s wildlife species and bird watching along the Nile banks and near the marvelous gorge. Murchison offers the Nile crocodile, a huge population of hippos as permanent residents, a huge elephant population drinking water, waterbucks, bushbucks, zebras, and warthogs, among others.

 

What can visitors expect on the hike to the top of the falls?

When travelers take a Nile launch cruise safari at the Victoria Nile, the launch cruise takes them to the starting point of the hiking spot, which is commonly known as the Sir Samuel Bakers’ Trail or Point. It is thought that this is the same location where Sir Samuel Baker described Uganda as "the pearl of Africa" and named "Murchison Falls." Hiking to the top of the falls is an amazing experience.

 

Hiking to the top of the falls is matched by a professional Murchison Falls park ranger guide who will display all the information about Sir Samuel Baker’s achievements and discoveries while he was exploring Murchison Falls National Park. The guides will also help you spot different wildlife animals while you are hiking to the top of the falls, different bird species, and tree species.

 

The Murchison Falls hiking experience lasts for approximately 45 minutes from the starting point where the Nile launch cruise drops travelers and you begin your guided nature walk to the top of the falls. The top of the falls trail takes travelers to the early explorer's former footmarks. Although this trail is waterlogged, travelers may be able to view a lot of bird species flying, butterfly species, and other wildlife species that match the name "the pearl of Africa."

 

Murchison Falls: hiking to the top of the falls offers travelers a greater opportunity to take pictures of the waterfalls and more clear videos as you have a pleasant time while viewing its sister falls, called Uhuru Falls. Uhuru falls are only viewed when travelers participate in hiking to the top of the falls, tourists should request their tour organizer to include Murchison falls hiking to the top of the falls in their Murchison fall trip itinerary. While booking your safari to Murchison Fall National Park with Devine African Safaris hiking to the top of the fall is mostly included in the itinerary unless our traveler is not interested in it, in which case we can adjust the itinerary according to everyone's interest.