Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s largest and oldest national park, renowned for its dramatic waterfall, diverse wildlife, and scenic landscapes. Located in north western Uganda, it spans approximately 3,893 square kilometers and is bisected by the Victoria Nile, which plunges 43 meters through a narrow gorge to form the powerful Murchison Falls; the park’s most iconic feature. The park supports a wide range of ecosystems, including savannah, riverine forests, and wetlands, which are home to over 76 mammal species such as elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, buffaloes, and hippos, as well as more than 450 bird species, including the rare shoebill stork.

Murchison Falls is also a prime location for boat safaris, especially along the Nile where crocodiles and hippos thrive. Established as a game reserve in 1926 and later gazetted as a national park in 1952, Murchison Falls has become one of Uganda’s most popular tourist destinations, offering activities like game drives, boat cruises, birdwatching, chimpanzee tracking in nearby Budongo Forest, and hiking to the top of the falls. Its combination of spectacular scenery, abundant wildlife, and rich biodiversity makes it a cornerstone of Uganda’s conservation and tourism efforts.