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Private safari journey · Uganda

3-Day Luxury Safari in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park

Cruise the Nile to Murchison Falls’ base, then hike Kaniyo Pabid Forest for chimpanzee tracking with other primates along the trail.

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Duration
3 days
4 stops
Stays
1 stay
Guide price
From US$2,239
per person
Best for
Luxury tour
Private tour

The journey

Journey overview

Filmed near Murchison Falls National Park, the 1951 movie “The African Queen” with the venerable Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn was Among other notable guests to Murchison are Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, Prince William, Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian. Murchison is a “must-visit” with 76 species of animals and 451 bird species. Lions, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos, Nile crocodiles, aquatic birds, and much more will all be seen here.

  • Activities: game drives, chimpanzee trekking & boat trip
  • Game drives: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle & pop-up roof minivan
  • Getting around: pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle, pop-up roof minivan & boat We can help select your international flights, but you'll have to book them yourself A transfer from and back to the airport is included
  • Luxury tour
  • Private tour
  • Can start any day
  • Can be customized
  • Suitable for solo travelers
  • Minimum age of 15 years

Availability

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Listing last checked on 28 Aug 2026

Journey route

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Day by day

Your itinerary

01Day 1

Day 1

Murchison Falls National Park

From the airport or your present location, a guide will pick you up and transport you towards the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. One of the most successful rhino breeding initiatives worldwide, Ziwa offers a unique chance to monitor the highly endangered white rhino and supports their protection. From Masindi town, therefore, use the Kichumbanyobo Gate to reach Murchison Falls National Park. After crossing the seasonal Sambiya River to reach the Nile River, enjoy a picturesque drive in verdant surroundings and then proceed via a ferry to the North Bank. Before starting a twilight game drive to wrap your day in an exciting manner, check in at your lodge.
  • Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
02Day 2

Day 2

Murchison Falls National Park

Early morning game drives with your driver-guide will help you to discover the many species of Murchison Falls National Park. Among others, seek find elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, Rothschild giraffes, hippos, waterbucks, bushbucks, and Jackson’s Hartebeest. With species like the Abyssinian ground hornbill, grey herons, African fish eagle, and saddle-billed storks, the birdlife is equally rich. Lunch is back at the lodge. You will board a boat ride towards the foot of the falls at 2:00pm from a port on the Nile River. You could see hippos in the water and Nile Crocodiles lined the riverbed along the route. Get breathtaking pictures and take in the vista from the rocks near Murchison Falls’ base. Trekking to the top of the falls after disembarking will let you see the Nile powerfully funneling down a 7–8-meter canyon, among the most powerful waterfalls on Earth. Join your driver-guide for your return ride to the resort after the trek.
  • Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
03Day 3

Day 3

Murchison Falls National Park

Early breakfast, check out your accommodation, then go to the Kaniyo Pabid Forest. Following a resident ranger/guide’s briefing, set for a hike to the chimpanzee refuge. Other primates like olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, and grey-cheeked mangabeys will cross your path. Your educational book will provide information on the many kinds of trees as well as old legends about the forest. A close-up meeting with the chimpanzees marks the high point of the tracking session. Lunch will be supplied on way as you return to the base from where your driver-guide will be ready to take you to Entebbe. End of tour.
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Stays

Where you will stay

Accommodation is subject to confirmation for your dates.

What’s included

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Included in this journey

  1. Park fees (For non-residents)
  2. Chimp permits(One per person, non-resident)
  3. All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  4. All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  5. A professional driver/guide
  6. All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  7. All Taxes/VAT
  8. Roundtrip airport transfer
  9. Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  10. Drinking water (On all days)

Not included

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

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From

US$2,239

per person

Guide price

US$2,689 per person

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1 stay

2 nights across 3 days.

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Listing updated

28 Aug 2026

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