When At Murchison Falls National Park, Stay at Red Chili's Rest Camp

A Travel Guide to Uganda by Timothy Ijala

Murchison Falls National Park is 6 hours drive from Kampala in the North Western part of Uganda.It is the largest National Park in Uganda , a huge area of 3,840-square-kilometres and has the Nile River cutting right across it. It boasts an abundance of flora and fauna. Some of the animals that can be seen at the Park include Lion, Leopard, elephant, Giraffe, Hyaena and Buffalo. The best experience you can have while at the park is a three hour boat ride on the Nile river. You will be able to see some of the animals listed above and in addition to that loads of hippo families, crocodiles and many birds including KingFishers, Beeaters, the Giant Fish Eagle and Comorants.
The beauty of visiting this Park is that there is so much to see and the visit need not be expensive. A round trip visit for two nights three days can cost you from about $350 including transport, accommodation, Park Fees and a game drive. This is also because of the availability of camping facilities with showers and a restaurant which prepares fine meals and has a well stocked bar and a fire place where you can sit and enjoy reviewing the experiences of the day while you listen to the snort of the hippos coming from the river which is not far away from the rest camp. There are also bandas with shared facilities or those which are self contained and all this adds up to a comfortable stay at the Park.
Of course like the name suggests there is also a water falls called Murchison Falls that drops 43 feet down. The water falls can be viewed from a viewing point at the top of the falls which is about an hours drive from the rest camp or can also be seen from the boat when you go on the three hour boat trip. If you are feeling adventurous and energetic you can always climb to the top of the Falls from where the boat lets you off. However you have to sign a disclaimer to do this.
Like most Parks in East Africa Murchison Falls also has luxury lodges like Paraa Lodge and Sambiya River Lodge located in the Park.