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Murchison Falls, Uganda

Visit Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Visit Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

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Located in western Uganda, this park is named after the Murchison Falls.

It is where the wide and placid Nile is suddenly forced through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment producing a torrent of white water.

To the north of the river is tall green grassland interrupted by patches of borassus palm, acacia and riverine woodland. To the south the vegetation becomes thicker with dense woodland and a beautiful area of closed canopy forest on Budongo Hill.

Wildlife of Murchison Falls

Hippo basking, Murchison Falls National ParkAfter the poaching ceased in the 1980s the animal population increased rapidly and sightings of lion, elephant, hippo, waterbuck, leopard and hyena are now common. The birdlife is extraordinary, with over 460 species recorded in the park including numerous raptors and the shoebill stork.

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    • Hippo basking, Murchison Falls National Park
      Hippo basking, Murchison Falls National Park
    • The Murchison Falls
      The Murchison Falls
    • The Murchison Falls
      The Murchison Falls
    • Elephants in Murchison Falls National Park
      Elephants in Murchison Falls National Park
    • Hippos in Murchison Falls National Park
      Hippos in Murchison Falls National Park
    • Elephant in Murchison Falls National Park
      Elephant in Murchison Falls National Park
    • Uganda kob in Murchison Falls National Park
      Uganda kob in Murchison Falls National Park
    • Herd of buffalo in Murchison Falls National Park
      Herd of buffalo in Murchison Falls National Park

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