Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison Falls National Park is located in northwestern Uganda at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, covering 3,840 square kilometres of savannah, woodland, wetland, and riverine forest. First protected as a game reserve in 1926 and declared a national park in 1952, it is Uganda’s largest and oldest national park and one of the most biodiverse in East Africa. The Victoria Nile bisects the park from east to west for 115 kilometres, defining both its landscape and its wildlife.
At the heart of the park, the Victoria Nile forces through a narrow gorge just seven metres wide before plunging 43 metres over Murchison Falls into the Devil’s Cauldron below. This is one of Africa’s most dramatic natural spectacles and the defining feature of the park. Below the falls, the river slows and widens as it flows toward Lake Albert, creating the waterway that supports the park’s most productive wildlife viewing.

The park stretches from Lake George in the north to Lake Edward in the south, connected by the 40-kilometre Kazinga Channel. It is home to 95 mammal species, 10 primate species, and over 600 bird species, the largest bird checklist of any protected area in East Africa. Its four main zones, the Kasenyi Plains, the Ishasha sector, Kyambura Gorge, and Maramagambo Forest, each offer distinct wildlife experiences within the same park.