Drive your own Uganda wildlife safari adventure on a self drive holiday to the magnificent Murchison Falls National Park. This is the largest Uganda wildlife safari park, divided by Africa’s longest river named as River Nile that has its source in Jinja (Eastern Uganda) and its mouth in the Mediterranean sea in Egypt. A Self drive holiday in Uganda to Murchison falls National park gives you a great opportunity to see the BIG 5 animals namely; The Lion, Leopard, Buffaloes, Elephant and Rhinos in Zziwa sanctuary.

From Kampala, it can take you between 4 – 6 hours drive to Murchison Falls National Park. Here you will have enroute visit to Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary at Nakasongola, do Rhino tracking before continuing to the park. You may have en-route lunch in Masindi town or Zziwa Rhino sanctuary after tracking Rhinos. Among the accommodation options in Murchison falls National park include Red Chilli Rest Camp for budget travelers, Nile Safari Lodge, Sambiya River lodge, Murchison River Lodge, Paraa safari lodge, Pakuba Safari lodge and very many camp sites. You can choose to spend your nights in the nearby Masindi town with many good hotels / Inns for different prices.

While on your self drive to Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda, you will enjoy big game drives in search for some of the big 5 mention above apart from Rhinos along side other animals such as Warthogs, and antelopes. In the afternoon, enjoy a memorable and fantastic boat cruise to the bottom of the falls. Here you will see many Hippos, huge Nile crocodiles, elephants and buffaloes drinking water on the river and over 350 bird species.

There is also Chimpanzee tracking adventure and habituation experience in Budongo forest. This is also famous for bird watching. Another boat cruise to he Nile delta and a nature walk to the top of the falls is more than an adventure.

Explore Murchison falls park at your own pace and in privacy by taking a self drive adventure safari in Uganda. Very many companies offering self drive car hire in Uganda. For example, a 4×4 Toyota Rav4 or Land cruiser does it better. You can go any where with such vehicles. It should be noted that due to the poor nature of our roads in Uganda, a 4×4 vehicle is recommended. Our roads especially going to national parks are impassable especially in rainy seasons.