Getting to Murchison falls National Park

Murchison falls national park is located in the northern regions of Uganda, northwest of the capital, Kampala. The park is managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). Murchison falls spreads its boundaries to districts like Masindi, Buyisa, Kiryandongo and nwoya.it is the largest national park in Uganda with over 3840 sq.km  and lies on latititude 2.187499 and longitude 31.781400 from the major latitude, equator.

There are various ways of getting to the national park;

By road; getting to Murchison falls national park can be done by bus from kampala or by private means perhaps a self-drive or pick up from Entebbe international airport by the tour company that is organizing your trip. It is a three(3) hour drive (305km) to Masindi from which the main route is kachumbanyobo gate, 85km from Masindi and goes through kaniyo pabidi forest to paraa in the southern part of Murchison falls national park.

One can also use bugungu gate, which is just a bit longer than the kichumbayobo route at 135km but offers a more scenic view of the journey to Murchison falls national park with spectacular views of budungo forest and the rift valley escarpment.

On the other hand, you can still reach Murchison falls national park through the northern gates of Chobe, Wankwar, Mumbako and Tangi gates which are located in the northern side across the River Nile. You can reach the northern gates via the Kampala-Pakwach route which crosses the Nile at Karuma falls bridge. It is 260 km from Kampala capital city and the drive will last for 4 hours.

Tangi gate is just 110km from karuma falls bridge along pakwach road. Tangi gate is so accessible for the visitors going to the northern part of Murchison falls national park. Jowever, it is accessible through a poor marram road with a curfew starting at16:00 hours. There is no camping allowed at the Tangi gate.

By air; One can reach Murchison falls national park by air transport through Pakuba, bugungu and chobe air fields. Bugungu is a few kilometers from Paraa Uganda Wildlife Authority headquarters and is the most convenient for safari tourists going to Paraa in the southern part of the park, red chilli safari camp, Nile camp and Simba safari camp.

One can also book the chartered aircrafts that operate domestic trips to the national parks in Uganda. These include; Eagle Airlines, Aero link among others. The aircrafts can be booked at Entebbe international airport or kajjansi airport which is so close to Entebbe international airport.

Air transport is easy quick, convenient and less tiring compared to the road transport. However, the road transport is much more enjoyable as you get a chance to sight spectacular views, and also learn habits of the local street venders. But either way, you can reach the destination; the choice is yours to choose which transport type to use.