3 Days Fishing safari in Murchison Falls National Park

Your 3 days fishing safari in Murchison Falls National Park is an adventurous experience where you will get entertained by nature’s finest sceneries, Big 5, and aquatic wildlife. You will get a hands-on experience by participating in a fishing experience in the Victoria Nile. Off the hook with several fish species caught, you will then embark on a game drive adventure. You will encounter several wildlife species like 4 of the big 5, lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, antelopes, waterbucks, topis, warthogs, and giraffes. To top it all up you will conclude your adventure with a breathtaking visit to the mighty Murchison Falls. Your wild adventure experience will start and end in Entebbe.

Summary of itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

Day 2: Full-day fishing

Day 3: Game drive and departure

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

By the time you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, our guide driver will be there to welcome you into the country. You will receive a short briefing on how your safari tour will go. You will then head out on a 4-5-hour drive to Murchison Falls National Park via the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. As you anticipate the Big 5 encounters in the park, you will share moments with the rhinos and other wildlife species like antelopes, zebras, and warthogs at Ziwa and lunch will be en route. By evening you will have checked in your lodge in time for dinner and overnight.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Full-day fishing

At dawn, you will be woken up by the sweet melodies of nature and the mouthwatering aroma of your delicious breakfast. After you devour your breakfast, you will receive your packed lunch and head out. Our drive guide will timely transfer you to the Victoria Nile banks on the boat for a full-day fishing adventure. An experienced professional angler and fisherman will usher you in and prepare you for the adventure. He will take you through the best fishing spots and tell you all you need to know about the different fish species in the river. In the afternoon after devouring your packed lunch, you will row your boat downstream. You will throw your fishing rods and silently catch the different fish species such as the tilapia, Nile perch, and tiger fish to mention but a few. As the evening sets in our driver guide will pick you up and transfer you back to your lodge for dinner and rest.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Game drive and departure

Early in the morning of the last day of your 3 days fishing safari in Murchison Falls National Park, you will have breakfast. Our driver guide will then transfer you to the park for an early morning game drive. This is probably the best time for a game drive where the early risers will entertain you as they graze. You will spot several species like antelopes, warthogs, giraffes, hyenas, and waterbuck among others. You will also complete your Big 5 encounter as you spot the other 4 of the Big 5 lions, leopards, buffaloes, and elephants. To finalize your game drive in the park, you will visit the iconic Murchison Falls. This is the main highlight of the game drive experience. As you bid farewell to your 3 day trip, you will take pictures and our driver guide will transfer you back to the lodge for lunch and check out. You will arrive in Entebbe in the evening in time for your departure flight.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch