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Murchison Falls National Park

The 'world's most powerful waterfall' — the Nile blasted through a 7-metre gap.

Country

🇺🇬 Uganda

Region

North-west Uganda

Best time

December–February; June–September

Coordinates

2.270, 31.680

About Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison Falls is where the White Nile is forced through a 7-metre gap and plunges 43 metres. Uganda's largest park offers Big-Five savannah drives, boat cruises to the falls base, and the top of the falls viewpoint.

Highlights

  • Top-of-the-Falls hike
  • Boat cruise to the base
  • Paraa sector game drives
  • Source of the Nile region
Live forecast · Murchison Falls National Park
24°C Overcast · 10 km/h wind
Updated 2026-07-18T15:30
  1. 25° 20° 💧 20.2mm
  2. 29° 18°
  3. 🌦 30° 20° 💧 0.7mm
  4. 🌦 30° 21° 💧 3.5mm
  5. 🌦 29° 20° 💧 1.2mm
  6. 🌦 30° 21° 💧 0.3mm
  7. 30° 21°
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Murchison Falls National Park

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

December–February; June–September

Itineraries

Tours that visit Murchison Falls National Park

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