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Murchison Falls National Park

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

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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
25°C Heavy drizzle · 4 km/h wind
Updated 2026-05-18T16:00
  1. ⛈ 29° 20° 💧 5.7mm
  2. 🌦 30° 20° 💧 3.8mm
  3. ⛈ 30° 20° 💧 2.6mm
  4. ⛈ 30° 20° 💧 9.1mm
  5. 🌦 30° 19° 💧 1.5mm
  6. ⛈ 29° 20° 💧 9.6mm
  7. ⛈ 31° 20°
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.

Crocuta crocuta
2026-01-22 · Uganda
Phacochoerus africanus
2026-01-22 · Uganda
Kobus kob
2026-01-22 · Uganda
Varanus niloticus
2026-01-04 · Uganda
Python sebae
2026-01-07 · Uganda
Vanellus spinosus
2026-01-21 · Uganda
Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

December–February; June–September

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