Formerly known as Kabalega National Park, the Park is popularly known for having the world’s most powerful waterfall that emits large volumes of water about 300 cubic meters per second or 11,000 ft³/s at a very powerful pressure that cause the surrounding to tremble. It was gazetted in 1927 and today is the largest park in Uganda covering an expanse of 3840 sq km /1483 sq miles. It is commonly visited for Uganda Safari Tours because of its diverse safari activities and rich wildlife.
The Park is located in Northwest of Uganda and with boundaries extending to a number of districts within and beyond the Albertine escarpment such as Nwoya, masindi, Kiryandongo and Bulisa. It is found on the northernmost reaches of the Albertine Rift Valley with its terrain bisected by the Victoria Nile.
Murchison Falls National Park is a home to more than 73 animals species among which are four of the ‘Big Five’ including buffaloes, leopards, lions and elephants (except rhinos), has three quarters of the world’s population of Rothschild giraffes plus a healthy population of herbivores which has recently doubled including the Uganda Kobs all of which can easily be seen on the while on a Safari. There are various primates living within its verdant forests like the Budongo among are over 610 chimpanzees, in addition to 451 bird species including 23 Albertine rift endemics.