Wildlife Photo Tours in Kidepo Valley and Murchison Falls National Parks

Visit Murchison Falls National Park and Kidepo Valley National Park with the aim of taking wildlife photos of different species hosted there, vegetation and physical features. Murchison Falls National Park is located in the north western part of Uganda and its Uganda’s largest and oldest conservation area hosting 76 species of mammals and 451 birds.

This park is bisected by the Victoria Nile, while in Murchison falls national park I noticed many tourist attraction activities which take place in the park like birding, game drives, hiking and nature walks, launch trips, sport fishing and cultural encounters. Kidepo valley national park is located in northern part of Uganda and is a home to 77 mammal species and almost 500 birds while in Kidepo Valley National Park I noticed many tourist attraction activities which take place in the park like game drives, nature walks, community walks, mountain hiking, sand along River Kidepo and bird watching.

Upon your arrival at Entebbe international airport and you will be welcomed by our guide and company representative will pick you and take you to your lodge of stay in Kampala and you will be oriented about your wildlife Uganda Photo Tours in Murchison and Kidepo Valley National Park.

After breakfast start your journey from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park and you will pass via Masindi – Gulu highway and then up to the park, however lunch is provided en –route and some stop over at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Upon arriving in the park you will go for some resting at Paraa Lodge/Murchison River Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Then have cup of coffee and go for birding and this is done through game drives, launch trips and this is where you have an opportunity to come across distinct bird life like Savannah forest birds, water birds and your able to take photographs of different bird species, water falls, other animals like elephants ,giraffes, buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles and others. There is also nature walks and is done on foot which gives you an opportunity of taking photographs of the park’s vegetation, escarpments, trees, swamps and depressions. You will also visit the people in the community and take photographs of these excited people while performing, cultural dresses and styles and others.

Day four you will cross from Murchison Falls National Park to Kidepo Valley National Park via Gulu and then to Kitgum and thereafter you will reach the park and after reaching you will go for some resting and next day you will go through activities like bird watching, game drives and this will give you an opportunity of spotting, sighting and taking photographs of different bird species, animals like elephants, bul bul, zebras and reed bucks, park views and others. There is also mountain hiking which enables you to take good views of Morungole Mountain, highest peaks in Kidepo and others.

After being filled with the great experience from the wildlife photographic tour with community walks and you can get to know more about Karamajong lifestyle, cultures, dressing styles, dancing and tools used and this will leave you with a variety of photos in your gallery and after your tour you will head back to Kampala with your guide for your return flight from Entebbe International Airport back home.

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