Introduction :
The Murchison Falls National Park is located in the Masindi District in Western Uganda and is the largest national park in Uganda measuring 3480 square km. The national park is home to the Murchison falls and the surroundings are conservation areas and home to the Africa wild life. The Murchison falls and the African big five animals namely the African elephant, lion, cape buffalo, leopard and the rhinceros are the main attractions in the national park.
Overall view of the Murchison falls
One of the two falls from the river
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Horde of elephants at the park
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History :
The national park is sometimes referred to also as Kabarega National Park, after the ruler of the Kingdom of Bunyoro during the end of the 19th century where he resisted colonization by the British. The National Park
Looking down from the Murchison falls
Pair of lion couple at the park
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Giraffes feeding on the trees
Getting there :
The nearest international airport to the Murchison Falls National Park is the Entebbe International Airport near the capital of Uganda at Kampala, which is 190 km away from the destination