Paraa Safari Lodge was established in 1954 in Murchison Falls National Park found in the northwestern part of the country. The lodge is one of the best luxury 5 stars facilities found in this largest conservational park in Uganda. It was perfectly situated to offer an amazing view of the mighty River Nile on its way from to the source at Lake Victoria to join Lake Albert where it suddenly directed into a gorge which is just 6 meters wide and falls 43 meters down to make the world’s strongest waterfalls. The lodge offers an amazing blend of comfort, unwinding, and adventure. All rooms at the lodge and beautifully decollated in style and complete with a private bathroom and balcony.
The swimming pool at this luxury lodge is overlooking the breathtaking River Nile, which was the setting for the amazing Hollywood movie “The African Queen”. Spending a night at Paraa Safari Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park, you get easy access to different tourist activities in the park, like the amazing game drive, boat cruise up to the bottom of the falls, hike up to the top of the falls, Bird watching and others.
Activities while at Paraa safari Lodge
Game Drive in Murchison Falls National Park
Game drives safaris
Murchison Falls National Park is one of the best parks in the country from where you can do a game drive and get a chance to see a variety of wildlife is the home to over 76 different species of mammals and is also known to have the largest population of Nile crocodiles in the country.
In the park game drive is done in the morning, evening, and at night. An early morning game drives reward you with the view of the early raisers like predators and so on while returning to their hiding places. Alongside morning game drives, there is also afternoon and night game drives through the park which rewards visitors to view the African wildlife like elephant, buffalo, giraffe, Jackson’s hartebeest, and oribi. With luck, lions and perhaps even a leopard may be sighted.
Boat Cruise On River Nile up to the Bottom of the Falls
Boat cruise on River Nile
Boat cruise along River Nile is one of the highlights of a safari in Murchison Falls National Park, the cruise is 3 hours ride on River Nile up to the bottom of the falls, the cruise offers the view of different water-loving birds, and a variety of animals coming to drink water on the bank of the river. The boat cruise in Murchison Falls National Park always takes place in the morning at 9:00 a.m. and in the afternoon at 2:00 a.m. and they both take a maximum of 3 hours.
Birding
Murchison Falls National Park is home to over 451 species of birds and this makes this destination a bird lovers’ paradise and among the famous in the park include; Shoebill stalk, the African Fish Eagle, Martial Eagle, Lesser and Greater Flamingo, Papyrus Gonolek, White-tailed Lark and Verraux’s Eagle Owl among others are viewed in and outside the Murchison Falls National park and the Paraa Safari Lodge is the perfect base for those who would love to explore the amazing national park.
