How to Plan a budget Safari to Murchison Falls National Park
Want to visit Murchison Falls National Park on a Budget tour? Today we will teach you how to plan a budget Safari to Murchison falls national park for 2023 – 2024. In this article we will also mention the Top 10 Tour Operators that offer budget Safaris to Murchison Falls National Park – Feel Free to either directly contact them or speak to us for more professional advice.
Tips on How to plan a Budget Safari to Murchison falls national Park
The tips we are about to discuss below are only guidelines for making the right/best decision on how best to plan your next budget safari to the magnificent Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda.
Decide on when to visit Murchison Falls National Park – Peak or Low season?
When Planning a Budget Safari to Murchison falls national Park, it’s important to know the best time to travel – peak or low season.
Peak Season in Murchison Falls National park is during the dry months of December to February and June to September. It is the time most tourists flock to Uganda and the Murchison falls in particular. Unfortunately, this is also the time when prices are hiked for the available accommodation because of high demand. The more popular and luxury lodges are fully booked at this time and travelers may have to stay at cheap, and less-known lodges.
The low season in Murchison falls National Park is during the rainy season Months of March to May and October to November. During the low season, the rains can go on for most of the day making the park roads muddy, slippery, and sometimes impassable even using the best 4X4 vehicles. Overgrown vegetation also makes some parts of the park difficult to access. Many of the animals take shelter during the wet season unlike in the dry season where they can be seen looking for good pasture and water – affecting the quality of most game drives.
Learn More:
- Advantages of Travelling in the Low season.
- Advantages of Travelling in high/peak season.
Choose the right accommodation – Budget, midrange, or Luxury?
The accommodation in Murchison Falls National Park comes in various categories from Basic campsites and Budget camps, to midrange, and luxury lodges located either inside or bordering the Park;
You’ll need to choose the accommodation that meets your travel budget. Unless you can really afford it, we find no need to spend over your budget to stay at the very luxurious property unless you think otherwise. There are great value Budget and mid-range properties outside the park that offer amazing rates on full board.
Check Out:
- The Best Budget accommodation In Murchison Falls National Park.
- Top Places to stay outside Murchison Falls National Park.
- Best Lodges inside Murchison Falls National Park.
Decide whether to Plan this yourself or work with a local tour operator.
Tour operators come in two (02) categories: Foreign tour operators based in your home country, and local tour operators based in the actual place you want to visit.
Your home-based foreign tour operator is probably one you have worked with on a couple of trips previously and he/she has been amazing. The untold truth, however, is that your home-based tour operator does mark up the trip with about 15 – 30% added to what the actual local tour operator has quoted. The additional markup by your home-based tour operator makes the trip costly however we also understand that you might feel safer dealing with the one you know than risk your money in the hands of a local tour Operator located miles away from you.
To keep the price of your trip to Murchison falls National Park reasonably affordable, you might consider working directly with a reputable local tour operator. We, however, recommend proper vetting for whichever tour operator you choose to work with.
Top tip(s): Make time and read through the reviews from previous clients (**be careful as a review can be deceiving), and check if the tour operator is a member of any trade association, for instance, Realm Africa safaris™ is a fully registered member of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators.
If you are a DIY (do it yourself) person, you will need to start planning well in advance. For instance, you will need to book your own accommodation, and activities and eventually decide on a Car Hire company. This can be cheap but might cost you at some point. It can be risky to drive on African roads, the signage is very poor, and internet connections are unreliable for you to work on GPS – It does get even more complicated when you don’t get the timelines correct for your pre-booked/set departure activities.
Below is a list of the Top 10 reputable Tour Operators that you may work with in Planning your next safari to Murchison Falls National Park:
- Realm Africa Safaris™
- Great Adventure Safaris.
- Kisoro Tours Uganda.
- Prime Uganda Safaris
- Outback Adventure Safaris
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