The Mammals of Murchison

After spending a few days wandering around Kampala running errands and avoiding the abnormally large storks chewing on garbage and shitting great massive explosions onto the sidewalk, I took my first safari into Murchison Falls in northwestern Uganda.

The largest protected area in Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park is named after the 45m waterfall of the same name flowing into the Victoria Nile. In all her languid and open glory, the Nile is suddenly squeezed through a 6m gap in the rock, spraying thick mist into the air and creating shimmering rainbows from every angle.

We did a game drive through the park and stayed at a campsite near the water where warthogs roamed free and several hippo sightings occurred in the late hours of the night. Click on a photo to read a bit about the experience.