Journey stop 2 of 8

Murchison Falls National Park

See this location as part of Uganda Western Safari Circuit—where it sits on the route, how the Journey reaches it, and what comes next.

Place / visit

286.8 km on Kampala to Murchison Falls via Masindi

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Murchison Falls to Fort Portal via Hoima

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Fort Portal to Kanyanchu

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

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Route context

Arriving and continuing

These details belong to this Journey. They describe the path through Murchison Falls National Park, not the destination in general.

Arriving from

Car · about 360 minutes

Timing is variable; use times only as broad guidance.

The first long road leg runs north through Masindi, then enters the Murchison landscape; UWA advises additional travel time within the park.

Kampala to Murchison Falls via Masindi 0 → 286.8 km · 286.8 km OSRM-routed road geometry over OpenStreetMap.

Continuing to

Car · about 420 minutes

Timing is variable; use times only as broad guidance.

A full overland transition from Nile and savanna country through Hoima and Fort Portal to Kibale's Kanyanchu visitor area.

Murchison Falls to Fort Portal via Hoima 0 → 327.7 km · 327.7 km OSRM-routed road geometry over OpenStreetMap.

Fort Portal to Kanyanchu 0 → 34.3 km · 34.3 km OSRM-routed final approach from Fort Portal to Kanyanchu.

The mapped arrival is Murchison Falls after the Masindi and southern-park approach.