April 15, 2006

Uganda Waterfalls Tour---Murchison Falls

Water! Water! Water!

Murchison Falls

At first, I thought that we were ambushed by a sudden storm with water and mist attacking us, and then I realized it was the water rushing down from Murchison Falls.

Murchison Falls, situated in northern Uganda, is a world-famous falls created by river Nile. Nile flows from Lake Victoria to Lake Kyoga and then to Lake Albert. The most impressive view is from the top of the falls, where Nile forces its way and squeezes 300 cubic meters per second of water through a 7 meter gap in the rocks and drops 122 meters down into three cascades.

Boat cruises run regularly taking tourists to the bottom of the falls, where you can witness possibly the most powerful natural surge of water in the world. On the way, wild animals such as crocodiles, water buffalos, hippos, elephants and perhaps shoebill storks can be seen.


Murchison Falls---view from the boat

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