Murchison Falls is the dramatic centrepiece that gives the surrounding national park its name. Here the mighty Victoria Nile squeezes through a rocky cleft just seven metres wide before plunging 43 metres in a roaring explosion of white water and permanent rainbow mist.

Two Ways to Experience the Falls

Approach from the water on a boat cruise that delivers you to the churning base of the cascade, or hike to the top for heart-stopping views as the river compresses and thunders over the edge.

Photographer’s Dream

The combination of raw power, spray-born rainbows and golden light at dawn and dusk makes the falls one of the most photographed natural wonders in East Africa.