Murchison Falls National Park is arguably the best Place to Film lions, leopards, Buffalo & Elephants – Film the Big 4 in one location. On your way to Murchison falls NP, you could stop at Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary to film the White Rhinos in the Wild.
Murchison falls National Park is a premier film location in Uganda for crew and or media companies looking to film scenes from a savannah park in Uganda. The Park is the largest among all ten (10) National Parks in Uganda and offers amazing filming opportunity. Murchison falls National Park is one of the best places to film lions, leopards, elephants and Buffalos. Crew seeking to have a glimpse of the White Rhinos in Uganda, the Zziwa rhino sanctuary en route to Murchison falls national park is the only place where you can film Rhinos in the Wild in Uganda.
What is exciting to film In Murchison Falls National Park?
Best time to film in Murchison Falls National Park
While filming in Murchison Falls National Park can be done all-year-round, the drier season months of June to August and December to February are the best time to go filming in Murchison falls National. Wildlife Filming in this park is very rewarding during the drier season months when the grounds and the grasses are drier up providing a very beautiful vista to both your camera lens and your physical eye. The downside to the dry season, however, is the extreme temperatures in the months of January & February – it can be really uncomfortable to work under such heat, and machines (video cameras etc) might malfunction due to the heat. On the other hand, the wet season months offer amazing scenery.
**January and February can be very hot and the scenery is more beautiful during the Wet season from April to May and November.
Where to stay during your shoot in Murchison falls National Park
How to get to Murchison falls National Park
From your home country, you will fly in through Entebbe International Airport (EBB) located near the town Entebbe.
Related: What to film in Entebbe
There two (02) ways of getting to Murchison falls from Entebbe/Kampala.
By road: Murchison Falls from Entebbe is located approximately 321km/199miles. This journey takes about 6 hours from Entebbe. You will drive on a paved asphalt road for a great section of your journey.
By air: You may take a domestic flight departing from either Entebbe international airport or Kajjansi airfield (nearer to Kampala) and fly to Murchison falls National park landing at either Pakuba or Bugungu airfield inside Murchison Falls National. The flight from Entebbe typically lasts 1.5hours but could change based on the routing and weather.
