Murchison Falls National Park, also known by its old name Kabarega Falls, is the largest and oldest of Uganda's national parks. Proclaimed in 1952, the park is divided by the Victoria Nile, which dives 45 meters over the remaining wall of the Rift Valley, creating the dramatic Murchison Falls. At the central point of the park and the final event of an 80 km stretch of rapids, the Nile squeezes through an 8 meter wide canyon and plunges with a thunderous roar into the "Devil's Cauldron", creating a characteristic rainbow.

The powerful waterfall turns the churning bed into a placid river that flows silently to Lake Albert. This stretch of the river offers one of Uganda's most notable wildlife spots. Regular riverbank visitors include elephants, giraffes and buffalo; hippos, Nile crocodiles and water birds are permanent residents.