Night game drive in Lake Mburo national park; Lake Mburo national park is the smallest savannah national park located in western part of Uganda in Kiruhura district along Kampala Mbarara highway. Lake Mburo national park is a home of different animals including buffaloes, impalas, giraffes, oribi, waterbucks, zebras, reedbucks, topi, elands, hippos, leopards, hyenas and over 350 bird species.
Lake Mburo national park is one of the national parks in Uganda that offers the adventurous night game drive where tourist will be able to explore the savannah plains at night with the company of an experienced ranger guide and spotlight torches for clear viewing of nocturnal animals which become active at night. Night game drive in Lake Mburo national park starts at around 6:30 or 7:00pm and takes about 2 to 3 hours in a comfortable safari vehicle. During the night game drive, you will be able to view nocturnal animals like leopards, white tailed mongoose, bush baby, bush pigs, genet cats, view hippos feeding, other animals like impalas, waterbucks, bush bucks, warthogs, zebras, elands, giraffes, topi among others.
Cost of night game drive in Lake Mburo national park
It costs 30 USD per person for foreign non residents, 20 USD per person for foreign residents and 50,000 UGX per person for East African citizens when using a private vehicle. Only pre-registered vehicles will undertake the night game drives and use of UWA guides is mandatory for the night game drives in Uganda.
Night game drive in Lake Mburo national park when using UWA vehicles costs 40 USD per person for foreign non residents, 35 USD per person for foreign residents and 40,000 UGX per person for East African citizens. A minimum charge for UWA game drive vehicle is an equivalent of 3 persons.
When to visit Lake Mburo national park
Lake Mburo national park can be visited anytime throughout the year though the best time is during the dry season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February because during this period there is less rainfall in the park therefore vegetation will be short which helps you to view different animals clearly.
Other activities in Lake Mburo national park
Other interesting activities that travelers can engage in including horseback riding where you will be able to explore the park on a horseback, sport fishing where you will be able to catch different species of fish, bird watching where you will be able to view variety of bird species, guided nature walks where you will be able to explore the park on foot, day game drives which are either done early in the morning or in the afternoon and give you an opportunity to view different animals grazing in the savannah plains and cultural tour where you will be able to interact with the local people in the neighboring communities.
Where to stay in Lake Mburo national park
Lake Mburo national park has a number of accommodation facilities where you can stay during your night game safari. The accommodations range from budget, midrange and luxury including Mihingo Lodge, Kigambira Safari Lodge, Lake Mburo Safari Lodge, Arcadia Cottages Lake Mburo, Rwakobo Rock Lodge, Mpogo Safari Lodge, Leopard Rest Camp, Rwonyo Rest Camp, Mantana Tented Camp, Mburo Eagles Nest among others.
How to get to Lake Mburo national park
Lake Mburo national park is located in western part of Uganda and can be accessed by road transport means where you will drive from Kampala via Masaka and then to the park headquarters which takes about 4 to 5 hours’ drive in a 4WD safari vehicle.
Lake Mburo national park can also be accessed by air transport means where you will be able to book scheduled or charter domestic flights with Aero link Uganda or Bar Aviation from Entebbe international airport or Kajjansi airfield to Mbarara airstrip and then connect to the park headquarters by road. Domestic flights to Lake Mburo national park can be booked by your trusted tour operator like Achieve Global Safaris.
For more information about night game drive in Lake Mburo national park, you can contact us at Achieve Global Safaris or visit our website to book an affordable safari package to Lake Mburo national park.
