Reasons to visit Lake Mburo national park in 2024; Lake Mburo national park is the smallest savannah national park located in western part of Uganda in Kiruhura district along the Kampala-Mbarara highway. Lake Mburo national park is a home of different animals including buffaloes, leopards, giraffes, zebras, bush pigs, hyenas, warthogs, impalas, oribi, topi, waterbucks, elands, reedbucks, hippos and over 350 bird species. Lake Mburo national park offers different interesting activities that you can engage in during your safari including,
Safari activities in Lake Mburo national park 2024
Game drives
Game drive is one of the major activities in Lake Mburo National Park where you will be able to explore the savannah plains in a comfortable pop up safari vehicle with a professional driver guide. Game drives in lake Mburo national park can either be done very early in the morning when animals are more active, in the afternoon or at night where you will be able to view nocturnal animals that become active at night. During the game drives, you will be able to view animals like waterbucks, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, bush pigs, elands, impalas, oribi, topi, reedbucks, warthogs among others.
Bird watching
Lake Mburo national park is a home of over 350 recorded bird species including savannah birds, forest birds, migratory birds and water birds which makes it one of the birding paradise in Uganda. during bird watching in Lake Mburo national park, you will be accompanied by an experienced bird guide who will help you to spot different bird species like black-bellied bustard, African wattled lapwing, greater painted snipe, papyrus gonolek, black-collared barbet, bare-faced go-away bird, mosque swallow, red-faced barbet, blue-breasted kingfisher, greater painted snipe, mosque swallow, shoebill stork, Carruthers’ cisticola, white-winged swamp warbler among others.
Boat cruise
Boat cruise is another amazing activity in Lake Mburo national park that you can engage in during your safari. Boat cruise in Lake Mburo national park is done in sessions that is the morning session which starts at around 9:00am and the afternoon session which starts at around 2:00pm and each session takes about 2 to 3 hours. During the boat ride, you will be able to view hippos and nile crocodiles in water, view other animals along the shores, water birds among others.
Nature walks
Nature walk is an interesting activity in Lake Mburo national park where you will be able to explore the park on foot with the company of an experienced park guide and armed park rangers to protect you from any danger. During the guided nature walk, you will be able to get up-close and personal with different animals, view different bird species, colourful butterflies, enjoy the cool breeze, listen to sweet sounds of birds in trees, take beautiful pictures among others.
Lake Mburo national park offers other exciting activities that you can engage in during the safari including Sportfishing where you will be able to catch different fish species like tilapia, Horseback riding where you will be able to explore the park on a horseback, community tour where you will be able to interact with the local people in the neighboring communities, cycling where you will explore the park on a bicycle among others.
Best time 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 also known as the peak season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February because during this period there is less rainfall in the national parks therefore vegetation will be short and many animals gather around the water bodies to drink water which gives you an opportunity to view animals clearly.
Lake Mburo national park can also be visited in the rainy season during the months of March to May and October to November because that’s the best time for bird watching where you will be able to spot colourful and migratory bird species.
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 3 to 4 hours’ drive.
Lake Mburo national park can also be accessed by air transport means where you will book scheduled or charter domestic flights with Aerolink Uganda from Entebbe International Airport to Mbarara airstrip and then connect to the park headquarters.
Where to stay during your safari in Lake Mburo national park
Lake Mburo national park has a number of accommodation facilities ranging from budget, midrange and luxury where you can stay during your safari including Rwakobo Rock Lodge, Mpogo Safari Lodge, Lake Mburo Safari Lodge, Arcadia Lodge, Leopard Rest Camp, Mburo Eagles Nest, Kigambira Safari Lodge, Mihingo Lodge, Mantana Tented Camp, Rwonyo Rest Camp, Hyena Hill Lodge, Emburara Farm Lodge among others.
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