Lake Mburo National Park

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Lake Mburo National Park

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  • Get A Chance To Spend Time In Lap Of Nature.
  • Make Memories For Life Time.

Lake Mburo National Park is a compact gem situated close to the highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda. It’s the smallest of Uganda’s savannah national park and is triggered by the ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks which date back more than 500 million years and its home to 350 bird species as well as zebras, buffaloes, elands, Oribi, Defassa waterbucks, leopards, hyenas, reedbuck as well as topis. Together with 13 other lakes in the area, Lake Mburo forms part of a 50k m long wetalnad system linked by a swamp. Five of these lakes lie within the park’s borders. Lake Mburo now contains much woodland as there are no elephants to tame the vegetation. In the western part of the park, the savannah is interspersed with rocky ridges and forested gorges while patches of papyrus swamp and narrow bands of lush riparian woodland line many lakes.

Game Drives and Wildlife viewing

The national park is home to 69 mammal species among which are antelopes, Defassa waterbuck, Bofar impalas, common Duikers, bush pigs, buffaloes, zebras, elands, and many more. You may explore the wild by hiking, on horseback safari which is offered only in Lake Mburo National Park, bike riding through the many rocky rough terrain or a day and night nocturnal game drive. However, the biking safari is challenging for the cyclists because of the uneven terrain and the horse ride is a welcome break from the sound of a running engine. With the nocturnal drive, there is a chance of seeing porcupines, bush babies and leopards. You are however advised that you are guided by an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority game ranger to be able to point out birds or mammals you miss.

 

Bird watching

With about 350 bird species that are found in Lake Mburo National Park, this is a must do activity and you have opportunities for forest birds, savannah birds as well as water birds on Lake Mburo. The many bird species include brown parrot, blue spotted wood Dove, white headed and black billed barbert, green wood hoope, Lilac breasted Roller, African grey hornbill, grey wood peckers. Red necked spurfowl, Black bellied bustard, Rufous chested swallow, black winged Bishop, chubb’s cisticolos, black crake, African fish eagle, herons, black headed, great White and pink backed pelicans, and many more.

Guided Nature walks

The national park has got plenty of tracks to tread on nature walk if you walk in the company of an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority guide. With the hilly terrain of the park, a walk to the hilltops to get a great view of the park is one of the nature walk trails available. In case it’s taken in the morning, you will have a chance of seeing hyenas heading back to their dens, colorful birds and butterflies flying all over the park. For the morning nature walk, viewing animals at the salt lick is an ideal 1-hour adventure. It’s also a safe platform from which you can view and take photos without disrupting the animals into running away from the sight. You are to see many animal species including; zebras, giraffes, kobs, impalas, antelopes, waterbucks, buffaloes, hippos and many more.

Boat Ride on Lake Mburo

The crocodiles swarming into the water, the hippos submerging themselves in the lake to be able to escape the heat at high noon, zebras, antelopes and buffaloes coming for refreshments during the dry season are great sights that awaits you while on the boat ride. Being up close with these animals in their habitants is one of the best experiences a boat ride can offer. Always carry your binoculars and bird book because of water birds in this area. The no 1 attraction is the elusive African Fin foot and the beautiful Malachite Kingfisher & pied kingfisher fishing.

Sport Fishing

The park has got over 5 lakes in total but Lake Mburo is the largest of them all. A safari to the lake filled National Park would be incomplete without a fishing expedition or experience. Mazinga has been set aside as the designated fishing spot since its crocodile and hippo free. For those who love sport fishing, it can be done with a license. The Tilapia is a local favorite and one likely to be your catch among the 6 fish species in the lake. You can as well have tilapia prepare for you at your place of residence while at the park.

Horse Back Riding

Horseback riding in Lake Mburo National Park is one of the exciting safari activity that offers visitors new way of viewing wildlife up close without scaring them off. The lake is the smallest savannah park but most beautiful with lots of small lakes, deep valleys, woodland vegetation, rolling hills that act as habitant to the wild animals like the zebras, buffaloes, impalas, elands, elephants, lions, hippos, warthogs as well as 300 bird species for the passionate bird lovers’. A horseback riding safari in the park is the best way to sample the wildlife and varying vegetation zones. Riding a horse allows you get off the actual game tracks into the plains and closer to the wild animals that feel more comfortable around the horse than the safari vehicles. This is an intiative of Mihingo lodge which is one of the best lodges in Lake Mburo National Park. The activity can be enjoyed by both the learners and the experienced riders.

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