Lake Mburo National Park.
Lake Mburo National Park Uganda is the smallest national park in Uganda, the park is located in western Uganda, and in fact the national park is nearer and it’s located in the district of the President of Uganda in Kiruhura district that makes the park to be mostly considered on every safari. Lake Mburo National Park is the most stunning national park in Uganda that is well known for the impala and the vast population of the wildlife ranging from zebras, eland, buffalo, leopard, hippo, hyena and many others, the park is renowned as a wildlife safari destination.
Attractions in Lake Mburo National Park.
Wildlife.
Lake Mburo National Park has got variety of the wildlife that includes zebras that are mostly renowned in the park, other animal species includes the buffalo, hyena, reed back, leopard, eland and among others, on your safari to Lake Mburo National Park you explore the variety of wild species in the park that’s why most of the tourists are impressed with the richness in the park.
Bird species.
Lake Mburo National Park has got a variety of the bird species that makes the park to be the birding safari destination, the bird lovers who visit the park are attracted by the most beautiful bird species like shoebill, stork, African fin foot, pelican, heron, and crested crane and among many others. A traveler who tend to visit Lake Mburo National Park can never get disappointed because the park has got all the colourful and attractive bird spices.
Lake Mburo.
Lake Mburo is so attractive to the tourists in Lake Mburo National Park that is super natural for the fauna and flora, that’s where most of the animal species and bird species can be found, without forgetting the large schools of hippopotamuses are permanent residents, Lake Mburo harbors a variety of the bird species where the visitors observe a variety of bird species like Pelicans, Green-necked Doves, Herons, Shoebills, African fish Eagles, Cormorants and among many others.
Rubanga Forest.
Rubanga forest is situated on the western side of Lake Mburo, the forest has got the closed canopy that provides the tourists with the most breathtaking moments in the park, the forest is a great viewing spots of almost bird species of Lake Mburo National Park like Narina Trogon, Harrier Hawk, Double-toothed Barbet and many others, these can be explored with the help of the experienced park guides and park rangers.
Activities to do in Lake Mburo National Park.
Game drives.
Game drives in Lake Mburo National Park are done in a 4WD safari vehicle this is where tourists enjoy viewing the entire national park that is wildlife, game driving is done in during the morning and afternoon this is where the tourists explore and view various animal species in the park like reedbucks, bushbucks, bush duikers and many others at the same time the tourists can spot bird species including the kingfishers, herons, black bellied bustards and others. Lake Mburo national park also has got night game drives that gives the tourists chances of spotting the nocturnal animal species like genetic cats, bush pigs, leopards this is where they can be spotted using the clear spotlight torches during the game drive.
Boat cruise.
Boat cruise is a gorgeous safari activity done in Lake Mburo National Park this is done during the morning and afternoon and the activity takes 2 to 3 hours in the boat cruise its where the tourists enjoy the most great and magical beautiful scenery like crocodiles, hippos in water and bird species like herons, kingfisher, pelicans, African fish eagle, cormorants and among other animal species can be spotted along the shores of the lake like warthogs, buffaloes, waterbucks and among others.
Guided Nature walks.
Guided Nature walks are a great, rewarding safari activity in Lake Mburo National Park that is exploring the park on the foot with the help of the experienced park guides and rangers, during the nature walks the tourists encounter the different animal species and bird species from the various corners of the park like zebras, buffaloes, hippos, kobs, and others at the same time while enjoying the sounds made by the beautiful bird species while following different trails like salt lick, Kazuma hill trail, Rubanga forest.
Bird watching.
Bird watching is the most suitable safari for the bird lovers in the park, the park has got over 350 bird species making Lake Mburo National Park the birding haven, the park has got a variety of bird species like migratory, water birds, savannah, forest, endemic bird species. The bird species are best spotted in Rubanga forest, swampy valleys of Miriti and Warukiri, also bird species are best done during the nature walks, game drives, boat cruise the tourists can be able to spot bird species like saddle billed stork, African finfoot, red faced barbet, blue headed coucal, blue breasted kingfisher, white winged swamp warbler, grey crowned cranes, long tailed cisticola, white winged tit and many others.
Horseback riding.
Lake Mburo National Park is the only unique national park where horseback riding safari takes place, this is the most adventurous Uganda safari activity in the park that gives you the opportunity to encounter with the nature of the park that is various animal species while on a horse in the across the savannah plains as you encounter you the most amazing animal species like buffaloes, topis, bush bucks, waterbucks, impalas, duikers and others without forgetting a variety of the bird species.
Biking/cycling.
Biking in also done in Lake Mburo National Park this is where the tourists explore the park with bicycles with the help of the game rangers to protect the tourists from the animal species, this is where the tourists explore the plains of the savannah grasslands, swampy valleys, forested hills and at the same time its where the tourists gets to view various animal species like giraffes, warthogs, impalas, zebras, elands and discover different bird species.
Cultural safaris.
Lake Mburo national park not only being rich in the wildlife, the park attracts a variety of tourists because of the cultural tours that takes place in the park, the park is located in the Ankole sub region that is the region is famous for cattle keepers and the cultivators. The tourists who visit the park do explore and learn about the Ankole’s culture at Igongo cultural center that is located few kilometers away from the Sanga Gates of Lake Mburo National Park, this explains you the culture of Banyankole, bakiga, batooro, banyoro, the center is known as cultural museum known as Erijikiro, Igongo cultural center tells you more about Ankole culture.
Best time to visit Lake Mburo National Park.
Lake Mburo National Park is open year-round but the dry seasons from June to August and December to February are the best times for general wildlife viewing as the animals gather around the Lake Mburo and other water sources in the park.