Lake Mburo national park is located in western Uganda near Mbarara. It is one of the smallest parks in Uganda but with diversity of species and many wonders. Lake Mburo is not far from Kampala or Entebbe, it is just a half day drive and this attracts many visitors who package it as the first destination on their itinerary, those on short rentals, Easter holiday rentals, and those who end with it on their itinerary.
Lake Mburo National Park has its specials like animals, the park has many activities which are rarely found in other National parks, some them include Hotse riding, cycling, night game drives. All those makes the park unique. Visitors on car rental find it easier to include this park on their itineraries due to such wonders. The park can be explored by visitors on camping safaris, those who rent cars with rooftop tent, visitors with pop up roof cars, visitors which small 4×4 cars and those with big safari vans. It doesn’t matter if the client is on self-drive safari, car with driver or all-inclusive safari.
Attractions in lake Mburo which can be explored on road trip.
Wildlife: The park is rich in many wildlife species. Which can be seen roaming in their natural environment. Some of the animals in lake Mburo include Giraffe, antelopes, Zebras, genets, African civet, jackals, and hippos which can be seen in lake Mburo many more.
Lake Mburo. This is a lake found in this park, visitors on road trip in uganda enjoy the cool environment around the lake and also the aquatic attractions around. The cruise on this lake will make a visitor relax and enjoy the cool environment while exploring the many wonders on the lake.
Birds. Lake Mburo is one of the places where you can enjoy seeing many bird species in Uganda. Many are recorded here both residents and migratory. Some of the examples of birds in Lake Mburo include pied kingfisher, Papyrus gonolek, red faced Barbet and many more.
Vegetation. The vegetation of lake Mburo is unique, in a game drive, you will appreciate nature by viewing this vegetation. It contains much of woodland and savanna with forested gorges and papyrus swamp.
Activities in Lake Mburo which can be done by visitors on road trip
Game drives: This is among the most done activity in this park. Visitors here can either do morning game drive, evening game drive or night game drive. The morning game drive will reward a visitor the early raisers like antelopes, zebras, and many more, the evening game drive will reward visitors many with animals before they hide in the bush to sleep. However, the night game drive will reward visitors the noctanos, (animals which are active during nights). Some of them include hyenas, bush babies, porcupines, and many more.
Boat cruise on Lake Mburo: Boat cruise on Lake Mburo will reward road trip clients with many aquatic attractions like hippos, the cool environment, and the different bird species alongside the lake.
Bird watching. There are so many birds in Lake Mburo, birders on self-drive can visit this park for a bird watching experience. Some of the birds here include pied kingfisher, Papyrus gonolek, red faced Barbet and many more.
Horse riding. This is organized at Mihingo lodge. This activity will reward you with many animals sightings silently since there is no using the car. Some of the animals which may be seen on a horse ride include Bush buck, water buck. Impala, duiker zebras, buffaloes and etc.
Cycling in Lake Mburo. It is also among the adventurous activities in this park. Ride the bicycle in the savanna of the park while exploring different attractions.
Best time to Visit Lake Mburo national on a road trip
The best time to visit Lake Mburo National Park is in dry season the months of June, July, Aug, Sept, October, Jan and Feb. This is when the weather is dry and favors good sightings of the animals and photography. Though even on rainy season the months of March, April, May and November, safaris are conducted. 4×4 cars are recommended since some trails may be slippery.
Lake mburo can be visited any time of the year, and the road trips are open. Road trippers are advised to book cars with reliable companies, Cars should be in good conditions.
