Horseback riding Lake Mburo National Park

Horseback riding Lake Mburo National Park is one of the unpopular activities in Uganda but is Famous in the country’s smallest savannah conservation area in Uganda, it is the only national park where you can do this activity and is safe due to the absence of large mammals like elephants and fierce cats like lions. Lake Mburo national park is situated in the western part of Uganda, along the highway connecting western Uganda to the central region. The park is comprised of an open diverse environment that has dotted ecosystems including swamps, rocky outcrops, and forests which are homes to the park’s flora and fauna.

Horseback riding Lake Mburo National Park is an amazing way of viewing wildlife, it does not disorganize nature like the sound of the motor engine, the silence is at maximum apart from the sound of nature and the hooting sound of hooves from the run of the game, this gives an intimate connection to the wild animals because the activities allow you to get closer without causing chaos, you will always meet a mixture of wildlife including grazing impalas, zebras, African buffaloes, Topi, oribis, olive baboons, Roth child’s giraffes, it is on rare sightings that you will meet the cats like leopards. Riding is for everyone including beginners, these ones are advised to adjust and only walk, for experts there is always space to rant and run around, horse rides are done on well-distributed routes in the national park.

Lake Mburo national park is surrounded by quite a good number of Lakes and those that are within the park, you will be amazed during the ride to have spot areas where there will be clear sights of the Lake areas, riding is most recommended to a maximum of 4-5 hours for an expert Rider. The maximum eight the horses can carry is 85 kilograms, safety measures are put into consideration, which is amazing and all rides are accompanied by one experienced Rider.

Horseback riding is an initiation of the Mihingo lodge a luxury facility within the Lake Mburo national park, it is placed adjacent to Lake Mburo, perched on the Precambrian rocks, and it is a comfortable lodge offering beautiful experiences, relaxation, and comfort. The excellent overlooks the valley below where you will see amazing wildlife like impalas, herds of Buffaloes, and loitering Zebras. Anyone can do horseback riding whether staying at Mihingo or Not. As the tour operator will organize this for you.

Other popular park activities to do include game drives, which are conducted in the early morning in search of morning risers, like grazing Rothschild’s giraffes, waterbucks, impalas, afternoon drives, and evening ones allow enjoying the wildlife and sundowners. It is one of those few places where doing Night game drives is allowed in search of Nocturnal species like mongoose, pottos, and bush babies. Lake Mburo national park is a good spot for Uganda birding safaris, Rubango forest is a key destination in the park to find birds, and out of the 350 bird kinds least, 150 will be spotted. Cultural encounters in the nearby Ankole villages and Guided Nature walks. Trips to the national park can be interconnected with those of the western part of Uganda. It is a common stopover for safari trips to Bwindi impenetrable national park or Queen Elizabeth national park.