Top things to do in Lake Mburo National Park 2023

Top things to do in Lake Mburo National Park 2023; Lake Mburo National Park is the excellent safari destination that offers the tourists with the safari opportunities to do on a Uganda safari. The park offers tourists majorly the Uganda wildlife safari where the travelers spots the various wildlife including the animal species like the zebras, impalas, eland, buffalo, hyenas, hippo, and lions and among others without forgetting the large numbers of bird species. Lake Mburo national park is located in the western part of Uganda in Kiruhura district, the park was established in 1933 as a hunting area but later the land was gazetted as a game reserve in 1963. And later upgraded into a national park in 1983 to protect the diverse numbers of the animal species and bird species.

Top things to do in Lake Mburo National park 2023.

Game drives in Lake Mburo national park.

Lake Mburo national park is a safari destination that offers the tourists the best views of the wildlife. And this is best done in the park through the game drives. Game drives in Lake Mburo national park is done in different phases that is morning game drive, afternoon game drive and night game drive. The park is a home to the abundant number of animal species that are over 68 mammal species including 350 bird species. Game drives in the park takes a period of 2 to 3 hours.

Morning game drive.

Morning game drive is the best game drive to be done in Lake Mburo national park. This is most rewarding game drive in the park when the animal species are active and more circulated in the park. This takes place very early in the morning from 6:00 am or 6:30 am when you are in the open roof 4WD with the presence of the park guide. During the morning game drive that’s when the tourists spots animal species as they roaring in the open savannah grassland in the park, and animal species can be seen along the water hole like Lake Mburo where you can spot the crocodiles, hippos and various number of animal species.

During the game drive the tourists can get the chance to spot bird species like Blue-breasted kingfisher, Africa scoops owl, shoebill, Tabora cisticola, Red-faced barbet, Yellow-rumped tinker bird and among others.

Afternoon game drive.

Afternoon game drive in Lake Mburo national park takes place during the period of after lunch from 2:00 pm. Though the afternoon game drive is not as much rewardable as morning game drive. That’s the period when most of the animal species can be in their hidden places. But still the tourists can be able to spot other animal species as they are round the water sources in the park drinking water.

Night game drive.

Lake Mburo National Park is the best safari destination where the tourists can spot the nocturnal wildlife species in the park. The activity starts after taking dinner, in the open safari 4WD vehicle with the help of spotlight and well professional guide that will help you to spot the nocturnal animal species like hyenas, leopards, bush babies and among others.

Horseback riding safaris in Lake Mburo National Park.

Lake Mburo national park offers horseback riding safaris to the tourists, where the activity can be booked from Mihingo lodge that is located in the park. Horseback riding safari in Lake Mburo national park is the perfect way the tourists can get closer and witness themselves the wildlife in the park like the zebras, impala, elephants and among others that makes your safari the most fascinating one, with the guidance of the park ranger. This becomes magical that defends upon the traveler’s choice on the time the activity is going to take while in the hidden treasure of the park.

Fishing trip in Lake Mburo National Park.

Lake Mburo National Park is one of the unique safari destinations that offers fishing safaris to tourists. The fishing trip in the park takes place along Lake Mburo that has got attractive fish species like tilapia, cat fish, tiger fish, Angara fish barbell and among others, the activity can be done best while following the best spotting area that is Mazinga. Though you are advised to carry your own equipment and as you access permits from Uganda Wildlife Authority for the safari activity.

Boat cruise in Lake Mburo National Park.

Boat cruise is among the most safari activities done in Lake Mburo National Park along Lake Mburo where you can be having the clear views of acquatic wildlife, as includes hippos, crocodiles and among other animal species along the lake shores as they are drinking water like zebras, impalas, buffaloes, zebras and among others without forgetting the acquatic bird species like the pelicans, king fishers, rare African finfoot, cormorants and many others.

Bird watching in Lake Mburo national park.

Lake Mburo national park is a birding destination that boasts large number of animal species. This makes the park to be the perfect place for the bird lovers. During Uganda bird watching the tourists can be able to spot the bird species including shoebill stork, Hairly-brested barbet, Bare-faced go-away bird, Carruthers’s cisticola, Southern ground hornbill and many others.

Community walks in Lake Mburo National Park.

Community walks in Lake Mburo national park are such interesting and exciting, accompanied by the park ranger to visit the Bahima people culture, where you enjoy the local traditions through listening their traditional songs, learning how to make ghee, milking the cattle and others a lot.