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Lake Mburo National Park

WHISPERS OF THE WILD

Lake Mburo National Park is a compact gem, located conveniently close to the highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda. It is the smallest of Uganda’s savannah national parks and underlain by ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks which date back more than 500 million years. It’s a home to 350 bird species as well as zebras, impalas, elands, buffalos, oribi, Defassa waterbuck, leopard, hippo, hyena, topi and reedbuck. Wetland habitats comprise 20% of the park’s surface.

Lake Mburo is notably blessed with over 315 bird species and probably the best place to view acacia-associated birds, Rwonyo is a good zone to see the mosque swallow, black-bellied bustard, bare-faced-go away bird and Ruppel’s starling. A handful of birds is recorded essentially the southern ground hornbill and black throated barbet. The park tour can be done with game drives, mountain biking, by boat, on foot and on horseback.

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Together with 13 other lakes in the area, Lake Mburo forms part of a 50km-long wetland system linked by a swamp. Five of these lakes lie within the park’s borders. Once covered by open savanna, this supports the healthy population of Buffalos, Warthog ,bush pig and hippopotamus. Lake Mburo National Park now contains much woodland as there are no elephants to tame the vegetation. In the western part of the park, the savanna is interspersed with rocky ridges and forested gorges while patches of papyrus swamp and narrow bands of lush riparian woodland line many lakes.

Game Viewing

Lake Mburo boat trip; The eastern shores of Lake Mburo can be explored by boat, depart. Watch out for crocodiles and hippopotamus during the two-hour voyage. You can also sight a variety of birds including pelicans, herons and fish eagle and perhaps the rare finfoot and shoebill. Fishermen with their own equipment may fish in the lake from the campsite by arrangement.

Game drives; A network of game tracks explores the eastern hinterland of Lake Mburo, providing the chance to see a variety of savannah animals and birds.

Night drives; Night drives with a ranger guide provide the chance to see nocturnal animals such as bush babies, pottos and perhaps even a leopard.

Salt Lick Walk; Guided walks explore the park around Rwonyo, culminating in a visit to a natural salt lake where wildlife can be viewed from a timber observation platform.

VIEWPOINTS; South of Rwonyo, the Lakeside Track climbs onto Kigarama Hill which provides a panoramic view of Lake Mburo. This lake and seven more can also be seen from the equally dramatic Kazuma Lookout which lies at the top of a rather steep track accessed from the Ruroko Track near the Kazuma/Research Track junction.

Birding

Prime areas for birding in Lake Mburo include the acacia woodland along the Acacia and Research tracks; the wooded shores of Lake Mburo as seen from the Rwonyo launch (ideal territory for the African finfoot) and the lake’s northern fringe of papyrus wetland.

Forest Walk; This small tract of forest on the western side of Lake Mburo is home to a variety of forest bird species.

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The grassy ridges in the eastern part of Lake Mburo can be explored on horseback.

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How to get to Lake Mburo National park?

Lake Mburo National Park lies between the towns of Masaka and Mbarara close to the main, south-westerly road that links Kampala to Bwindi, Kabale and the Rwandan border. The 228km drive from Kampala takes 3.5 hours. The park can also be reached from Kibale National Park, via Ibanda and Rushere, and from Queen Elizabeth National Park, via Ishaka and Mbarara. Three gates enter the park. Kyanyanshara Gate, which is 18km south of Akagate trading centre, which is 14km west of Lyantonde. The 9km road leading to Nshara Gate turns south from the main road, 500m west of Akagate. The 13km road to Sanga Gate leaves the main road at Sanga trading centre, 13km from Akagate and 27kms from Lyantonde.