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Lake Mburo National Park

Lake Mburo National Park is a gem of a park, conveniently located close to the western highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda.

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Though the park is just 370km2 in size, its landscapes are varied and even a short drive is alive with interest and colour. You’ll pass gallery forest, open savannah and acacia woodland, rock kopjes, seasonal and permanent swamps, and open water, as you search for the wealth of wildlife they support.

The park harbours several species of mammals – zebras, Impala, Buffaloes, and birds including the comprising bill storks which are found nowhere else in the country. Its sculptured landscape with rolling grassy hills and idyllic lake shore has a varied mosaic of habitats forest galleries, seasonal and permanent swamps and rich acacia wood valleys which all support a wealth of wildlife.

The park has about 313 different bird species including the rare Shoebill stork and White-winged Warbler. other species to lookout for are; Crested Francolin, Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Brown Parrot, Barefaced Go-away bird, Rednecked Spur, common Quails, Black-billed Barbet, Greenwood Hoopoe, Blue-napped Mousebird, Lilac-breasted Roller, African-grey Hornbill, Nubian Woodpecker, Trilling Cisticola a drive towards Rwonyo camp may reveal;.Coqui Francolin, Rednecked spurfowl, Black Bellied Bustard, Temminck’s Courser, African-wattled Plover Rufous napped and Flappet larks, Rufuos chested Swallow ,Yellow-throated Long claw and Southern Red Bishop.

Activities in the park include a forest walk in Rubanga Forest, game drives, and boat rides or fishing on Lake Mburo. The lake is rich with a diversity of animal and plant species which can only be viewed clearly if you take a boat trip. These include crocodiles, hippopotamuses and birds like Pelicans, Black Crake, Heron, Cormorant, Fish Eagle.

Mihingo Lodge is a peaceful and luxurious retreat adjacent to Lake Mburo National Park.

Mantana Mburo Camp is a midrange tented camp set on a hilltop in Lake Mburo National Park with views of the lake in the distance.