Wildlife in Lake Mburo National park
Wildlife in Lake Mburo National park. Lake Mburo National Park is home to a rich mix of wildlife, especially for its size. Unlike larger parks dominated by big predators. Lake Mburo offers a more relaxed, open savannah experience. Its easy to spot and safaris are done on foot, by bike, or even on horseback.
Wildlife in Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo national park is home to a lot of animal species that are absent in other savannah parks in Uganda. These include zebras. These are only sighted in Lake Mburo National Park. You are guaranteed 100% to see zebras whenever you go to Lake Mburo national park. On different occasions, these Zebras can even be seen in your vehicle when you reach the park areas before the Sanga trading center. It offers the highest concentration of Zebras among all the parks where they are available in Uganda.
You will as well spot buffaloes in plenty of grazing or resting. Buffaloes are seen during either the morning or evening game drives. Other animals of Lake Mburo National park include the Impala, topi, Defassa waterbuck, the newly introduced Zebras, hippopotamuses at Lake Mburo, Eland, Leopards, and Hyenas. Crocodiles, lizards are also seen in Lake Mburo National park.
Bird species in Lake Mburo National park.
Lake Mburo national park harbors over 332 species of birds which tourists can see and while carrying out their birding safaris within the park. The most common bird species sighted in Lake Mburo National Park include Bee-eaters, mouth bird, brown parrot, white-winged warbler, Nubian woodpecker, crested francolin, Red-necked spurfowl, and the rare Shoe billed stork. You can as well encounter white backed heron and African finfoot in Lake Mburo National Park.
What to do at Lake Mburo national park?
Game drives safaris at Lake Mburo National Park
Game drives present the best times when tourists can spot a large number of wildlife in Lake Mburo national park such as Zebras, Leopards, buffaloes, Hynas, Impalas among others. It is always good to do game drive safaris in the morning when animals are inactive before it becomes so hot when they start hibernating and rushing to waters points. Game drives are done using open roof vehicles for wide Game viewing. In Lake Mburo National park there are a lot of trails introduced by UWA that lead tourists to different areas of the park where they spot different animals. The leopard rock is a popular place for game drives in Lake Mburo national park and tourists can as well engage in night game drives to spot nocturnal animals that are not easily seen during the day.
Boat trip safari at Lake Mburo National park
Tour guides carry out boat trip safaris at Lake Mburo. Taking a cruise at Lake Mburo will provide you with an opportunity to discover the hidden treasure of Lake Mburo National Park. It is a very exciting activity during the dry season when the animals converge at the lake to drink. You will see a variety of animals including Zebras, Topis, impalas, buffaloes, Hippopotamuses, and crocodiles. Besides animal species, while on a boat cruise you will also see a variety of birds including cormorants, pied kingfishers, pelicans, Hermmerkop among others. This is one of the most exciting activities in Lake Mburo National Park.
Guided nature walks safari at Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo National park offers an opportunity for nature walks provide that tourists are accompanied by a ranger guide. During guided nature walk safaris, the experienced guided will lead you to areas where animals are always located. Nature guided walks commence early in the morning and at 7 am where you expect to meet some animals like hyenas returning from hunting or Hipotomus heading back to the water. Other animals you can see include Buffalos, Zebras, and Antelopes on a distance recommended to you by the arranger guide.
Tourists can as well explore the Rubanga forests during the nature walks which provides the visitors with the best chance to spot over 42 bird species that inhabit this forest in addition to seeing different tree species such as acacia, fig-trees, and others. The bird species available in Rubanga forests include Green Pegion, Double-toothed Barbet, Shoe billed stork among others
Sport fishing safaris at Lake Mburo National park
Lake Mburo National park offers sport fishing safaris by tourists. Mazinga section in Lake Mburo is crocodiles and Hippopotamuses free. This has created an opportunity for sport fishing tours. While on fishing tours, you will be able to catch different fish species. These include Tilapia, mudfish, lungfish, and several others. Tourists intending to participate in fishing tours in Lake Mburo National park should carry their fishing gear. They also need to secure a fishing permit from Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).
Horseback safaris at Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo National park is the only savannah national park in Uganda that offers horse-riding safaris. This is another place that offers horseback safaris apart from Kawaya Wildlife Reserve and Jinja. Horseback safaris brings you close to wildlife in Lake Mburo National Park. You’re likely to encounter Topis, Impalas, Zebras, and others while on horseback safaris in Lake Mburo National Park.
Cultural safaris at Lake Mburo National park
Cultural safaris take place in Igongo Cultural center and Hima homestead to engage and in milk processing. Igongo Cultural Center is 4kilomers from the park. It symbolizes the cultural heritage and traditions of the people of Ankole. The cultural center has a museum that houses the local arts and crafts of the traditions Banyankole. Tourists learn about the Banyakitara lifestyle and learn how Bachwezi once ruled different parts of Ankole. It is also here that you can buy local souvenirs.
Quad biking tourism in Lake Mburo National park
There are quad biking tours in Lake Mburo national park taken by tourists to spot the game within the park. The quad biking tours in Lake Mburo National park go deep in grazing areas and to nearby communities. Where you will spot the Banyankole herdsmen grazing their spectacular long-horned cattle.
Rwoyo Walk lick safaris at Lake Mburo National Park
Tourists can as well engage in salt lick safaris in Lake Mburo National park. These are guided walks to lake Rwonyo salt lake. You can explore animals licking salt on a raised platform made of timber. It is also an interesting activity for tourists to engage in whenever they visit Lake Mburo National park.