Activities in Lake Mburo National Park
Activities in Lake Mburo National Park: Lake Mburo national park is among the most rewarding national parks in Uganda that you can visit on your Uganda safari for a memorable wildlife experience. The park has attracted a number of tourists with different tastes and preferences due to the different attractions that can be seen for instance 318 bird species, 69 mammal species, amphibians and reptile that can be seen when you take part in the different activities in Lake Mburo national park for an amazing experience.
BOAT RIDES
Among the different national parks in Uganda that offer boat rides and cruises like Murchison falls national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, lake Mburo national park boat rides will give you the most relaxing experiences with rewarding views as compared to other boat rides in different national parks in Uganda. During the boat ride, you will have the chance of seeing a number of bird species like the Blue Quails, he Lesser and Great Swamp Warblers, Chubb’s and Caruthers’s Cisticola Black Crake, Common Squacco, Striated, Black-headed, Herons White-headed and Black-billed Barbet, Greenwood Hoopoe, Blue-breasted Shining-blue Kingfishers, Lilac-breasted Roller. You will also get to see a number of animal species grazing in the plains like, the zebras, antelopes, bush bucks, buffaloes grazing from the savannah plains of the park and interesting about the evening rides is the fact that you will you will also have the opportunity of seeing the sun setting as you watch a number of herbivores having their last bite of the day before they head out to their hiding spots for overnight stay.
BIRDING
Lake Mburo national park is the ultimate birding destination for a birder interested in seeing a number of different bird species in Uganda because the activity will give them the chance to see around 100 bird species during the memorable activity. Lake Mburo national park is a home to 318 bird species and during the activity; you will be transferred to rubanga forest, a notable birding spot in the park where you will get to see a number of bird species like; the long-crested eagle handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Batis Dusky turtle love, paradise flycatcher, archer’s ground robin, African Rwenzori, double collared sunbird, marsh harrier, Ruwenzori turaco, common moorhen Ruwenzori night jar, grey throated tit, the dusky crimson wing, red-faced woodland warbler, you will also get to see a number of migratory bird species from Europe running away from harsh winter seasons, water birds like the king fishers catching their prey from lake Mburo among other rewarding bird species.
FISHING
Fishing is another activity in Lake Mburo national park that, where you will have bonding moments with our family as you embrace the wild environment around you. Birding in Lake Mburo national park is carried out in the Mazinga area on Lake Mburo which was set aside for fishing because it is safe with no crocodile populations and hippos that can be a threat to you during your activity as other areas on the lake. During the activity, you will get to catch different fish types like tilapia, tiger fish, ngara, ferocious fighter, barbell fish that will make your activity rewarding.
The activity will offer breathtaking views of the park where you will have a chance to see a number of herbivores along the shores quenching their thirst from the lake shores, a number of water birds like the African king Fischer, the Grey crowned cranes, and Great cormorants among other bird species which will make your lake Mburo tour memorable.
GAME DRIVES
Game drives are the most rewarding activities in Lake Mburo National Park along the kazuma track, kigambira loop among other game drive tracks in the park. in the park you can take part in two game drives that is the morning and evening game drives where you will see a number of rewarding attractions. During the morning game drives you will get to see a number of early risers in the park as they graze in the plains of the park, near lake Mburo and these include herbivores like the Common Duiker, Defassa Waterbuck, Oribi reedbucks, Impalas, Buffalos, Bush pigs, Giraffes, Eland, and Zebras, Uganda kobs among other animal species within the park and during the evening game drives you will have the opportunity to see a number of carnivores in the park like the African leopard, the hyenas among other carnivores in the park catching a number of prey for dinner for an amazing experience during your safari.
NATURE WALKS
Nature walks are also among the memorable activities in Lake Mburo national park where you will have the chance to see a number of attractions that can be seen. During the nature walks, you will walk through a number of walking trails in the park where you will see rewarding attractions kike different bird species like the Chubb’s and Caruthers’s cisticola black crake, common Squacco, striated, black-headed, herons white-headed and black-billed barbet, greenwood hoopoe, blue-breasted shining-blue kingfishers, you will also get to see a number of animals in the park from the viewing platforms near rubanga forest which will offer memorable experiences, like a number of herbivores grazing in the plains of the park for instance the Common Duiker, Defassa Waterbuck, Oribi reedbucks, Impalas, Buffalos, Bush pigs, Giraffes, Eland, and Zebras, Uganda kobs.
HORSEBACK RIDING
For relaxing adventures in the park, participate in horseback riding for a relaxing time while on your Uganda Safari. The activity in the park involves tourist hiring the horses from Mihingo lodge which offers the memorable activity and when you acquire the horse, you will be accompanied by skilled instructors and a guide who will take you through the activity as they show you around the park. Interesting about the activity is the fact that you will get to the wildlife like the herbivores grazing in the plains as you ride on the back of the horse which will give you an up close feel with the wildlife. Other attractions that can be seen include the bird species like Caruthers’s Cisticola Black Crake, Common Squacco, Striated, Black-headed, Herons White-headed and Black-billed Barbet, Greenwood Hoopoe, Blue-breasted Shining-blue Kingfishers along Lake Mburo among other attractions in the park.
