Lake Mburo National Park with Equator, Game drive and Cruise

Lake Mburo`s strategic location, vast wildlife, and varied landscape with beautiful scenery make it one of the popular destinations for tourists in Uganda. It's home to over 68 mammal species
Lake Mburo is the smallest of Uganda’s national parks, covering an area of 260 square kilometres. It's conveniently located along the Kampala-Mbarara Highway, making it the closest national Park to Kampala and Entebbe Cities. This strategic location, vast wildlife, and varied landscape with beautiful scenery make Lake Mburo one of the popular destinations for tourists in Uganda.

Lake Mburo National Park was first gazetted in 1933 as a controlled hunting area and later upgraded to a game reserve in 1963.

The Park is a compact gem. It's a rich park with amazing landscapes. The western part of the park is underlain by ancient metamorphic rocks which date back more than 500 million years. The Eastern side has got wetlands. The park has long creeks and canals that connect 13 lakes found in the area, 5 of which lie between the boundaries of the park. The largest of these lakes is Lake Mburo on which boat cruises happen. It also has rolling hills and golden Savannah. 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. Lake Mburo National Park now contains much woodland as there are no elephants to tame the vegetation.

Lake Mburo is home to over 68 mammal species, including a very high population of Zebras. Other animals include hippopotamus, impala, warthog, common eland, African Buffalo, Rothschild`s giraffe, oribi, Defassa, water-buck, Leopard, hyena, topi, and reed-buck. It also has over 350 bird species.

Itinerary

At 6:00 am you will be picked up from your hotel and start on your Journey. Our First Stop will be at the Equator in Kayabwe. The  Equator divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres. While here, you can take lots of memorable Pictures. You will also have the chance to stand in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the same time.

We shall then proceed and have another brief stopover for a snack/drink at Lukaya Market. This is one food market you can't bypass. It`s famous for its yummy & mouthwatering roasted meats and other foods as well as a cocktail of assorted drinks.

We shall then proceed to reach our destination at about 10:30 am. We begin our 2-hour game drive at 11:00 am. While on a game drive, tourists can spot animals such as impalas, zebras, elands, Topi, antelopes, slender mongoose, duiker, Oribis, Bogor reedbuck, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles and Klipspringers to mention a few.

After the game drive, you will have an hour of rest during which you will have your lunch before enjoying the boat cruise at 2:00 pm. In addition to the charming scenery, the two-hour cruise provides good sightings of hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, waterbuck, bushbuck, and lots of water birds.

After the cruise, you will have about 30 minutes - one hour of enjoying the unique beautiful views in the park as you stroll along before you finally embark on your journey back to your accommodation.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.