3 Days Lake Mburo Uganda Safari (Short Uganda Safari) 2026/2027

3 Days Lake Mburo Uganda Safari (Short Uganda Safari) 2021/2022 to one of the most endowed national parks in Uganda wild wildlife and aquatic tourist activities like boat cruises on the Lake Mburo. The park is known to be the smallest national Park in Uganda.

Its located in Kiruhura district in the western part of Uganda along Masaka- Mbarara road. The park harbors beautiful flora and fauna which attracts visitors throughout the year. The nature of the park with beautiful sceneries of lakes, swamps savannah grassland, hills favors several tourism activities such as game drives, boat cruises, nature walks, horse riding, birding, fishing, and many more

Lake Mburo National Park is also known to house unique mammals such as the Impalas, elands, and the antelopes alongside much other wildlife. This includes savanna vegetation, several bird species, butterflies, and many more.

The 3 Days Lake Mburo Uganda Safari (Short Uganda Safari) 2021/2022 will lead you to cruise on one of the five lakes found in the park, the game drive that will take you inside the park and give you a greater sighting of animals and birds

Highlights of the 3 Days Lake Mburo Uganda Safari (Short Uganda Safari) 2026/2027

  • Day 1: From Kampala to Lake Mburo National Park with an evening game drive on arrival
  • Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
  • Day 3: guided nature walks, bicycle tours, sport fishing

Detailed 3 Days Lake Mburo Uganda Safari (Short Uganda Safari) 2026/2027

Day 1: Transfer to Lake Mburo, Evening Boat Cruise and Night Game Drive

 Transfer to Lake Mburo, Evening Boat Cruise and Night Game Drive

After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, our driver/guide will be there to pick you. You will have a moment as he gives you a brief of this entire 3 days Lake Mburo National Park Safari.

The trip is about 3-4 hours to the park so by 8 am, you will hit the road with the first stopover being at the equator for some lovely pictures. You may also have an option for taking a cup of coffee/tea before embarking on the trip

On arrival, you will check in your lodge then later have your lunch and relax your mind as you prepare yourself an evening boat cruise. The driver will take for the boat cruise on lake Mburo.

This will bring you face to face with beautiful flora and fauna including several mammals such as otters, buffalos, antelopes, several hippos, and crocodiles.

Keeping your eyes open will also lead you to the spotting of several bird species including the rare shoebill, African fish eagle, kingfishers, blue-headed weaver birds, herons, and many more water birds

In the evening, after 2-3 hours’ boat cruise, return to your lodge, freshen up and go for evening game drive which begins at 6:30 pm.

There is also a night game drive with a professional armed ranger which offers you a better chance of watching several nocturnal mammals such as bush babies and porcupine out of their hideouts in search of food in the park since they are active at night. After a night game drive, return to your lodge, enjoy your dinner and rest from a tiresome day

Recommended Accommodation:

  • Mihingo Safari Lodge
  • Rwakobo Rock
  • Eagle’s Nest Lodge
  • Arcadia Cottages
  • Lake Mburo Safari Lodge
  • Rwonyo Rest Camp

Meals: lunch and super

Day 2 : Morning Game Drive and Boat Cruise

Morning Game Drive and Boat Cruise

Morning game drive at Lake Mburo National Park starts at 6: 30 am. This means that you need to wake up as early as possible to have your breakfast before your driver hits on your lodge to pick you up to begin the game drive.

He will give you a brief about the day’s activities and there you go the game drive begins. This game drive will be the best experience of your trip as you will be able to see several ground mammals and nocturnal mammals in abundance.

These mammals include; the elands, zebras, giraffes, warthogs, impalas, waterbucks and herds of cattle as they all graze on fresh vegetation early in the morning. This will take you between 5-6 hours driving inside the park.

After the game drive, you will go back to your lodge, have a break, take lunch and freshen up ready for an afternoon Boat cruise. Here you will have a good view to spot different species of both mammals like the crocodiles, hippos, and a number of water birds among other

Recommended Accommodation:

  • Mihingo Safari Lodge
  • Rwakobo Rock
  • Eagle’s Nest Lodge
  • Arcadia Cottages
  • Lake Mburo Safari Lodge
  • Rwonyo Rest Camp

Meals: full board

Day 3: Guided Nature Walks, Bicycle Tours, Sport Fishing and Return to Kampala

Guided Nature Walks, Bicycle Tours, Sport Fishing and Return to Kampala

The guided nature walks in Lake Mburo starts at 7 am. This means that you have to wake up but not as early as the previous day. Have your breakfast and wait for the guide to come and pick you.

With a guided ranger following the trail towards Rwonyo where several wild animals licking on the tasty rock. You will also be in a position to see several mammals including the nocturnal returning to their dens, several bird species among others. This nature walks lasts between 2-3 hours

After this tiresome nature walks, there comes a bicycle tour, this is another exciting 1 hour ride within the park and around passing through several mammals including the zebras, antelopes, buffalos and many more in the park

Later you may opt for sport fishing since lake Mburo National Park is mostly covered by water and harbors several fish species including the cat fish, Nile perch, tilapia, tiger fish tiger, Ngara and barbel all found in the water bodies of lake Mburo National Park

After all these activities of the day, you will return to the lodge, have your lunch and at a round 3 pm check out. You will meet your driver and start your journey back to Kampala

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