Lake Mburo National Park is a compact gem in Uganda. It is conveniently close to the highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda. It is the smallest of Uganda’s Savannah National Parks. And underlain by ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks which date back more than 500 million years. It’s a home to 350 bird species. As well as zebra, impala, eland, buffalo, oribi, Defassa waterbuck, leopard, hippo, hyena, topi, and reedbuck.
Together with 13 other lakes in the area, Lake Mburo forms part of a 50 km long wetland system linked by a swamp. Five of these lakes lie within the park’s borders. Once covered by open savanna, this supports the healthy population of Buffalo, Warthog, bush pig, and hippopotamus, Lake Mburo National Park now contains much woodland. This is because there are no elephants to tame the vegetation. 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. This makes it a birders paradise!
The large variety of habitats in Lake Mburo National Park supports over 350 bird species. Including rare, but regularly seen species like African finfoot and white-backed heron. If you are able to call the papyrus gonolek using a recorded bird call, it will come to the edge of the papyrus. If you are lucky you might see a shoebill. And in the rainy season, the grey crowned cranes breed. And raise their fluffy chicks in the swampy areas of the valleys.
Lake Mburo is also home to a huge number of African fish eagles. There is a large variety of Savannah and water birds. Including some spectacular species like Narina trogon, Ross’s turaco, and African green pigeon.
It is probably the best place to view acacia-associated birds. Rwonyo is a good zone to see the mosque swallow, black bellied bustard, bare-faced-go away bird, and Ruppell’s starling. Plus, the southern ground hornbill and black throated barbet.
Shoebill bird
Due to its location, it makes a great stopover from Entebbe when getting to the southern Uganda parks.
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Lake Mburo National Park Accommodation
There are a few lodges to stay in at Lake Mburo. We are still adding them so in the meantime, here’s are Uganda accommodation.
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