Lake Mburo National Park

Lake Mburo National Park covers an area of 260 sq km and is located 420kms south west of Kampala. It is one of the more popular parks, due to its relatively close location to Kampala, being particularly busy with city weekend visitors.

The landscape consists mainly of savannah and the area contains four lakes. The open valleys on the western side of the park offer the best game viewing opportunities, with large herds of elephants and buffalo roaming the land. Other wildlife encountered include; leopard, hyena hippo and a large variety of antelope.
It is the perfect destination for ornithologists, a huge variety of birds are found within the park particularly round the lakes, including Bronze-tailed starling, Marabou stork, Crowned Crane and bee-eaters.

Boats are available for hire on the Lake Mburo Swamp from the Park Office in Rwonyo

Accommodation:

Chalet are available at the park headquarters, where meals are available.

Lake View Hotel in Mbarara offering rooms with private facilities, swimming pool and sports center, situated on land with own private lake where Marabou storks flock.