$801 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park and Afternoon game drive
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park and Afternoon game drive
Our Guide/Driver will pick you up from your hotel or residence after taking your breakfast in the morning and go for a brief city tour of Kampala – After the city tour, you will start the 4-hour journey to the Southern part of Uganda and to what is known as Lake Mburo National Park. The road is well paved and passes through several stretches of papyrus swamps, rain forests, and several farms of the Ankole cattle. Lunch will be held in Mbarara town. Upon reaching the park, you will be taken to your hotel for check-in and refreshment. After check-in and relaxation, the Driver will take you for the first game drive to see giraffes, Buffaloes, bush babies, zebras, Elands, antelopes, and many of the park animals along the Kigambira loop trail. This could be in the evening or afternoon.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Morning Game drive – Afternoon Boat cruise
Morning Game drive – Afternoon Boat cruise
Wake up early enough to take your tea as you prepare for an early morning game drive along the Kazuma track. The Kazuma track offers amazing views of the park including the rolling hills and all the five lakes. The game drive will involve exploring the deeper parts of the park for encounters with Zebras, Eland, water bucks, bushbucks, warthogs, impalas, Klipspringer and many other mammals. This morning game drive will allow you to sport the night creatures and predators like hyenas, leopards, and jackals.
After completing the morning game drive, you will go back to your lodge for lunch, refreshments, and relaxation. The Driver will take you for an afternoon boat ride close to the shores of Lake Mburo. Birders will be able to spot countless birds on the shores of the lake including the African fin foot, African grey hornbill, Brown Parrot, Common Scimitar bill, Crested Francolin, fish eagles, herons, Nubian Woodpecker, papyrus bush strike, pelicans, shoe bill stork, and weaver birds.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Nature walk, quad biking safari, horseback safari and transfer to Entebbe with equator stopover
Nature walk, quad biking safari, horseback safari and transfer to Entebbe with equator stopover
This will be your last day in Lake Mburo National Park. Wake up early and take your breakfast before heading for another exciting encounter with the wildlife in the park. You have a choice of what activity to take part in. You can choose to go for a walking safari, birding, fishing, cycling, quad biking, or a safari on horseback. Lake Mburo is the only park where one can take part in a horseback safari, a quad biking safari, a mountain bike, or a walking safari.
After this final day of exploring the park, you will be taken back to the hotel for lunch before embarking on the Journey back to Kampala or the airport in Entebbe. There will be a stop at the equator crossing to take photos as you stand in different parts of the earth’s hemisphere. If time permits, the driver can also stop at the Mpigi Royal Drum Makers where large ceremonial drums used by the Kingdom of Buganda are made. We hope that you would have had a great time while at Lake Mburo.
- Main Destination:
- Equator Point Uganda (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
