4 Days Bwindi Gorillas & Lake Mburo Wildlife Safari

4 Days Bwindi Gorillas & Lake Mburo Wildlife Safari will take you to Bwindi impenetrable national park in south western Uganda where you will have an opportunity to spend time with the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. During the safari you will also visit Lake Mburo national park where you will enjoy great views of animals like buffaloes, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, hippos, zebras, leopards, giraffes, elands, topi, warthogs, impalas, oribi, bird species like the rare shoebill stork, marabou stork among others during the game drive and boat cruise.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION Nkusi Safaris Head Office
DEPARTURE TIME Please arrive by 8:15 AM for a prompt departure at 8:30 AM.
RETURN TIME Approximately 6:30 PM.
WEAR Comfortable athletic clothing, hiking boots, hat, jacket and sunscreen.
INCLUDED
Gorilla trekking permit Park entrance fees
Boat cruise fee All mentioned activities
Full board accommodation Services of an English speaking driver guide
Pick up and drop off Vehicle and fuel
Bottled water
NOT INCLUDED
Visas
Life insurance
Air flight tickets
Optional activities not included on the itinerary
Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, tips among others.

5 Days Lake Mburo National Park Safari Highlights

  • Equator experience
  • Game drive
  • Boat ride on lake Mburo
  • Game walk

Lake Mburo National Park is a national park located in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District in Uganda. Lake Mburo National Park.

1

8.30 AM – 9.30 AM: Transportation

Arrival in Uganda

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by our safari guide who will transfer you to Kampala to a hotel booked for you. In case you have had an early flight to Uganda, you will be taken on a brief tour of the city of Kampala. The next day the Lake Mburo National Park Safari adventure begins.

2

9.30 AM – 11.00 AM: Training

Travel to Lake Mburo National Park

The Lake Mburo National Park Safari starts after breakfast then we travel west of Kampala to Lake Mburo National Park. The journey will take 3-4 hours with a stopover at the Equator where you will have an opportunity to stand in 2 hemispheres at the same time and take memorial photos. You will continue to Lake Mburo where you will have lunch at the lodge booked for you.

In the afternoon, you will go on a boat trip on the lake to see a variety of animals such as hippos and crocodiles and bird species such as Pelicans, Black Crake, Heron, Cormorant, and Fish Eagle which can only be viewed clearly on a boat trip. You will retire to your lodge for dinner and overnight. 

  • Luxury: Mihingo Lodge/ Mantana Lake Mburo Camp/ Arcadia Cottages
  • Moderate: Lake Mburo Safari Lodge/ Rakobo Rock
  • Budget: Eagles Nest Camp
  • Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch Dinner
3

11.00 AM – 2.00 PM: Surfing

Exploration of the Mburo Park

You will have an early breakfast and set off for a sunrise game drive in the park where you can expect to see a variety of wildlife such as zebras, monkeys, impalas, waterbucks, elands, buffaloes, hippos, topi, Bohor reedbuck, sitatunga antelope, klipspringer, vervet monkey, olive baboon, side-striped Jackal, spotted-hyena, leopard, white-tailed mongoose, among others.

You will return to your lodge for lunch and in the afternoon go for either horse riding around the park, or a Nature walk in the Rubanga Forest.

This forest offers excellent habitat for birds therefore a very attractive place for bird watching. Time allows you would participate in sports fishing at Lake Mburo before retiring to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

  • Luxury: Mihingo Lodge/ Mantana Lake Mburo Camp/ Arcadia Cottages
  • Moderate: Lake Mburo Safari Lodge/ Rakobo Rock
  • Budget: Eagles Nest Camp
  • Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
4

2 PM – 2.30 PM: Meals

Nshenyi cultural tour

You will have breakfast and then set off for a cultural tour in the Nshenyi area. This is a cultural tour that rotates around cattle i.e. the keeping, grazing, and benefits. Highlights involve witnessing how milk is extracted from the udders of the cows and treated to become ghee.

You also see how the Bahima community set up their homesteads, take a village walk, and if it’s a market day we visit the market. In the evening, entertainment by the local community can be arranged.

  • Luxury: Mihingo Lodge/ Mantana Lake Mburo Camp/ Arcadia Cottages
  • Moderate: Lake Mburo Safari Lodge/ Rakobo Rock
  • Budget: Eagles Nest Camp
  • Meal Plan:  Breakfast, Lunch Dinner
5

2.30 PM – 4.30 PM: Surfing

Back to Kampala

You drive back to Kampala, arriving in the afternoon. No accommodation and meal will be provided.

This 5 Days Lake Mburo National Park Safari package includes;

  • Transportation in a land cruiser/super custom with pop-up roof
  • Boat cruise
  • All fuel for the trip.
  • Driver/guide.
  • Guide ranger fees.
  • Boat cruise
  • Accommodation and meals as per itinerary.
  • All activities are described in the itinerary.
  • The Park fee is according to the program.
  • Meals are according to the program.
  • However, the package excludes:  Personal Expenses like: tobacco, telephone, drinks, laundry, porter fee, personal insurance, Visa, and tips to guides

End of Lake Mburo National Park Safari

6

4.30 PM – 5.30 PM: Surfing

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5.30 PM – 6.30 PM: Return

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