LAKE MBURO LODGES

Lodging Choices at Lake Mburo National Park

Lake Mburo National Park is smallest Savannah safari park in Uganda. The park is located in western Uganda and sitting in area of 260 square kilometers.

Lake Mburo National Park has many interesting activities that include birding watching, horseback riding, nature walks and hiking, quad bike safari, game drive, sport fishing and mountain bike safari.

Some of the lodge located in and around Lake Mburo National Park.

Mburo safari lodge

Mburo safari lodge is situated in Lake Mburo National Park in the district of Kiruhura near Nshara gate of the park.

Mburo safari lodge is luxury and eco friendly lodge with best luxurious cottages built with wooden platform and grass thatched roof.

Mburo safari lodge cottages are located in good position which gives you high chance of viewing wildlife from the private balcony of the cottage.

 Mburo safari lodgecottages are equipped with 10 luxury and spacious cottages, private bathrooms with hot showers water and clean toilets, comfortable king sized beds, each cottage with private balconies, handcrafted wooden furniture and mosquito nets to prevent clients from malaria. Some cottages are self-contained with full kitchen space.

Restaurant

Mburo safari lodge has best restaurant which serves best mouth watering meals both local and international cuisines. The lodge has best chefs who are well trained and English speaking. All meals are served from the dining and you will enjoy while listening to the sounds of the bush.

Bar

Mburo safari lodge has well stocked bar with different kinds of drinks like soft drinks and alcoholic drinks. The staffs are welcoming and friendly to all clients.

Swimming pool

The lodge has large swimming pool and guest can swim any time and relax from the swimming pool after game drive.

Mihingo safari lodge

Mihingo safari lodge is a luxury accommodation located on the southern boundary of Lake Mburo National Park. The lodge offers opportunities for game drives, horse ride, bicycle game ride, relaxing massage, boat trips and you will view crocodiles and hippos.

Mihingo lodge has tented camp that is self contained built on wooden platforms in lake view and others in the forest. The lodge has comfortable beds, clean toilets and clean bathrooms.

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Mantana Tented Camp

Mantana tented camp is luxury accommodation located in LakeMburo National Park. The camp has over 9 tents constructed with wooden platforms which offer spectacular view of the delights of Lake Mburo. You will view some animals like warthogs, antelopes and impala.

Mantana tented camp has well trained staff who are welcoming and friendly and willing to offer best services to the guests.

Restaurant – the camp offers mouth watering menu which is prepared by professional chefs both the local and international cuisines delicious meals. The dinner tables are elegantly set and there are lanterns that light the area forming a very romantic setting for the guest.

  Arcadia lodge in Lake Mburo

Arcadia lodge is located in Rwonyo which is 2km away from the park’s headquarters. The lodge offers best opportunity for game drive, you will spot crocodiles, can have horse ride, hippos launch cruse and nature walks safari.

The lodge has 8 self-contained cottages which are built around a central lodge building. Arcadia lodge offers best service to the guests. The cottages have got comfortable beds, clean toilets, and clean bathrooms.

Restaurant – arcadia lodge has got best meals prepared by well trained chefs. They do prepare both local and international foods which is so tasty. The guests can have meals from stunning view in the newly built raised deck.

Bar – the lodge has got well stocked bar with soft drinks and wines which the guests can drink while relaxing from exciting safari. The guest will sit around the open fire while sipping the drink and viewing wildlife like impala, warthog and occasional hippo at distance in the grass.

Activities from Semiliki National Park

What to do from Semuliki National Park

Semuliki National Park is found in Bundibugyo District in area known as Bwamba County in Western Uganda. In 1932 Semuliki forest Reserve was established as game reserve and later in October 1993 it was upgraded to the level of National Park. Semuliki National Park is one of the newest national parks in Uganda.

The Park covers an area of above 220 square kilometers and it’s being managed by Uganda Wildlife Authority. In East Africa National Parks, Semuliki National Park is the only zone of true lowland tropical rain-forest. The park is enriched with floral and fauna diversity in Africa hence hosting over 55 mammal’s species and over 441 recorded bird species.

The famous activities in Semuliki National Park are Hot springs hiking and bird watching.

Hot Springs

This hot springs are found in Sempaya area of Semuliki National Park and they are the most famous attraction at the park. The SemulikiNational Park Hot Springs are categories in two forms as female [inner] and male [outer] spring. The two hot springs are in the lush swampy area covering almost the all part of southern-eastern corner of the forest.

There are chances of seeing Red-tailed monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys and black and white colobus monkeys while on the trail leading to the outer ’’male’’ spring. To reach the inner ‘’female’’ spring it takes only 30 minutes hike through palm forest just from the main road in Semuliki National Park and the female spring is dominated by a boiling geyser. This inner hot spring is used by local and hikers to prepare food like boiling eggs, matooke and tea. Other local people use hot spring water as medicine to cure diseases.

Bird watching in Semuliki

Semuliki National Park forest is an extension of Congo Basin forest and it is the only park with example of Congo Basin Vegetation in Uganda. The park has over 441 recorded bird species and for all bird lovers who visit Semuliki will be rewarded with best Africa’s bird watching experience. At Sempaya and Ntandi are the best birding points to watch birds. Some of the birds include Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill, Great blue, yellow-throated Nicator and piping Hornbill to list the few.

Game Drive in Semuliki National Park

Game drive across the savannah grassland of semuliki national park where you will view and pass through smaller forest, spot herds of savannah elephants which are commonly seen, crocodiles, warthog, buffalos, Uganda kob, monkeys and water buck. Actually hippos, elusive bush babies and leopards are rarely seen from the park but you may get a chance to see them.

Cultural Encounters in Semuliki National Park

Cultural encounters to the nearby communities of Batwa people who are hunters-gatherer. The Batwa people have lived in the forest for all of their life time. They have entirely being depending on semuliki forest for food, shelter, medicine and tools. Despite the fact that, due to an increased interaction and intermarriages between the Batwa people and others nearby communities, has made the Batwa people to start changing from the forest lifestyle to the normal way of life. The tourism industry has played big role in providing source of income to the Batwa people by promoting tourism in Semuliki region. The life of the Batwa people has change totally; some have started attending school and they have got access to hospitals facilities.

Hiking and Nature walks in Semuliki National Park

Semuliki National Park hiking and nature walks are done in the three different trails. The 13 kilometers Kirumia Trail runs through the middle of semuliki forest towards Semuliki River. The hiking starts at 8:00am and it takes 8 hours hiking and it is good for birders.

Then 11 kilometers Red Monkey track extends to the eastern border of Semuliki National Park. While on the hike you will be able to view endangered Brazza’s as you go towards River Semuliki.

The 8 kilometers Sempaya nature trail takes 24 hours, starting in the morning/afternoon. You will spot the hot springs and primates while on hike.

Getting here

You will use Kampala- Fortal via Mubende is about 180km which takes 4-5 hours drive using 4WD vehicles.

Kampala –Fort Portal via Masaka, Mbarara and Kasese is about 465km which is 7-8 hours.

When to visit

Dry season- the dry seasons in Semuliki national park is between June and September. The temperatures are at average of 80 °F [25°C]. During this period most animals stay near water so as to get excess of water to kill off their thirty. Another good time to visit semuliki is around January to February.

Rainy Season- the rainy starts from October to December, March and May and many roads are hard to access. You should use 4WD vehicle when heading to Semuliki National Park.

Exploring Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

Mgahinga National Park is the smallest park in Uganda but despite being the smallest park in Uganda it is the prime tour-safari destination and it’s one of the best national parks in Uganda for gorilla trekking of endangered mountain gorillas in the world. The park offers some activities like adventurous climbing, hiking, gorilla trekking and golden monkey trekking.

Mgahings Gorilla National Park has hiking trails that include the Batwe trail which goes across the bottom slopes of two volcanoes within Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. The Batwe trail leads to forest and you will view how people in the forest lived. The favorite’s trails for visitors who come to the park are the sabyinyo Gorge trail and the border trail near Congo border. Mgahinga National Park has cave called Garama cave and it is said that it was used by the Batwe people and their king for hiding during the period of war.

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park has cool type of climate that supports the best growth of Afro-montane vegetation and other vegetations types. The people leaving a round Mgahinga Gorilla National Park are the Bafumbira people who occupy the largest area in Kisoro district and their main activity is farming.

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park does not only offer golden monkeys trekking and mountain gorillas trekking but also has 76 species of mammals which include elephants, golden cats, buffaloes, bushbucks, black fronted duikers, bush pigs and African porcupines among others. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park has 115 bird species and some of the bird species are endemic to the Albertine Rift Mountains. Some of the bird species include white-necked raven, olive pigeon, blue-headed coucal, speckled mouse birds, fire finch stone chat and many others.

What To Do And See From Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

Gorilla Trekking:

Mountain gorilla is endangered wildlife animal in Uganda but still the gorillas are multiplying in numbers because of the game reserve policy. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park has both gorilla trekking and Monkey experience, the only habituate group is Nyakagezi gorilla family group in Mgahinga Gorilla Park. In the process of trekking you have a chance of seeing other animals like the golden monkeys and others wildlife including some bird species.  Actually gorilla trekking start off at 8:00am in the morning, the Uganda wildlife authority staff will brief you on rule and regulation of gorilla trekking and went going for trekking should move with the guide. Gorilla trekking is the best experience should not miss out.

Golden Monkey Trekking.

Golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is one of the things you should not miss to do. Mgainga gorilla national park has habituation group for golden monkey and the home is at mount sabyinyo. Golden monkey trekking starts in the morning and the trekkers take one hour with the monkeys.  For golden monkeys trekking the number of trekkers is not limited as it’s with the gorillas, permits for golden monkeys only cost 100 USD per person.

The golden monkeys are sub-species of the blue money and are always found in the bamboo forest jumping from tree to tree and playing with the little ones.  Mgahinga Gorilla national park in Uganda offers best opportunity for trekkers by forming habituation family for golden monkeys.

Batwe Forest Trail.

Batwe forest trail starts from mount Muhavure and it take around 3 to 4 hours. The Batwe trail goes a cross the bottom slopes of the two volcanoes that is Muhavura and Gahinga volcanoes in Mgahinga gorilla national park. The Batwe people use the forest for variety of things like for gathering food, medicines, and homes for Batwe people, collecting fire wood and many others. When going for Batwe trail, batwe guide should accompany you. The Batwe occupation is farming and they are well known for their dance, music and historical background and visiting their cave known as Garama cave.

Bird Watching.

Mgahinga gorilla national park has 115 bird species recorded and some of the birds are endemic to the albertine Rift Mountain, the birds in Mgahinga Park include the pin-tailed whydah, yellow-vented Bulbl, fire finch, speckled mousebird, Rwenzori nightjar, Double-collared sunbird and many others. Bird watching in mgahinga gorilla national park is done all year around in the park. But still the best time for bird watching is Aprils to mid-May and October to November.

Volcano/Mountain climbing.

Mgahinga Gorilla national park is so interesting because of the activities done from it. The park has three Virunga Volcanoes and each Volcanoe can be climbed per day. The hiker climb the three volcanoes and reach to it is peak were they can view the Virunga Volcanoes, Rwenzori peak, Lake Edward, Bwindi impenetrable forest and different creatures on the park. Actually you can enter the three countries Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic republic ofCongo through Mt. sabinyo.

Hiking and Nature Walks.

Hiking and nature walks are interesting activities you should not miss when in Mgahinga gorilla national park. You will walk to the foot hills of Virunga Volcanoe; the tourist will have wonderful experience during nature walks because you will have clear views of wildlife, birds, bamboo forest trees, beautiful swamps.

Accommodation at Mgahinga Gorilla national park

Accommodation in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park include luxury, budget and mid-range lodges, chameleon hill lodge, Mutanda Lake Resort, kisoro Tourist Hotel, Mount Gahinga lodge, Amajambere Iwacu community camp and Travelers Rest Hotel.

  Location of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Mgahinga gorilla national park is located in southern west corner of Uganda in Kisoro district at Bufumbira County and the park comprises of three volcanoes and three extensive swamps. The three   volcanoes include, mount Muhabura, mount Gahinga and mount Sabyinyo.

 The park size is at 33.7 square kilometers and it’s at an altitude range of 2227-4127 metres. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is bordering the Republic of Rwanda from the south and Democratic Republic of Congo in the west and the park is only 10 km from Kisoro main town.

Nyungwe forest national park

Authentic Guide to Nyungwe Forest National Park

Nyungwe forest national park is found in the south west corner of the republic of Rwanda and the park has undamaged rain-forest that is filled with exciting biodiversity. Nyungwe forest national park is one of the world’s beautiful and unsoiled rain-forest mountain and the park covers over 1000 square kilometers. The Park Forest is accounted as one of Africa’s oldest forest which has leaved ever green vegetation for ages now.

The park is home to many variety animals, 75 species of mammals and over 300 bird species are found in the park.  Actually the park is home of Habituate chimpanzees and also home to 12 other primates’ species which include400 strong troop of habituate Rwenzori black and white colobus. Some of the mammals at the park include chimpanzees, silver monkey, and golden monkey, owl-faced, olive baboon to mention the few. The bird species include regal sun-birds, chestnut-throated, Archer’s Robin chat, white-bellied Robin chat to mention the few.

Top things to do from Nyungwe forest national park

Chimpanzees trekking

Nyungwe forest national park is home to 400 species of chimpanzees and the best park for chimpanzees tracking. The trekking starts in the morning and visitors spend one hour with the chimpanzees just like mountain gorillas. The number of trackers allowed to visit the chimpanzee’s family is maximum of 8 trackers per chimpanzee family. Visitors should carry packed lunch, enough drinking water and they have to bring long trousers, long sleeved shirt, rain jacket, hiking hat and hiking rubber boots shoes. Our visitors who go for trekking in Nyungwe forest national park have advantage that chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest national park are habituate that means there are already used to people and you will have chance of taking photos with them and best time with the chimps.

Monkey Tracking

Nyungwe forest national park is home of many animals species which include monkeys also, the park has habituation center for monkeys having more than 200 monkeys. At Nyungwe forest our visitors will also trek the grey cheeked mangabeys and the Ruwenzori colobus monkeys.

Bird Watching in Nyungwe forest national park

Nyungwe forest national parks is home of over 300 species of birds and 27 of them endemics and are found in the Albertine rift. Our visitors will see different kinds of birds and not only will they see birds but will also see others primates during that time of bird watching in Nyungwe forest.

Canopy walk and hike at Nyungwe forest.

Nyungwe forest canopy walk is the first tree top forest canopy walk in east Africa and the third in Africa. The visitors can enjoy the 60 metres about the forest floor between the giant trees and towers of the forest using the canopy walkway viewing wildlife and nature. When visiting Rwanda don’t miss visiting Nyungwe forest national park tour.

Hiking the trails

The park has many trials which lead you to the park. Our visitors will have nature walks using different trials while viewing different things like the mammals, the lush ever green vegetation and bird species in the forest. Hiking Nyungwe forest national park takes 4 hours to 3 days, Nyungwe national park has trails which are 130km and our visitors can spend ever three days hiking these trials in Nyungwe forest national park.