Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo National Park is located in Kiruhura
District in the Western Region of Uganda. The park is about 30 kilometres (19
mi), by road, east of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. This
location is approximately 240 kilometres (150 mi), by road, west of Kampala,
Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the park are 00 36S, 30
57E (Latitude:0.6000; Longitude:30.9500).
This is one of the largest five lakes that are near by the wetlands, and it accounts for only 20% of this unique lake found in western Uganda. The park covers only 370km² yet it has 5 lakes within. It’s situated between the towns of Masaka and Mbarara taking you about 4 hours to get there. Lake Mburo National Park is the only place where you can spot the impalas in Uganda, antelopes as well as the Elands. There are also many herds of buffalos and Zebras with in this national park
How to get to Lake Mburo National Park
It’s also known that Lake Mburo will not be the
only national park that you will visit in Uganda, its most probably be a
stopover to many parks to be enjoy on your safari. The park is located in the
western part of the country and it’s over 228km/142 meters from Kampala. This
drive also takes over 3 to 4 hours.
The Entebbe international Airport is also about
46km/29metres from Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. This will probably be
your entry point into Uganda. The local operator that you will chose will
arrange your pick up from the airport or to the hotel and will carry out all
your safari transportation.
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