Trip facts
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Private trip, your own group only
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Your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala, or Entebbe International Airport
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Your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala, or Entebbe International Airport
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1 to 6 per vehicle; larger groups use more vehicles
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Level 2: Easy
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One night in a mid-range lodge near or inside the park
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Full board from lunch on day 1 to lunch on day 2
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Hired 4x4 safari vehicle with driver-guide
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English; other languages by agreement
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Park entry and activity fees included (no permit needed)
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All year; June to August and December to February are best for walking
Why you will love this trip
Lake Mburo is the closest savannah park to Kampala and Entebbe, and the best place in Uganda to see zebras and eland. In two days you get a real safari: game drives among zebras, impala, topi, buffaloes and giraffes, a boat trip on the lake close to hippos and water birds, and something few parks allow, a walk on foot with an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger.
There are no elephants here and lions are not regular residents, so come for zebras, birds and calm, not for big cats. That quiet is exactly why you can explore on foot.
This is also cattle country, home of the long-horned Ankole cattle. Just east of the park, 102 local landowners came together in 2013 to form the Rurambira Community Conservancy (RCC), where zebras, impala and other wildlife share the land with cattle-keeping families. On the second morning you visit the conservancy with its community guides and hear how people here live alongside both their herds and the wildlife. The visit is run by the conservancy and included in your trip, so what you pay goes to the community.
You travel in a hired 4×4 safari vehicle with an experienced driver-guide and sleep one night in a mid-range lodge. It suits first-time visitors, families and anyone with only a weekend to spare.
Highlights
- Zebras, eland, impala and giraffes on game drives
- A boat trip on Lake Mburo close to hippos and water birds
- A guided walk among the animals with an armed UWA ranger
- A community visit with the Rurambira Community Conservancy, in Ankole cattle country
- A stop at the Equator on the drive west
- Private hired 4x4 with an experienced driver-guide
