Accessing Lake Mburo national park
Accessing Lake Mburo national park: Lake Mburo national park is perfectly located on a Kampala Mbarara high way. The national park is a stopover for most of the tourists visiting west and southwestern national parks. The savannah national park is the closest protected area to Kampala city. Lake Mburo national park is located in Kiruhura district about 240km from Kampala city.
It takes tourists 4 to 5 hours to get to lake Mburo national park and total time taken usually depends on the condition of the roads. The time taken also depends on the number of stopovers you had along the way. These stopovers include the equator at Kayabwe and royal drum makers at Mpambire trading centre.
Accessing lake Mburo national park, you must use road transport because there is no airstrip within the park. For tourists that want to fly, it means that they will use Mbarara airstrip and later drive to lake Mburo national park in Nyabushozi. Any of the transport options to use will get you to Lake Mburo national park in less than 5 hours.
Accessing Lake Mburo national park
By road transport, to get to lake Mburo national park from Kampala/Entebbe you need to go through Mpigi, Masaka, and Lyantonde districts. In Lyantonde there are 2 gates that can get you to Lake Mburo national park and the first one is Nshara gate when you are coming from Kampala side followed by Sanga gate which is first from Mbarara side.
Sanga gate and Nshara gate are 2 km away from each other and they all lead you to Rwonyo where the park headquarters are located. Tourists are free to use any of the entry gates to lake Mburo national park based on which side they want to visit and the nature of the roads.
Accessing lake Mburo national park by air transport, tourists can access Lake Mburo national park in about 3 hours. There are no airstrips in lake Mburo national park but Mbarara airstrip can be used since it’s not so many hours away. To fly to Mbarara airstrip, you will have to inform your local tour operator in advance so they book with bar aviation Uganda or Aerolink Uganda.
So many airline companies have daily flights to Mbarara airstrip and these start from Entebbe international airport or Kajjansi airstrip. In 1 hour and a few minutes one will be already at Mbarara airstrip and from here a driver guide takes you to lake Mburo national park using Sanga gate which is the first from Mbarara side.
We have looked at how you can access lake Mburo national park using road transport or airstrip if you want to first fly to Mbarara airstrip now let’s look at the entrance fee. Tourists visiting Lake Mburo national park must have proper documents and must have park entrance fees to enter the national park
Daily Park entrance fee in Lake Mburo national park
Adults it’s $40 for foreign non-residents, $30 for foreign residents, and UGX20,000 for citizens of East African member states.
Children it’s $20 for foreign non-residents, $10 for foreign residents, and UGX5,000 for citizens of East African member states.
Annual part entrance fees in lake Mburo national park
Individuals it’s $350 for foreign residents and UGX350,000 for citizens of East African member states.
Couple it’s $600 for foreign residents and UGX500,000 for citizens of East African member states.
A family with a maximum of 4 children is $800 for foreign residents and UGX600,000 for citizens of East African member states.
Annual cooperate pass is $1500 for foreign residents and UGX2,500,000 for citizens of East African member states.
Tour company drivers access the park at zero cost while safari drivers its UGX200,000
East African taxi drivers pay UGX150,000
Vehicle entrance fees in Lake Mburo national park
Saloon cars foreign registered its $40 and UGX20,000 Ugandan registered
Minibuses and omnibuses foreign registered its $50 and UGX30,000 Ugandan registered
Tour company vehicles and 4-wheel drive foreign registered its $150 and UGX30,000 Ugandan registered
Activities to do in Lake Mburo national park
Once you have arrived at lake Mburo national park, you have a lot of activities you can be part of. The national park has got so many attractions to see among which include mammals, primates, birds, and water bodies. While in lake Mburo national park, you can do activities like game drives, horse riding, boat cruises, bird watching, guided nature walks, and community tours among others.
