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The country Uganda offers fresh and focused safaris that combine fun, adventure and curiosity outstanding national parks in the country. The protected areas offer outstanding beauty with a variety of fauna and flora. The geographical position Uganda in the shadows of Great Western and Eastern Rift Valleys give the country special vantage of climatic zones of temperate, hot and wet, cool and dry, rainy climates throughout the year and adversely supporting a variety of vegetation covering range of short savannah grassland, tall savannah grassland tropical rainy forests to high altitude moorland vegetation. It has been quite unbelievable to find ice caped tips on the mountains of the moon at the same time lying along the Equator”.

Vacation in Uganda

Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Mburo Uganda safaris for 5 days.

Lake Mburo National park is a very unique place: each section of it is alive with a diversity of interests and colour. It is found in Mbarara district and of all Uganda?s savannah National parks, it is the tiniest. It?s sculptured landscape with rolling grassy hills and idyllic lake shores has varied mosaic of habitats, that is to say; forest galleries, rich acacia tree valley, seasonal plus permanent swamps all of which support a wealth of wildlife. Its mosaic habitats of dry hillside, rocky outcrops, bushes, thicket, open wooded savannah, forests, lakes plus swamps, are habitat to surprising variety of plants and animals. Wildlife grazing in lake Mburo National park is popular for its richness in bio diversity.

You can combine this trip with a Gorilla Tour to Bwindi

It has a round 68 various species of mammals The common ones include zebras, impalas, buffaloes, topis and eland, that feed on plants and leopards plus jackals which are predators. The park also consists of 315 various species of birds, which include the rare shoebill stork, papyrus yellow warbler, African fin foot, saddle-billed stork, brown chested wattled plover, carruther?s cisticola, great snipe Abyssinian ground horn bill and while-winged warbler. The woody vegetation of lake Mburo is mostly covered with acacia species, olea species and abosia species.

FIVE DAYS TOUR INTINERARY TO QUEEN ELIZABETH AND LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARKS.

Day one
Early morning, drive towards the west from Kampala and make a stopover at the Equator to have snaps. Continue to Queen Elizabeth National Park following the mystical Rwenzori mountain range for much of the journey. On the way, have lunch. A game drive en route may be beneficial with sights of lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, hyenas and a diversity of antelope species. At Mweya safari lodge or at the Institute of Ecology (BLD), is where the night will be spent.

Day two
An early morning game drive in this park, offers very good chances to view lions, leopards, giant forest hogs, cape buffaloes, elephants, defassa water bucks, Uganda kobs, topi and bush bucks together with many others. Have pleasure in the special 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga channel and into Lake Edward after lunch. This trip passes through possibly the highest gathering of hippopotamus and several animals may be viewed drinking at the water?s edge. This launch cruise provides a wonderful platform for photography, watching birds and observing game. The profile bird life is colourful and extremely great with well more than 550 resident species. At Mweya safari lodge or Institute oif Ecology, is where dinner and overnight will be had.

Day three
After a very early breakfast, the first choice, with breakfast parked, go to Kyambura gorge for chimpanzee tracking and a number of primates. Then come back for lunch.

The second choice: wake up when the sun is rising, for another game drive to see wildlife. Then come back for breakfast.

After having lunch, go viewing in the crater region. It is really a wonder! Tour the Katwe salt works for a glimpse into traditional salt mining.
At Mweya safari lodge or Institute of Ecology you will have dinner and spend the night.

Day Four
After taking breakfast, set off for Lake Mburo National Park. The park has a diversity of attractions; it is mostly covered by extensive wetlands, rolling grassy hills, seasonal and permanent swamps, wooden savannah, and forests, which keep a diversity of animals and plant species. It is these various ecosystems that make the park to be to be one of the riches in bio diversity, for example zebras, elands and buffaloes. Impalas. Roan antelopes, leopards, hyenas, hippos, bush backs, and klipspringer. The availability of the lake in the park makes it bale to have a boat ride, carry out sport fishing and view the crocodiles, pelicans, shoebill stork, hippos cormorants, fish eagles and many more.
After having lunch, have a boat ride within Lake Mburo and view for yourself the crocodiles, pelicans, hippos, herons and the uncommon shoebill stork. You will have dinner and a night stay at montana tented camp or Rwonyo camp or Agip motel BLD.

Day five
After early breakfast, set off for an early morning game drive which provides a marvellous encounter with the zebras, waterbucks, buffaloes, topis, elands, leopards, and a diversity of bird species. After the game drive, set for Kampala with lunch on the way, drive back to Kampala, you will a stop at the Mpigi Royal Drum makers. At this place, you will be able to see the ceremonial drums being made using methods passed on from generation to generation. You will also get time to make a stop at the equator to have photos and you will reach Uganda?s capital city by early evening.
This Uganda safari has therefore come to an end.

Uganda Safari Tours