Lake Mburo National Park is located in kiruhura district in the western region of Uganda. The park is about 30 kilometres by road east of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. This location is approximately 240 kilometres by road west of Kampala, Uganda’s capital and largest city. Lake Mburo was originally gazetted in 1933 as a controlled hunting area and upgraded to a game reserve in 1963 then after upgraded to a national park in 1983.
Some of the most common tourism activities at Lake Mburo include; Game drives in the park, boat cruise on Lake Mburo, birding, Nature walks, the unique horse riding to view wildlife, fishing, cultural tours and cycling among others.
The park has a variety of animals such as zebras, hippopotamus, impala, warthogs, elands, buffaloes, jackals, leopards, and over three hundred (300) bird species. At 260 square kilometers (100 sq. mi), the park is the smallest of Uganda’s Savannah national parks. The park has camp grounds and permanent tent facilities for visitors. In 2009, the Uganda wildlife authority, which manages the park announced plans to introduce balloon tourism in the park. The Park Can be accessed in two gates, namely Sanga gate accessible when one is driving from Kampala side and Nshara gate accessible when one is coming from Mbarara side.
