Accommodation Facilities Within Lake Mburo National Park
Everyone planning to visit a particular National Park takes a special consideration on the places to stay because these also determine your memorable experience. Previously, we discussed the best accommodations while on your safari to Murchison Falls national park. Today we are discussing Lake Mburo Park. Found on the western side of Uganda is the country’s smallest savannah National Park and the nearest destination anyone can visit from Kampala.
Lake Mburo National Park offers a wide range of exceptional wildlife species especially buffaloes, elands, Topis, Impalas, warthogs, Zebras, waterbucks as well as rich birdlife but that’s not all it offers. There are also numerous places to stay to make the trip memorable and they include;
Mantana Tented Camp
For tourists looking for a luxury accommodation facility within Lake Mburo National Park can book to spend overnights within the Mantana Tented Camp, mainly opened to offer an unforgettable encounter and comfort to tourists. There are 9 furnished tents with private bathrooms and flush toilets built on wooden platforms to ensure safety from animals that roam the Camp but most importantly provide a breathtaking view of the natural wonders of Lake Mburo and the acacia woodland in addition to animals especially impalas, warthogs, zebras, and waterbucks as well as bird species. Each of the tents features 2 beds and a mosquito net and power is provided through solar energy. Some of the tourist activities to enjoy here include bird watching, game drives, and walking safaris.
For more information and booking, you can reach them on phone at +256 392 967368 and +256 414 321552 or send an email to Mantana@africaonline.co.ug and their website at www.kimbla-mantanauganda.com
Arcadia Cottages
Near the edge of Lake Mburo is the Arcadia cottage that offers comfortable accommodation and clear views of the Lake as well as the Park.
There are 7 stone self-contained chalets with vast bedrooms, clean bathrooms, flush toilets, and mosquito nets and also provide privacy and mouth-watering meals that will keep memories of the Park alive. The location of the restaurant close to the Lake allows tourists to spot the hippos on the shores of the Lake.
Call them on +256 486 26231, +256 486 23400, and +256 772 981155 or send an email to info@arcadiacottages.net or check their website at www.arcadiacottages.net for more information and booking for a place to stay.
Mihingo Safari Lodge
This is an up-market family-owned Safari Lodge within the majestic area at the eastern edge of Lake Mburo National Park, in the rock kopje where the granite boulders were formed over 500 million years ago. The friendly Lodge was beautifully designed to blend with the extraordinary surroundings and offer guests relaxation and comfort while exploring the beauty of Mother Nature.
It was constructed on wooden platforms and some of the facilities here include a swimming pool that overlooks the verdant valley where bushbucks, buffaloes, warthogs, and impalas are found within the waterhole. Besides the usual activities such as game drives, nature walks, and boat trips, Mihingo Safari Lodge is the only place within the Park where horseback rides are conducted in Uganda.
Tourists interested in spending overnights within this accommodation facility can call on +256 752410509 or send an email to reservations@mihingolodge.com or check their website on www.mihingolodge.com
Rwakobo Rock Lodge
At just 1 kilometer from Nshara Gate, this Lodge is found on a granite rock outside the Park offering midrange accommodation for tourists on their safari in Uganda. There are grass-thatched and solar-powered cottages with private flush toilets, solar-heated showers, a restaurant and bar with campfires also provided.
Lake Mburo Safari Lodge
Lake Mburo Safari Lodge offers exquisite accommodation in form of 10 luxury cottages, 1 honeymoon house, 2 luxury family cottages,s and the main Lodge on wooden platforms and roofed with grass-thatch that blends perfectly with the natural environment.
Each of the accommodation facilities is equipped with clean private bathrooms with private bathrooms and toilets, handcrafted wooden furniture, private verandas, and cozy king-sized beds as well as wardrobes while some of the cottages have fully functional kitchen making it an ideal place to unwind and enjoy the natural beauty of the environment.
Lake Mburo Safari Lodge can be contacted on phone through +256 414 237450, +256 414 577997, and +256 712 433744 or through a website on www.mburosafarilodge.com.
Rwonyo Rest Camp
This is a budget accommodation facility within Rwonyo Park Headquarters and is managed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. It was built with typical traditional materials like wood and thatched with grass hence offering tourists a typical African experience. It is comprised of fully furnished tented rooms (on raised wooden platforms and private bathrooms) as well as Bandas (constructed in form of wooden hats and have shared toilets and bathrooms). Visitors to this Rest Camp are always treated to the sights of several wild animals like warthogs, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, waterbucks, and bushbucks that always roam around the facility.
Conservation Education Center (within Sanga)
At just 1 kilometer west of Sanga Gate is the Conservation Education Center and is also operated by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. It offers a clean and decent place to stay and a hall capable of accommodating at least 40 people for meetings and seminars. Other accommodation facilities with and around this National Park include the Eagle’s Nest Lodge and many others.