Cycling in Lake Mburo National Park is one of the many tourist activities the Park offers to its visitors. This is in addition to others like game drives, nature walks, horseback riding, and boat cruise among others.
Cycling in Lake Mburo National Park is one of the famous and top tour activities in this park. As a result, many travelers are always interested in participating in cycling as part of their adventure and a way of experiencing nature during their safari.
Since Lake Mburo National Park is also a stopover for many travelers, cycling in the park acts a relaxing moment for many tourists. Meanwhile, visitors get a chance of exploring the Park for an opportunity to encounter one of the wildlife species like zebras, buffaloes, giraffes, impalas and several wild animals, when cycling their bicycles.
Apart from cycling in Lake Mburo National Park other activities one can involve in to explore the Park include game drives, guided nature walks, horseback riding and boat cruises. Though the Park is small in size, all these activities can still be enjoyed by visitors.
Cycling requires light swift clothes and a bottle of water to help you cool while on a tour. Helmets are provided but you may also bring your own sunglasses to protect you against wind and sunshine.
About Lake Mburo National Park
Lake Mburo National Park is the smallest savannah national park in Uganda, located conveniently close to the highway that connects Kampala to five parks in western Uganda. The 370 sqkm national park is an increasingly common stopover on the safari circuit for visitors traveling to western Uganda or for clients who would wish a one-day tour from Kampala. This is because the park is just in a short distance of 253 km from Kampala, so it can easily be accessed to carry out different safari activities.
Lake Mburo is underlain by ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks, and sculptured landscapes, with rolling hills that date back more than 500 million years. It contains an extensive wetland area that harbors several species of mammals and birds, found nowhere else in Uganda.
You can plan your extension to track mountain gorillas in Uganda by adding 2 nights safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to come face to face with these special primates. Uganda is such a large country with lots of tourism potential. Similarly, Rwanda has Volcanoes National Park, which is also home to mountain gorillas in Rwanda and golden monkeys.