Activities around the Lodge - Mihingo Lodge


Game Drives from Mihingo Lodge There are lovely games drives within Lake Mburo National Park with some spectacular views. Probably the best view within the Park is from Kazuma Look-out Point . You are allowed to walk to the top of the hill from where you can see 8 of the 12 lakes surrounding the Park. The best way to get there, from Mihingo Lodge, is the Ruroko track, visiting the lovely Ruroko kopje and then to Kazuma look-out point, returning on the Research track (32km, 3 ½ hour round trip) . Another very good game drive from Mihingo Lodge is the Eland track (29km, 2 ½ hour round trip).	Game Walks from Mihingo Lodge We can arrange Game walks starting at the Lodge with an official UWA Ranger Guide. This walk takes you down the valley that you see from Mihingo past the water hole and to a rocky kopje facing Mihingo. We recommend doing this walk in the morning or afternoon when it is not too hot. The walk takes between 2 and 3 hours. Please let us know long enough in advance to be able to organise the guide. (Charge per person: $10 USD, plus transport if the guide has to come from the Park headquarters)	Boat Trip on Lake Mburo Boat trips on Lake Mburo have to be booked in advance. The boats leave at 8 am, 10 am, 12 am, 2 pm, 4 pm and 5.30 pm and have to be booked in advance. The boat trip takes approximately 2 hours, but if you are the only group on the boat they are quite flexible. You always see Hippo and Crocs and many bird species and with a lot of luck you might even see a leopard from the boat. The Park has 2 boats; one is small and takes a maximum of 8 people, the other is slightly bigger and takes 14 people. (Charge per person: $10 or a minimum of $40 for the boat, payable at the Park Headquarter)

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Walking Safari near
Lake Mburo

Game Walks near Lake Mburo must be pre-booked with with us the previous day. We suggest you get up at 6:30 and have early morning tea in your room. Near Mihingo Lodge you will pick up a UWA guide. It will take about 30 to 40 minutes to reach the area where you start the walk, which is a great early morning game drive with chances of seeing leopard on the way. The walk lasts approximately 2 hours, but this is flexible. (Charge per person: $10 USD to UWA)

Horse Back Safaris

Mihingo Lodge offers horse back safaris around the Lodge in the valleys towards Lake Kacheera just outside Lake Mburo National Park. We carefully adjust the rides according to the riding skills of each group; for beginners and inexperienced riders we only walk the horses. In fact a walk on a horse is the best way to view game. It is peaceful and relaxing and you get very close to the animals. For advanced riders there are also lovely stretches for trotting and cantering.

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Massage at Mihingo Lodge

Full body massages are offered by the lodge, taking approximately 1 hour and costing 40,000 UGX. Proceeds from massages go to our Leopard conservation project so you can feel good in every way!