Kazuma Hill Lake Mburo gives you a spectacular southern panoramic overview of lakes in Lake Mburo National Park. It is strategically located within the park in Kiruhura, the district between Masaka and Mbarara district, in western Uganda. That’s about 240 kilometers from Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.
The Kazuma track takes you to Kazuma hill through the best game viewing in the park. This is in the savannah that is north of Rwonyo Park Headquarters along which one can do research, and view a number of wildlife species including zebras, impalas, waterbucks, topis, and buffaloes.
The relatively open savannah along the Kazuma and Ruroko tracks is also good for game viewing, passing through a landscape interspersed with rocky hills where pairs of klipspringer are frequently observed. The recently introduced giraffe is most commonly seen in the vicinity of Kazuma and research tracks. Lake Mburo and seven more lakes can also be seen from the Kazuma Hill lookout close to the Kazuma track.
Any visitor to the southern part of Lake Mburo National Park will see it at a far distance standing tall with pride and grandeur. It is such an imposing beauty from a distance and coming up close to Kazuma hill will reveal just how much Uganda is gifted by nature.
The hill offers you a different number of activities which gives you different experiences.
Activities at Kazuma Hill Lake Mburo
Camping
Camping is one of the most amazing experiences and can be done by people who have more days to explore the hills. It’s more advisable to come with your camping gear and you should not worry about security.
Sightseeing at Kazuma Hill Lake Mburo
Sightseeing is a breathtaking experience to have while at Kazuma hill. While here, you have the unique opportunity to observe the spectacular four lakes in the southern part of the park, the Montanan vegetation, and rocks, among others. This makes it an impressive mountain replete with precipices, escarpments, deep valleys, water-streaked cliffs, wildlife, bird species, and a boat cruise on Lake Mburo.
Nature and Simplicity
The hike to the hill will take you through breathtaking nature and forest walks in Rubanga Forest over water streams as the trail painstakingly winds its way through numerous homesteads.
In conclusion, Kazuma hill is a great attraction, the ascent to its peak is exhilarating. Kazuma hill hiking adds up with other activities including an impressive mountain replete with precipices, escarpments, deep valleys, Lakes, salt licking, nature walks, horse riding, and boat cruises and among others.
You can make an extension to visit Bwindi Forest on a budget gorilla safari to encounter the mountain gorillas. For those that wish to see mountain gorillas in Rwanda, visit Volcanoes National Park, which is famous for gorillas and golden monkeys.