Lake Mburo National Park is only 370square kilometers and is the smallest of Uganda's savannah national Parks located in Kiruhura district in Western Uganda. Its mosaic habitat, dry hillside, bushes, thickets, open and wooded savannahs, forests lakes and swamps are home to numerous of wildlife. It offers a splendid opportunity for bird watching as there are over 315 species of birds recorded in Rubanga forest, 5 of which are forest specialists. The common species are the Hawk Green pigeon, Narinastrogn and Double Toothed Barbet .It also has about 68 species of mammals like Zebra, Buffaloes, Topi, Elands and the Leopard.

At the centre of the Park is Lake Mburo, which together with 14 other lakes in the area form part of a wetland system. This system is linked by a swamp 50 kilometers long, fed by the Ruizi river on the western side. Five lakes, of which the largest is Lake Mburo , occur within the Park's boundary. Almost a fifth of the Park's area consists of wetlands - both seasonally flooded and permanent swamps. The various types of swamps are home to a wide variety of wetland birds, and the shy, rare sitatunga antelope. Lake Mburo's surface and its fringing vegetation are always changing, and it is delightful to take a boat out and experience the lake's moods.

Lake Mburo National Park contains about 312 bird species including White-winged warbler, the rare Shoebill stork, Crested Francolin, Brown parrot, Red-necked Spur, Common quails, Emerald-spooted wood, African grey hornbill, Nubian wood pecker, Trilling Cisticola, Coqui Francolin, Southern red bishop and so much more. The best birding spots in the park include the swampy valleys of Warukiri and Miriti, and the roadsides between Rwonyo camp and the jetty. There are viewing platforms at the salt lick, in Miriti Valley, and in Rubanga Forest.

Forest walk in Rubanga Forest: This forest offer a diversity of supportive habitat for birds therefore a very eye-catching place for bird watchers with over 40 bird species recorded. Hikes through the woodland also provide an opportunity to sight forest birds and mammals. Walk to the top of the hill rewards visitors with a view of 9 of the regions 14 lakes. The permanent and seasonal wetland areas that connect the lakes are home to a number of papyrus endemic birds species including the papyrus gonolek, the blue-headed coucal and the white-winged and papyrus yellow warblers.