Bugungu wildlife Reserve Uganda – Murchison Falls National Park.

Between Bulisa and Masindi districts is Bugungu Wildlife Reserve Uganda. Covering 501 square kilometers/193 square miles, this little yet superb Wildlife Reserve protects many other wildlife areas. Large, medium-altitude semi-deciduous woodland Bugungu Wildlife Reserve

History of the Bugungu Wildlife Reserve.

Originally established in 1968, Bugungu Wildlife Reserve is a tinny habitat covering the savannah grassland and temporary/seasonal wetland at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment to the western side of the vast Murchison Falls National park-the oldest and largest protected Area in Uganda.

Found in North-Western Uganda, Bugungu is a component of the vast Murchison Falls Conservation Area, which consists of the Karuma Wildlife Reserve and the oldest and biggest National park in the whole country, Murchison Falls National park. Bugungu Wildlife Reserve is in Bulisa and Masindi districts.

 

Bugungu Wildlife Reserve: Species.

Covering 501 square kilometers/193 square miles, this little yet superb Wildlife Reserve protects many other wildlife areas.

Hippos, more than 600 Uganda Kobs, a lot of Leopards and Lions, over 1200 Oribis, herds of Buffaloes, the warthogs, waterbucks, the Elephants, the warthogs, reedbucks, the bushbucks, the Sitatunga, primates such as the Olive baboons, the Vervet monkeys, the Patas monkeys and black and white Colobus monkeys are some of the common wildlife species that one could find in this Wildlife reserve.

 

Birds found at Bugungu Wildlife Reserve.

Nature walks, game drives across the well maintained game tracks, bird viewing, camping and picnics, nature walks, visit to the local communities surrounding the Wildlife Reserve and sigh seeing among others are the most fascinating tourist activities you should expect to engage in when you visit Bugungu Wildlife Reserve.

The ideal visiting time for Bugungu Wildlife Reserve

The ideal times to visit Bugungu wildlife reserve are late June to mid-September and December to February, during the dry season.

Usually avoided is the rainy season from late February to May and mid-October to November as the inadequate roads going to the Wildlife Reserve usually become muddy and treacherous. This is one of the major reasons visitors are recommended to utilize 4WD cars that can negotiate the slick roadways.

 

Where should one stay inside the Bugungu game reserve?

Bugungu Wildlife Reserve lacks lodging facilities, however there is a simple campground where visitors may bring their tent and stay there.

 

Murchison falls accommodation

Murchison Falls National Park has many lodging options including a bakers lodge, twiga safari lodge, Murchison River resort. Kabalega jungle, tree house, Nile safari resort.

 

How to reach Bugungu’s reserve of wildlife?

From Masindi in Kampala.

From the Kampala, the main capital of Uganda, you will drive across royal mile in Budongo forest before hitting Bisso town, which is near the escarpment overlooking lake albert. The 210km from the Kampala takes you across the open savannah grassland of Nakasongola where Uganda’s only white rhinos are kept to Masindi.

 

From Murchison’s falls.

From Murchison, the 51km route winds via Bulisa, 35kms before then continuing for 15 kms to the wildlife reserve on Bulisa- Hoima route.

 

From the Kibale Forest National Park.

From the kibale forest national, the 305 km route traverses the cities of Kyenjojo, Kagadi, Hoima before dipping to the Lake Albert escarpment on Hoima Bulisa road.