Accommodation

Mihingo Lodge has 12 luxury tented rooms, each presenting its unique charm and character. Each private safari tent reflects where it sits in a forest, overlooking the lake, perched on a rocky outcrop or down by the water hole. All rooms have stunning views of the airy sanctuary.

Each spacious canvas tent has an en-suite bathroom and is meticulously styled to complement the local environment with great attention to detail. The doorways are framed by stunning pieces of dead olive wood found on the property.

The lodge’s walls reflect the colors of the African soil, inspired Lamu Island’s living style and design. Several of the rooms dramatically incorporate the granite boulders into the design of the bathrooms. To preserve the environment, the lodge is powered entirely by solar energy.

Dining

Sitting high up on the rocky kopje, the dining and living area showcases the sweeping views of the expansive Mburo plains. A steady breeze from Lake Kacheera makes it one of the coolest places in the lodge on a hot day. The main area also overlooks the waterhole and saltlick, it is a perfect spot to watch the unfolding wildlife dram and tease your pallette’s sensations.

Mihingo Lodge guests are treated to Sarah’s exceptional menu that has earned the lodges its reputation for serving the most delicious meals on Uganda safaris. Sarah’s exceptional taste for food and travel led her to gather recipes, over the years, from family and friends around the world to create a menu that attracts travelers to this small lodge.

Sarah’s menu is a fusion of different cultures, herbs, and spices served in three courses to every guest. The starter is often a delicious chilled soup, followed by a selection of crisp, fresh salads, cold meats, and vegetarian quiches, and then there is always a scrummy pudding.

Some of the lodge favorites are the feta and coriander samosas with home-made tomato pickle, smoked Nile Perch from Lake Victoria served with a simple olive oil, lemon juice and caper dressing, grilled beef fillet from the famous Ankole cows, and sticky toffee pudding.

Mihingo Lodge’s breakfast will set you up for the day. There is always a selection of fresh fruit, fruit juice, cereals and muesli, homemade yogurt, pancakes with a hint of lemon zest, eggs of your choice, and the full fry up with homemade bread.

The chef can cater to any dietary requirements, including vegetarian, gluten-free, vegan, and lactose intolerant. Early suppers are arranged for children and babysitters and set in their rooms so parents can eat later and relax.

At the lounging area, the coziness of the Lamu-styled setting invites guests to evening chats with a variety of coffees, teas, and hard drinks for late evening safari chats.

For the summer afternoon after an adventurous Uganda Safari game drive, dive into the cool waters of the pool or busk on at the poolside with outstanding sounds and views of Lake Kachira waters.

Booking Mihingo Lodge

To enjoy the magical wilderness of Mihingo lodge, you have to stay at least two to three nights. You can have this lodge on your Uganda Safari Itinerary and get great rates with Nkuringo Safaris, taking advantage of our excellent partnership with Mihingo Lodge.

This lodge is COVID-19 compliant with facemask, and hand sanitizing compulsory in public areas. Please read our policy on COVID-19 for this lodge.

Mihingo Lodge Rates

Activities

Horseback Safaris

Watching animals from a horse is so peaceful and a totally airy experience compared to game driving; zebras come towards you to check out the strange relative without stripes. Even the eland that is usually bashful look curiously at the horses without running away but keep their distance.

Riding a horse without the deafening engine sounds means you often get the chance to see the more timid animals. If you’re lucky, you might catch sight of the shy leopards.

The maximum weight on each horse is about 100 kilos,  an adjustable helmet, riding chaps, and English-style saddles. You get at least two experienced riders to escort you on each ride through the exhilarating e grassy Warukiri hills that take 2-4 hours.

Biking Safari

If you like to test your adventurous muscles, grab a bike and explore the sandy tracks outside the Park. You can hire one of Mihingo’s guides to take you around. Trails are suitable for a gentle family to ride out, taking in the wildlife all around, but there is plenty for the more extreme riders to explore. Dive off the larger roads to narrow animal paths and clamber over termite mounds.

Nature Walks

Nature walks are a magical way to experience the African bush on foot and catch the wilderness details at your pace.

All walks in the park must go with an armed UWA guide. From the lodge, take a two-hour loop that will take you around the valleys and ridges and back. The swamp walk has a couple of raised platforms from where you can look over the swamps; if you are fortunate, you may even see a Sitatunga or Uganda’s famous Shoebill stork.

Safari Game Drives

hire the lodge’s rover with a guide and take a riveting game drive around the park’s famous tracks to meet Lake Mburo National Park’s protected inhabitants. For spectacular views, park at the bottom of Kazuma look-out and walk up to the top; from here, the view across the plains is breathtaking.

It is both a cultural and a wildlife experience going on a game drive outside the park. You will pass homesteads, farmers herding their cattle, kids walking to school, and motorbikes ferrying people to and fro. In amongst this, wildlife roams about freely; zebras, impalas, topi, warthogs, waterbuck, and even the shy eland are all possible to spot.

The birdlife is also prolific, with many water birds living at the livestock dams. Large groups of crested cranes take up residence in the rainy season and even spot the shoebill in the wetlands. A game drive outside the park is helpful if your park entry has expired and you would like to go for a bit of spin!

Night Game Drives

Lake Mburo National Park is one of the few parks that offer night game drives. Nocturnal mammals like bush pigs, genet cats, and white-tailed mongoose become active during the dark hours, which is the best time to catch sight of these elusive creatures.

Also, the best chance of sighting leopards and spotted hyenas are during the night game drive. It is an exhilarating experience out at night with a spotlight, an unusual twist on your regular Uganda safari game drives.

Cultural Visits

Take a walk or a bike ride over to a traditional Bahima homestead to learn about their cultural traditions and their way of life. Activities include learning about the Ankole long-horned cows with an opportunity to try your hand at milking, understand the ghee-making process, taste milk, and much more.

This experience includes a nature walk or bike ride across grazing land, where wildlife and livestock mingle together, to the homestead and back again. Alternatively, you can ride a mountain bike to a nearby fishing village and see how the people live.