8 DAYS UGANDA BIRDING SAFARI, UGANDA TOURS
Day 1: Entebbe & its environments
Our safari guide will meet you at Entebbe International Airport for a transfer to you preferred hotel in Entebbe. Time permitting go for a brief birding tour from the Entebbe environments. From Entebbe bird checklist look out for birds such as Slender-billed Weaver, Golden-backed Weaver, Grey-headed Gull, Long-tailed Cormorant, Pied Kingfisher, Giant Kingfisher, Swamp Flycatcher, Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill, Splendid Starling, Black-headed Gonolek, Orange Weaver, Broad-billed Roller, Verreaux's Eagle-owl, Ross's Turaco, Pied Hornbill, Crowned Hornbill, Open-billed Stork, Red-chested Sunbird, Brown-throated Weaver, Yellow-billed Duck, Great Reed Warbler, Yellow-backed Weaver, Common Squacco Heron, Grey-caped Warbler, Sedge Warbler and many others.
Day 2: Entebbe Environments
This is your second day to carry out birding from the Entebbe environments. After breakfast our local bird guide will take you through the different trails in Entebbe environments. Over 170 species have been recorded with in the different habitats such as wetlands and swamps, lake shores, grassland environments among others . Our guide will take you to the Lutembe bay which is one of the best birding site nearest to Kampala and Entebbe. Look out for birds such as Brown Twin-spot, White-headed Barbet, Black-headed Bush-shrike, Red-headed Lovebird, Yellowbill, Double-toothed Barbet, Tambourine Dove, Little Ringed Plover, Verreaux's Eagle-owl, Richard's Pipit, Klaas's Cuckoo and many others.
Day 3: Mabamba swamp
After an early breakfast, our birding guide will drive you to Mabamba Swamp which is situated 50km west of Kampala. Mabamba Swamp is the most accessible site for spotting the wild species of Shoebill Stork in the whole world. From this birding destination you have high chances of seeing the shoebill, the head of the soiught after birds by worldwide bird watchers. On a canoe trip through this papyrus swamp look out for papyrus specialist birds such as the Saddle-billed Stork, Malachite Kingfisher, African Jacana. Also look out for the Swamp Flycatcher, African Water Rail, Common Moorhen, African Purple Swamphen, Lesser Jacana, African Pygmy Goose, White-faced Whistling-duck, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Squacco Heron, Goliath Heron, Winding Cisticola and Black Crake to mention but a few. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay in Kampala.
Day 4 & 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Depart early in the morning for Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) located in the south western part of Uganda. Stop at Mubende for a brief visit to the Nakayima tree, a 400 year old tree believed to be the spiritual home for the Bachwezi goddess respected by both the Baganda and the Banyoro. After an enroute lunch proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park, the highest biome nature reserve in the whole world. The park has got over 606 recorded bird species. Serious birders can record over 296 bird species in one day. Interesting bird species in this park include pelicans, skimmers, kingfishers, thick-knees, storks, martins, swallows, weavers, raptors, canaries, kites, and many grassland specialties. You will carry out birding in different habitats which include open savannah grasslands and woodlands as well as the Kazinga channel which joins Lake Edward and Lake George rich in large crowds of hippos and buffaloes, reptiles such as Crocodile and Lizard as well as water birds such as Pelicans, Saddle-bill Storks, African Fish Eagles, African Jacanas and Kingfishers. Apart from birds, Queen Elizabeth hosts about 20 predators and 95 mammalian species. Overnight accommodation at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Safari Lodge
Day 6: Lake Mburo National park
After an early breakfast, you will have a transfer to Lake Mburo National Park located in the Kiruhura district of southern part of Uganda. This park is one of the best biding destinations hosting acacia associated species, papyrus specialists, forest birds as well as water birds. Your drive to this park is punctuated with several stops to see the Bare-faced Go-away-bird, Wattled Lapwing, Crowned Plover, African Harrier, Variable Sunbird, Southern Red Bishop, several lark species and many others that can be seen on this scenic drive. From Lake Mburo acacia dominated savanna habitats look out for birds such as Brown-chested Lapwing, Lilac-breasted Roller, Carmine Bee-eaters, Black-bellied Bustard, Helmeted Guinea fowl, Handsome Francolin, Rufous-naped Lark, vultures, eagles, kites among others. Dinner and overnight at Mantana luxury tented camp
Day 7: Lake Mburo National park
Start your day with a look out for birds from the papyrus environments. From the fringing swamps look out for secretive papyrus specialists such as the Sitatunga Antelope and Red, Black and Yellow Papyrus Gonalek or take boat ride on one the lakes looking for species like the Brown Chested Plover, Red Faced Barbet, Southern Ground Hornbill, Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Yellow Billed Oxpecker, African Finfoot, Black Collard Barbet among others. Return to the lodge for breakfast and later take a boat trip on Lake Mburo. This lake together with the other 4 lakes found with in the park’s boundary attracts a variety of water birds as well as hippos. Return to Kampala in the evening arriving late in the evening.
Day 8: Departure
Our safari guide will transfer you to Entebbe International Airport for your return flight.
Other Related Tours
Day 1 -Depart For Queen Elizabeth National Park
our safari guide will pick you from your hotel and drive you on the southbound road connecting to Queen Elizabeth National Park situated in the south western part of Uganda. You will have a stop over at the traditional royal drum makers, and later drive to Masaka.[.more.]
Day 2 Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park
After breakfast, report to the ranger station in Kibale National Park at 08.00am to track habituated chimpanzees - these delightful apes, more closely related to humans than to any other living creature, are tremendous fun to watch as they squabble and play in fruiting trees[..more..]Day 2:Lake Mburo game drives
The game drives will periodically starts after break fast. While on the game drives you will see school of hippos, zebras, Impalas, Buffaloes, water bucks and other animal s as well as birds like e the crested cranes and the great shoe bill[.more.]
Day 7 -Stanley Plateau
Early morning traverse of the Elena glacier to the Stanley Plateau where crampons will be required. Cross this in a North West direction to the Margherita glacier to the cool and to choose a route to the summit[..more.].
