6 Day Bird watching Safari Mabamba, Mabira, Mount Elgon
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport where you will be
Met and greeted by our representative. Depending on time of arrival, birding may be done in the afternoon after relaxation at Entebbe botanical gardens if accommodation is in Entebbe. These gardens offer a wonderful introduction to the birds of Uganda. The gardens host a variety of open country and woodland species e.g. verreaux’s eagle owls, orange-tufted and red chested sunbirds........
10 day Bird watching safari through through Sesse islands,Lake Mburo,Lake Nabugabo,mburo and Lake Bunyonyi
Day 1: Meet and greet at the airport by one of our representatives then transfer to hotel for a rest. Depending on time of arrival, the afternoon will be spent birding the botanical gardens or a visit to Uganda wildlife education centre.
Dinner and overnight at accommodation of your choice.
Day 2: Depart for Ssese after breakfast by ship. This place has plenty of water and forest birds. There are varieties of hornbills, barbets, Turacos, robin-chats, flycatchers and weavers. Jewel-like pygmy king fisher, brown-throated wattle-eye are common. African fish eagles and palm nut vultures are often seen near the lake......
11 Day Bird watching safaris through Mbamba,mpanga,Lake Mburo.Lake Bunyonyi and Lake Mgahinga
Day 1: Meet and greet at hotel, then set off for Mabamba wetland for the days birding. Species here include papyrus endemics such as white winged warbler, Caruthers’ Cisticola and papyrus gonolek.Among other birds we watch out for saddle-billed stork, African pygmy goose and lesser jacana and the magnificent shoebill can be sighted in this area.
Dinner and overnight at accommodation of your choice.
Day 2: We depart for Mpanga forest after an early breakfast. This forest is a good introduction to forest bird watching in Uganda. Birds in this forest include Blue-breasted kingfishers, Weyn’s weaver, white-spotted flufftail, red-capped, Blue-shouldered and snowy headed Robin-chats, African pied hornbill, grey parrot, Uganda woodland warbler (a scarce bird here), the list is endless..............
13 Day bird watching safaris Through Mabamba,Mabira forest,the Muchison falls,and the Queen Elizabeth National park.
Day 1: You will be met and greeted by one of our representatives where you will transfer to the Hotel. Depending on time of arrival birding can be done in the Botanical gardens in the afternoon.
Should accommodation be in Kampala, the afternoon will be for sight seeing and most likely a visit to the Kabaka’s lake a man made lake in the city where plenty of pelicans can be seen.
Dinner and overnight at Accommodation of your choice
Day 2: After breakfast, avian viewing will be done in the Mabamba swamp where you will be paddled on a local canoe through the Swamp. We shall look out for the shoebill and other birds, which include long-toed plover, blue-headed coucal, and white winged, papyrus gonolek.
Dinner and overnight at Accommodation of your choice.........
14 Days of the pearl of Africa mini safari
Day 1:Meet and greet at respective accommodation then visit Kasubi cultural site for a rich heritage site for the Baganda and then proceed on to Namugongo Martyrs shrine a religious site for the Christians and then proceed on to L. Mburo with a stop over at the equator for photographs.
Dinner and overnight at accommodation of your own choice
Day 2:After breakfast we use the kazuma track which passes through wooded grassland-black-bellied bustards often patrol the area. This track takes us to Kazuma hill-in order to experience a real exposure to L.Mburo National Park. This will enable you see all five lakes within the park and rolling hills. In the afternoon we go for a boat ride on L.mburo.The lake is rich with a diversity of animal and plant species which are only clearly viewed while on a boat-crocodiles, hippopotami and birds like pelicans, black crake, Heron.The boat takes 2 hours maximum................................
16 day Bird Safaris through Lake Mburo,Lake Bunyonyi and Bwindi .
Day 1: Meet and greet at Hotel by one of our representatives and then leave for Lake Mburo National Park in Mbarara district. We stop over at the Equator for pictures before getting to Mburo.Common birds in this habitat which is dominated by tall grass savannah dotted with Acacia and Euphorbia trees, dense thorn thickets along water courses are crested francolin, emerald –spotted wood dove, brown parrot, bare-faced go-away –bird, blue-naped mouse bird, lilac-breasted roller, green wood hoopoe among others which can be encountered whilst driving towards rwonyo camp, the park headquarters. We bird as we drive in and enjoy game viewing as well. avian viewing along the Zebra tracks will enable us see species such as Coqui Francolin, Red- naked spirfowl, black bellied bustard, African wattled Plover and so many others. About 315 species have been recorded here. We bird whole day and then retire for the night.
Dinner and overnight at accommodation of your choice.
Day 2: After breakfast we explore the scenic lakeside track, which allows us explore the aquatic habitat. We shall look out for papyrus specials and also take a boat to enable us observe inaccessible species............
17 day Bird watching safari thrrough Mabira forest,Mabamba,the Muchison falls,Kibale national park,Semiliki national park and Queen elizabeth national park.
Day 1: Meet and greet at hotel, then depart for Mabira forest for whole day birding. Species here include the blue turraco, African grey parrot, hornbills and a variety of colorful sunbirds. Mabira is only one of the two places in East Africa where the pretty tit hylia has been recorded and one of the few places in Uganda where the localized forest wood-hoopoe, leaf love, Weyne’s weaver and Nahan’s francolin are regular. With a knowledgeable guide and many trails in the forest your day will be rewarding.
Dinner and overnight at Accommodation of your own choice
Day 2: Early morning breakfast and we proceed on to Mabamba wet land. Species here include papyrus endemics such as white winged warbler, Caruthers’ Cisticola and papyrus gonolek.Among other birds we watch out for saddle-billed stork, African pygmy goose and lesser jacana and the magnificent shoebill can be sighted in this area. We proceed to Masindi town for the Night..........
20 Day Bird safaris
Day 1:Arrive in Entebbe transfer hotel for night.Depending on time of arrival bird Entebbe Botanical gardens .
Dinner and Overnight at chosen accommodation.
Day 2:Transfer to Mabira forest whole day birding
Dinner and overnight at hotel of your own choice.
Day 5:We leave early for Kaniyo Pabidi sector of Budongo forest en route to Paara,Murchison Falls National Park.The morning will be spent birding Kaniyo Pabidi forest and if you so wish track chimps.In the afternoon we do a boat trip –the highlights of this park..........
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