“What a fantastic trip. This really is an excellent way to see wildlife very close to you. From the first time you put your canoe in the water you start seeing all the African wildlife you’ve dreamt of…”
Uganda has an increasing reputation as an exceptional World-wide destination for Bird Watching. The Country hosts over 1.500 Species of Birds, due to the diversity of its Territory, from the Lakes, Rivers, Mountains, Tropical Rain Forests to the Desert Land of Karamoja .
East African Jungle Safaris offers Birding Tour with our trained Birding Guides.
Uganda’s 10 most commonly sought after Birds:
- Shoe bill stork
- African Green Broadbill
- Green-Breasted Pitta
- Nahans Francolin
- Brown Chested Pullover
- Karamoja Apalis
- Black Bee Eater
- Rwenzori Turaco
- Red Fronted anti pecker
- Purcell’s Illadopsis.
Day 1: You will be picked from the Airport and transferred to your Respective Hotel relax have dinner and get ready for the following day trip
Day 2; you will wake-up early in the morning at 6;30 have your delicious breakfast after leave for bird watching in Mabamba Swamp at 7oclock with your packed lunch of which it can take you the whole day where you will be in position to see so many species of birds to mention but a few it includes Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Wayne’s Weaver, White-spotted Fluff Tail, Blue-shouldered Robin-chat, Grey Parrot, Lemon Dove, Black-billed Turaco, Fire-crested Althea, Snowy-headed Robin-chat, Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo, Hair-breasted Barbet, Woodland Warbler, Olive Green bull, Sooty Boubou and so many more later you will come back at your respective hotel for the dinner
Day 3;You will wake up in the morning and head to murchiison falls where you will reach late in the noon time have lunch relax in the evening you can go for the nature walks whereto will meet so many primates in Budongo Forest like chimps,blue and red tailed monkeys and other small bird spacies like : Ituri Batis, Rufous-crowned Eremomela, Forest Francolin, Yellow and Grey Longbills, Yellow-spotted Badyarbet, Red-tailed Antthrush, Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo, Banded later you will go back for your dinner and overnight at your respective hotel
Day 4;You will have your breakfast get ready enter into the forest for the serous bird watching where you will find almost all species of birds especially the Snake-eagle, African Pied Hornbill, Brown-backed Scrub-robin, Black Bishop, Brown Twin sport, Black-bellied Fire Finch, Choco late-backed Kingfisher, White-thighed Hornbill, Yellow-billed Barbet, Spotted Green Bull, Cameroon Sombre Green bull, Slender-billerd Green Bull, Black-capped Apalis, Lemon-bellied Crombec, Green Hylia, Pale-breasted Illadopsis, Forest Flycatchere , Fire-crested Alethe, Yellow Longbill, Yellow-browed Camaroptera, Crowned Eagle, Yellow-footed Flycatcher, African head to semiliki national park where you will reach late for dinner and an overnight
Day 5; Early in the morning you will have your breakfast at 6;30 with a small briefing from your tour guides head to the swamps of semiliki for a general bird watching packed lunch in Semliki National Park: where you will spot the big number of shoebill stalk,Spot-breasted Ibis, Northern Bearded Scrub-robin, Capuchin Babbler, Lyre-tailoued Honey Guide, Yellow-throated Green Cuckoo, White-bellied Kingfisher, Maxwell’s Black Weaver, Black-winged Oriole, Red-eyed Puffback, Crested and Red-bellied Malimbe, Brown-crowned Eremomela, Zenker’s Honeyguide and African Piculet to mention but a few later you will head to kibale national park for your overnight
Day 6; Wake-up early in the morning have breakfast head to the jungles of kibale national park where you will do Birding that will take you the whole day their you will spot Bird Species like Red Winged Francolin, Red Chested Fluff Tail, White Napped Pigeon, African Pita, white-napped Pigeon, Joyful Green Bull, Grey Winged Pigeon, Abyssinian Ground Thrush, Grey Throated Fly Catcher, White bellied Crested Flycatcher Masker, Uganda Woodland Warbler, Chestnut-winged, Scaly Francolin, Marsh Tchagra, Black-bellied Seed Cracker, Green-backed Twin Spot, Bi- colored Manikin, White-napped Pigeon, Afep Pigeon, Narina’s Trogon, Joyful Green Bull, Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo, the Black Bee-eater. The bird list counts about 335 species. Later you will comeback for lunch relax and in the evening go to Bigodi wetland sanctuary: Black Billed Turaco, White Spotted Crake, Blue-headed Coucal, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Scaly-throated Honey guide and Black-faced Rufus Warbler.and other primates with other culturel festivals later return for your dinner and overnight
Day 7; Early in the morning you will have your breakfast head to Ruhija wetland for another serous bird watching day where you will spot so many and remaining species in kibale more especially the White-starred Robin, Grey Cuckoo Shrike, Strange Weaver, Banded Prinia, Brown-chested Alethe, Slender-billed Greenbul, Yellow-streaked Green bull, White-browed Crombec, Mountain Illadopsis, Luehder’s Bush-shrike, Grey-green Bush-shrike.from there you will come back for your lunch and head to queen where you spend your dinner and overnight
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Day 8; Early morning you have your breakfast after accompanied by your tour guides you will head in to the forest for bird watching. Queen Elizabeth National Park:has Over 550 Bird Species, includes 11 types of King Fisher, several Falcons Eagles and other Raptors, Flamingoes, Shoebill Stork, African Skimmer, White-winged Warbler, Papyrus Gonolek, Black Bee Eater, Red-necked Falcon, Black-billed Barbet, Leaf-love, Black-chinned Quail-finch , African Pygmy-goose, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Lesser Swamp-warbler, White-headed Barbet and Yelleow Bishop. Where you will spend the whole day in Kyambura gorge you will have a chance to spot on other primates like Chimps, Monkeys and bat caves then later you will head to Bwindi impenetrable where you will spend your overninght as well as dinner.
Day 9; Early morning you will have your breakfast and with a short briefing and head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: This is one of the rthen lateichest Flora and Fauna Forests of East Africa . It has over 357Bbird Species. See the Albertine Rift Endemics, Archer’s Robin Chat, Kiev Gerund Thrush, Collared Pails, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Rwenzori Batis, Red-throated Alethe, Equatorial Akalat, Forest Robin, Montane Oriole, Grey-throated Barbet, Hairy-breasted Barbet, African Broadbill, Black Bee-eater, Pale-breasted Illadopsis, Narina’s Trogon, Pettit’s Cuckooshrike, Black-faced Rufous Warbler.it will take you some good hours later you come back for your lunch and relax for not so late evening you will go back for the nature walks where you will spot on gorillas and other primates later you will go back for dinner and overnight at your respective hotel
Day 10; You will wake-up early in the morning and have your breakfast then you drive back heading to lake Mburo national park of which you will have a stopover in Mbarara for your lunch later proceed to Mburo where you will reach late relax dinner and an overnight at your respective camp
Day 11; wake-up in the morning have breakfast after head to the lake for an early boat ride where you will spot so many species of birds in Lake Mburo National Park more especially African Fin Foot , Brown-chested Lapwing, Lilac-breasted Roller, Black-bellied Bustard, Helmeted Guinea Fowl, Coqui Francolin, Rufous-napped Lark, Morning Dove, Dideric Cuckoo, Grey-capped Warbler, Black-headed Weaver and Ring-necked Dove.,Pericans,Crested Cranes and so many more you will come back for your lunch relax Set off to Kampala then Entebbe Airport for you’ evening flight back home.
PACKAGE INCLUDES
Chimps
- Park Fees
- Vehicle Entry
- Driver’ Allowance
- Lunch En-routes
- Boat Cruise
- Boat Trip
- Bird Watching
- Game Drive
- Accommodation
- Car Hire Services
PACKAGE EXCLUDES
- Tips
- Alcoholic drinks
- Laundry
- Other personal activities