Fifteen days birding safari
15 days—A birding getaway in the "pearl"
$3700-5550 USD
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Safari summary
Wings over Uganda! join our birding safari and witness the spectacular diversity of East Africa's finest feathered friends. #Uganda birding safari!
About this tour
Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
Main focus | Game drives | |
Activity level | Easy activity | |
Best months | All months | |
Countries | ||
Parks | ||
Accesibility |
This tour is modifiable for those with limited mobility.
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Bird watching—with professional guide
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- All drinks
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Laundry
- Park fees
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
am bird Mabamba and transfer
Lake Mburo
On arrival at the airport in the early morning, we shallbe picked y the company driver guide and head to Mabamba for the shoebill and other birds like White-winged Wabler,Carruthers’ Cisticola, Papyrus Gonolek, Saddle-billed Stork, African pygmy Goose,Lesser Jacana,Common Squacco, Purple and Goliath Herons, Yellow billed Egre, White-faced Whistling Duck, Yellow-billed Duck, Senegal Plover, Madagascar and many more. Drive to stop at Equator for lunch and proceed to L Mburo N.Park.
Rwakobo rock camp/ Leopard safari camp.
am bird L.Mburo pm transfer to Ruhi
Lake Mburo
Early morning boat in search of African Finfoot and other water birds. Our highlight will be Brown-chested Plover, Spot-Flanked,Red-faced and White-Headed Barbets, Coqui’s and Red winged Francolin,Greater/Lesser Honey Guides, Marico/Scarlet Chested/Variable/Copper Sunbirds, Greater Blue Eared Starling, White-Winged Warbler, Trilling cisticola, Carruthers’ Cisticola, Papyrus Gonolek, Yellow-billed Oxpecker and Northern Brown –throated weaver to mention but a few later at noon drive to Ruhizha.
Ruhizha mist camp/ Ruhizha gorilla lodge.
Bird mubwindi swamp.
You will go very early morning with packed lunch looking for specials like the green Broadbill, Grauer’s Rush warbler, Evergreen Forest Warbler, Dwarf Honey-guide,Grey Chested Illadopsis, Cabanis’s Greenbul, Mt.Greenbul,Sharps Barred Long Tailed Cuckoo, Starling, Oriole Finch,the incredible Purple-breasted Sunbird,Slender-billed, Wallers, Narrow-tailed and Stulman’s Starlings, Dusky, Red-faced, Abyssinian and Shelley’s Crimson wings, Strange weaver and many other specials. Overnight as above
Ruhizha mist camp/ Ruhizha gorilla lodge.
Transfer r to Bwindi via the neck
The distance is short but with many birding stops. With packed lunch from the hotel w'll search for species like Tambourine Dove, Black Bee-Eater, Mountain Wagtail, Toro Olive-Greenbul, White-starred-Robin, Strange Weaver, Dusky Twin Spot, Grauer’s Warbler, Black bee-eater, Red Throated Wryneck among others.We will be birding through farmland, forest edge and forest Habitats. We shall do a short village walk around Buhoma area after arrival for Magpie Mannikin in the evening.
Buhoma community rest camp/ bakiga lodge.
Gorilla tracking
Bwindi Impenetrable
Early morning walk to the UWA offices which are close to the camp to be briefed by the park guides before proceeding for Gorilla trekking. Morning Gorilla trekking afternoon birding, Dinner and overnight as above.
Buhoma community rest camp/ bakiga lodge.
Transfer to Semliki valley N. P
Semuliki
Early in the morning drive to Semliki via Queen Elizabeth N.P, Kasese town down to the foot hills of Mount Rwenzori to Fort Portal town and proceed to Bundibugyo. This day is a long drive which will take close to 9 hours with a few stops. Some places, you will drive on rough roads others are good tarmac.Dinner and Overnight at the lodge.
vanilla lodge/ terezina guest house
Whole day bird the Kirumia trail
Semuliki
After breakfast we bird kirumia trail, Look for species like Spot-Breasted Ibis, Hartlaub’s duck,Chestnut-flanked Goshawk, Long-tailed Hawk, Nkurengu Rail, Western Bronze-naped Pegion, Black-collared Lovebird, Yellow-throated Cuckoo,Red-Chested Owlet,Bates’ Nightjar, Chocolate-backed/ White-bellied and African Dwarf Kingfishers, White-crested/ Black billed Dwarf/Red-Billed Dwarf Hornbills, Piping and Black-wattled Hornbills, Red-rumped Tinkerbird and so many others. Overnight as above
vanilla lodge/ terezina guest house
Bird new trail pm transfer to Kibal
Kibale
After breakfast bird the new trail for the missed species, transfer to Kibale N.P in the evening. The distance is 2 to 3hrs drive from Semliki N.P to Kibale N.Park. Dinner and Overnight at the lodge.
Chimpanzee guest house/ Kibale guest cottages.
Birding Kibale Forest N.Park.
Kibale
Birding in Kibale N.P is a delightful experience. We shall look for species such as Afep Pegion, Green-breasted Pitta, Joyful Greenbul, Grey-winged Robin, Grey-throated Flycatcher, Dark Backed Weaver,White Browed Crombec,Olive long Tailed Cuckoo,Yellow Mantled Weaver Emerald Cuckoo. Masked and black-throated Apalises, Chestnut winged Starling, Orange-tufted and tiny sunbirds, White-collared Olive-back and many more. Lunch at the hotel, in the afternoon Chimp trekking. Overnight as above.
Chimpanzee guest house/ Kibale guest cottages.
Transfer to Masindi
This is another day of long drive to Masindi. There are many stops for a bird or two. Overnight at the lodge.
Masindi country inn/ Courtview hotel.
To Murchison falls via pabidi
Murchison Falls
Early morning drive to bird kaniopabidi for the puvelilladopsis and my more forest birds. Evening transfer to Murchison falls N.Park. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Tembo safari lodge / Sambiya river lodge/ Red chil
Wholeday Murchison falls N.Park.
Murchison Falls
After Breakfast, we will head for a game drive around the park where a number of game will be viewed like giraffes, Elephants, buffaloes, Impalas and many more. You will head to Albertine Nile for the Albertine endemics. Our key species in Murchison will be Shoebill, Secretary bird, Red-necked Falcon, Heuglin’s Francolin, Denham’s Bustard, Senegal Thick-Knee, Egyptian-plover, Rock Pranticole, Black-headed Plover,African Skimmer, Bruce’s Green Pegion, Vinaceous dove to mention but a few.
Tembo safari lodge / Sambiya river lodge/ Red chil
Bird the royal mile.
After breakfast bird the royal mile; check out for species like Cassins’s Hawk Eagle, Nahan’s Francolin, Black-collared Lovebird, Cassin’s and Sabine’s Spine tails, Chocolate-backed, blue breasted and African Dwarf Kingfishers, Piping Hornbill, Red-sided Broadbill, Green-breasted pitta, Spotted Greenbul, Fire-crested Alethe,Black-capped Apalis, Brown-crowned Eremomela, Grey and yellow Longbills, Lemon-bellied Crombec, Yellow-footed Flycatcher, IturiBatis and many others.
Masindi country inn/ Court view hotel
Bird the royal Mile
After breakfast bird the royal mile again for missed species.
Masindi country inn/ Court view hotel
am bird Mpigi swamp
After your breakfast, drive to Mpigi swamp for a variety of swamp birds. Lunch will be in Mpigi town. Later we transfer back to the airport for return flight via skyway hotel for a freshen up.
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