Bird Life in Uganda

10 Days Bird Watching Experience in Uganda

$2500-3500 USD

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Safari summary

These 10 days will give you a chance to explore different parks in Uganda while in search for birds, during the 10 days, you will visit destinations like Mabamba swamp for shoebills stork , African Jacana and other bird species as the place has over 300 birds, Kidepo Valley national park which is also a home of over 478 bird species including the raptors, water birds & waders, savannah birds, and other notable bird species, Murchison falls national park also a home to over 450 bird species including waterbirds, savannah birds, forest birds, Raptors and other species of birds in the park, Queen Elizabeth National Park is the best place in Uganda for bird watch, its a home of over 600 bird species including the waterbirds, Reptors, forest birds, savannah birds, and other bird species, Semuliki national park is a birdwatchers paradise boasting over 445 bird species, including 24 Albertine rift endemics, 130 guinea Congo forest biome specie, waterbirds like shoebill, papyrus gonolek, forest birds like white crested hornbill, black & white casqued hornbill, piping hornbill, blue headed crested flycatcher and so many others, Rarities like Congo Serpent eagle, Lyre- tailed Honeyguide, Nkulengu Rail and other Notable species like Great blue Turaco, Ross's Turaco, Yellow- throated Nicator and Lemon-bellied Crombec, Lakes Mburo national parks is a home to diverse range of bird species with over 350 bird species including water birds like African fish Eagle, African Jacana, Hamerkop, Savannah birds like Red and Yellow barbet, crowned Plover, Black headed Gonolek, Raptors like Martial Eagle, Long crested Eagle and other Notable species like African grey Hornbill, red billed hornbill, yellow billed oxpeckers and so many other bird species.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Walking safari—with armed guard
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Kidepo Valley Lake Mburo Murchison Falls Queen Elizabeth Semuliki

Fine details

Safari highlights

Bird watching—with professional guide
Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
All drinks
Laundry
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Lake Mburo

Lake Mburo

Immediately after the breakfast, embark to the vehicle and drive to to Nakiwogo for boat cruise to Mabamba for bird watching, after drive to south western Uganda with a stopover at Kayabwe Equator for experience, then proceed to Lake Mburo NP for other bird watching experience.

Eagles nest Lodge

Day 2: Full day bird watching

Lake Mburo

You will have an early morning bird watching in the park with an armed ranger guide to protect you because the park has other wildlife which are dangerous and these include leopard, buffaloes, giraffes, elands, waterbucks, topis, impalas, zebras and so many other wildlife but our focus will be on birds only. Return back to the lodge for breakfast and lunch, and prepare to go back to the park for an evening birdwatching which will give us a chance to see the birds that we missed in the evening.

Eagles Nest lodges

Day 3: drive to QENP

Queen Elizabeth

Immediately after early morning breakfast, embark to the vehicle and set off to Queen Elizabeth National Park for more bird watching, as the park has more than 600 bird species so its birding parades for birders. arrival in the park late evening, rest to get prepared for the next day bird watching in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Mweya Safari Lodge

Day 4: bird watching

Queen Elizabeth

Wake up early morning at around 06:30 AM, have breakfast and set off to the jungle for nature walk and bird watching, the park is a home of over 600 bird species. birding area in QENP; birds of Mweya Peninsular, birds of the Kazinga Channel, birds of Katunguru Bridge, birds of Kasenyi, lake Kikorongo, birds of Maramagambo Forest, all will give you different bird species.

Mwaya safari lodges

Day 5 bird watching

Queen Elizabeth

Wake up early morning, have breakfast and embark to the vehicle drive to Katwe community for bird watching around lake Katwe, L. Munyanyange, and then to Kyambura Gorge & L. George wetland in the evening. Drive back to the lodge for dinner and night stay

Mwaya safari lodges

Day 6:bird watching in Ishasha

Queen Elizabeth

On this day, you will have your early morning breakfast and then embark to the vehicle, drive to Ishasha sector, on your way, you will spot alots of birds and other wildlife but you will not be interested on wildlife, arrival and headquarters, check-in and proceed for bird watching in the park expect to view over 200 birds and these include; Brown snake eagle, palm nut, lappet faced vulture, grey woodpecker, broad billed roller, great blue turaco, African green pigeon and so many other species.

Mwaya safari lodge

Day 7 drive to Semuliki

Semuliki

Have morning breakfast, check-out of the lodge and set off to Semuliki national park the birders haven of Uganda. the park is known for its Albertine rift endemics bird species, Guinea Congo forest Biome species. so the park will surely meet you needs, birds include; papyrus Gonolek, Caruthers's cisticola, blue headed crested flycatcher, red billed dwarf hornbill and so many other as the park is a home to over 440 bird species.

kirimia guest house

Day 8: Drive to Murchison falls

Murchison Falls

Have an early morning birdwatching in the park and after, return the lodge, have breakfast and set off to Murchison falls with a stopover in Masindi town for lunch and proceed to the top of the falls though that will not be our main target but just a by the way, the proceed to the lodge late evening check-in, refresh up, evening coffee at the lodge while enjoying the sun set at Pakuba lodges.

Pakuba safari lodges

Day 9: bird watching

Murchison Falls

Have breakfast and at exactly 07:00AM, go for nature walk in the jungle to view birds, here the park will give you a chance to view a lot of different bird species as the it contain more than 450 birds and expect to see birds like African Darter, Goliath Heron, Grey Crowned Crane, Denham's Bustard, Blue headed coucal, white thighed hornbill, pied, malachite and so many other king fishers to mentioned but few.

Pakuba safari lodge

Day 10: drive to Kidepo valley

Kidepo Valley

Wake up early morning, have breakfast and set off to kidepo valley national park with a stopover in Gulu town for little shopping and pocketed lunch then proceed on our journey to Kidepo, arrival in Kidepo in the evening, drive direct to the lodge which UWA banders for night stay and preparation of next day.

UWA banders

Day 11: Full day bird watching

Kidepo Valley

Wake up early morning set off to the park for bird watching as the park is the second best for bird watching though located in far remote area of Uganda. The park has over 475 birds species and the most of the birds here, you will not find them in any of other parks in Uganda and these include; ostrich, verreaux's eagle, Egyptian vulture, dark chanting goshawk, fox kestrel, Kori bustard, Abyssinian ground hornbill, superb starling, purple heron, Karamoja Apalis, and so many other bird species.

UWA Bander

Day 12: drive back to Entebbe

Have a heavy breakfast and set off onto the journey of 13 hours with some stopover in Mbale, Jinja and then proceed to Entebbe. make it the end of 13 days Uganda Birding experiences. Arrival in Entebbe late in the evening, have dinner and night stay

airport guest house