Uganda Bird Watching Safari

Day 2: Travel to Mabamba Swamp for Bird Watching. After an early breakfast at the hotel, you will drive to Mabamba swamp, which is located on the shores of Lake Victoria, traditionally one of the few and best places to spot the rare and elusive shoebill stock in central Uganda. The bird species that we expect to see include the  Goliath Herons, White faced whistling Duck, White-winged Warbler, Lesser Jacana, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Winding Cisticola, Yellow-backed, Golden-backed, Vieillot’s Black, Weyns’s and Orange weaver and Red-headed Lovebird among others. After you will drive back to the hotel/lodge for dinner and overnight Accommodations: Mid-range:  Emin Pasha Hotel/ Speke Resort Hotel/Cassia Lodge  

Lake Mburo

Day 4:  Bird watching/game viewing and a Boat cruise in Lake Mburo National Park After your breakfast, with your packed lunch, you will start up your game viewing for both wildlife and bird species in Lake Mburo National Park. This is one of the IBAs(Important Birding Areas) in Uganda, protecting more than 350 bird species,  which includes; the Spot-franked, Double-toothed, Red-faced and Crested Barbets, Western-banded and Brown Snake-eagles, Trilling, Red-faced and Tabora Cisticolas, Crested and Coqui Francolins, Chin-spot Batis, Broad- billed and Lilac-breasted Roller, Brown-chested Lapwing, Bare-faced Go-away Bird, Brown Parot, Bateleur, and Emerald-spotted wood dove among others. You will drive towards Rwonyo, and the lake side for our picnic lunch and later go for the boat cruise on lake Mburo.   Where you will expect bird species like; the White-faced and Fulvous whistling ducks, White-backed and Black-crowned Night Herons, African Finfoot, African Darter, Rufous-bellied Heron, Papyrus Gonolek, Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Greater and Lesser Swamp Warbler, Common and Purple Swamphen, Lesser Moorhen, Spur-winged and Egyptian Geese, Grey-crowned Cranes, African Water Rail and Allen’s Gallinule among others. In the evening, drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Accommodations: Mid-range: Lake Mburo Safari Lodge/ Rwakobo Rock