Uganda
Lodge Safaris l Uganda
Gorilla Tours l Mt
Rwenzori Trekking in Uganda l Hiking
in Uganda
Uganda Birding
Safari Special - 10 Days
Day 1. Entebbe
On arrival at Entebbe airport, your guide will
warmly welcome you and later be transferred to
your Hotel in Entebbe or Kampala for overnight
stay.
Day 2. Mabamba
Swamp
After early breakfast you will set off on the
southward road to Mabamba Wetland. This is the
nearest site for the Shoebill, Lesser Jacana,
Blue Swallow, Black-Shouldered Nightjar, Afep
Pigeon, Blue Breasted Bee-Eater, Papyrus Gonolek,
White Winged Warbler. Proceed to Lake Mburo with
lunch stop on the way arriving in the evening
and over night at a Camp Lodge.
Day 3. Kampala
- Lake Mburo
Morning game drive at Lake Mburo National Park
which is occupied by savannah grassland punctuated
with many lakes surrounded by swamps. This is
one place you can view Eland, Antelope, as well
as Zebra, Topi, Impala, and several Acacia –associated
birds. The five lakes within the park attract
Hippos, Crocodiles and a variety of water birds,
while fringing swamps hide secretive papyrus specialists
such as the Sitatunga Antelope and Red, Black
and Yellow Papyrus Gonalek or take boat ride on
one the lakes looking species like the Brown Chested
Plover, Red Faced Barbet, Southern Ground Hornbill,
Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Yellow Billed Oxpecker,
African Finfoot, Black Collard Barbet etc. Check
out and drive to Mbarara town to overnight.
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Day 4. Mbarara
– Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up early and drive Imaramagambo Forest (part
of Queen Elizabeth Park ) visit the bat caves
carry out birding along this area and proceed
to Mweya reaching in time for boat cruise on Kazinga
channel. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.
Day 5. Queen
Elizabeth National Park
Whole day in the Queen Elizabeth National Park
bird watching and game viewing in the morning
and in the afternoon ,take a boat cruise in case
it was not covered yesterday returning to the
lodge for lunch and overnight at Mweya Safari
Lodge or Institute of Ecology. Among species to
see are African Skimmer, Black Rumped Button Quail,
Verreaux's Eagle Owl, Red Footed Falcon, Lesser
Flamingoes, Grey Capped Warbler, White’s
and Abdim's Storks (in season), Amur Falcon, Ovampo
Sparrowhawk, Wooly-necked and Saddle-billed Storks,
and numerous classes of Raptors, Vultures and
Plovers etc.
Day 6. Queen
Elizabeth National Park - Bwindi National Park
After breakfast drive to Bwindi while birding
on the way arriving at around noon. Lunch, afternoon
carry out birding around Buhoma area . Dinner
and overnight at the Lodge.
Day 7. Bwindi
– Gorilla Tracking (optional)
Whole day bird watching in Bwindi Forest, OR this
day you will go for gorilla tracking taking different
trials in the park. These gentle giants move in
families . You will track either family as your
permits states. You will enjoy our next of kin
at close view while the young ones play in the
branches of trees. This morning you will report
at the Park Office at 7:30 am to get ready for
the Gorilla tracking. Take with you lunch boxes
and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain
Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife
experience. There are now only 600 left in the
world! The tracking may take between 2 and 8 hours
depending on the movement of these gentle giants.
Spend the night at camp Lodge.
Day 8. Bwindi
– Kabale Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast check out and drive to Kabale
while birding on the way. Check in at Overland
Camp, See Birds around lake Bunyonyi.
Day 9. Lake
Bunyonyi - Kampala
Morning boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi to the Islands
viewing different species of birds and migratory
birds from Europe often sighted here. Lunch and
drive to Kampala overnight at Hotel International
or serena Hotel.
Day 10.
Kampala - Entebbe
Morning city Tour if time allows. shopping in
Kampala city and proceed to the airport.
Accommodation:
Accommodation available can be grouped as Upmarket,
Medium class and Low budget accommodation facilities.
We have used medium and low cost Budget facilities
. Upmarket WILL be provided on request. However
in few cases, upmarket facilities have been included
in medium packages and where medium facilities
are not available we have used low cost.
Please note the
safari cost include:
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Meals and accommodation
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Full time experienced birding safari guides
with all their associated expenses,
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Park entry fees, game drives, boat/ launch
trips, forest guiding walks, all activities
while on safari and all the applicable Government
Taxes.
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4x4 wheel drive vehicle with gas and driver/guide
Excluded
are:
Gorilla tracking is optional in birding safaris,
to track you will add gorilla permit fee $500
per person to top up on total cost by each client
that will be viewing gorillas
Drinks, your bar bills, phone calls, personal
insurance and any other services of a personal
nature like laundry etc.
Chimp permits in Kyambura is optional and costs
USD30 per person (1 day visit)
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