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Birds and Wildlife Safari in Uganda

Enjoy this 12 day birds and wildlife Safari at Mabamba, Murchison falls, Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth and Kibale National Parks. 

Day 1. Arrive in Uganda at Entebbe

Pick Up from Airport. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 2. Mabamba Shoebill Sanctuary

Transfer to Mabamba swamp for the search of the Shoebill and other water birds Overnight at your hotel.

Day 3. Bird Watching

Drive to Royal Mile for early bird watching in search of forest birds. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 4. Game drives and waterfalls

Early game drive. Then go for a boat cruise. You can also choose to hike to the top of the falls or evening game drive. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 5. Travel to Kibale National Park

Travel to Kibale National park as you go bird watching along the way. Stop over on Kyenjojo-Fort Portal route for bird watching. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 6. Chimpanzee Tracking

Chimps tracking in the morning and later go bird watching around Bigodi Wetland swamp. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 7. Game Drives at Queen Elizabeth NP

Early game drives as you do bird watching around the Kasese swamp for famous bird species like Papyrus gonelek, white winged warbler. Later on go for a boat ride at 11:00am. Transfer to Bwindi via Ishasha. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 8. Gorilla Tracking, Batwa communities

Early Morning, go for Gorilla tracking. Later on in the afternoon, Visit the Batwa community the original inhabitants of Bwindi. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 9. Birding – Ruhija

Go birding to Ruhija area for Albertine endemic species. Later continue birding around Mubwindi swamp to search for African green broad bill, blue headed sun bird, Grauer rush warbler, Strange weaver then later drive back to the neck for additional birding. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 10. Transfer to Lake Mburo

Transfer to Lake Mburo in the morning then do an evening game drive and also search for the Red barbet, Long tailed cisticola, Barn owls. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 11. Birding and Game Drive – Lake Mburo

Early Morning game drive as you drive to Lake Mburo. Later go for a boat cruise in search for the African Fin foot, White backed night heron and many more bird species. Overnight at your hotel.

Day 12. Back to Entebbe

Transfer back to Entebbe Airport for safe flight back home with lunch enroute.

If you are interested in this itinerary, please request for a quote.