12 Days Birding Uganda
fromThis is an once-in-a-lifetime bird Watching and game viewing experience. This Safari takes you to all Uganda’s prime birding spots including Africa’s number one bird watching spot Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You have the opportunity to see specialties from the Albertine Rift Mountains and from the five biome species of Central and Eastern Africa to which Uganda is amidst. These biomes comprise the Sudan–Guinea Savanna with 22 Ugandan species restricted to it, the Guinea–Congo Forests biome with 144 species, the Lake Victoria Basin biome with 12 species, the Afro-tropical Highlands biome with 88 species, and the Somali–Masai biome with 32 species. All the selected sites are very rich in other wildlife and flora and expect to meet a big number of mammals for example; Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, Leopards, Hippopotamus, Warthogs, giraffes, zebras, impalas, hippos, hyenas, and primates like chimpanzees alongside other 13 species and also endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park with half of the world’s mountain gorilla population
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Vacation Style Holiday TypeBIRDING TOURS
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Activity Level Moderate
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This is an once-in-a-lifetime bird Watching and game viewing experience. This Safari takes you to all Uganda’s prime birding spots including Africa’s number one bird watching spot Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You have the opportunity to see specialties from the Albertine Rift Mountains and from the five biome species of Central and Eastern Africa to which Uganda is amidst. These biomes comprise the Sudan–Guinea Savanna with 22 Ugandan species restricted to it, the Guinea–Congo Forests biome with 144 species, the Lake Victoria Basin biome with 12 species, the Afro-tropical Highlands biome with 88 species, and the Somali–Masai biome with 32 species. All the selected sites are very rich in other wildlife and flora and expect to meet a big number of mammals for example; Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, Leopards, Hippopotamus, Warthogs, giraffes, zebras, impalas, hippos, hyenas, and primates like chimpanzees alongside other 13 species and also endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park with half of the world’s mountain gorilla population
TOUR LENGTH 12 DAYS
Focus: Birding & Game Viewing, gorilla and chimpanzee tracking
Key Species: Shoebill Stork, Orange Weaver, Papyrus Gonolek, African Finfoot, Red-faced Barbet, Shelley’s Crimsonwing, African Green Broadbill, Handsome Francolin, Kivu Ground Thrush, Green-breasted Pitta, African Piculet, White-throated Blue Swallow, Puvel’sIlladopsis, Nahan’s Francolin, KaramojaApalis, Fox’s Weaver, Taita Falcon
Expected birds, over 650 Species Birding Pace: Moderate Physical Difficulty: Moderate Group Limit: Maximum 8
Birding Photography: Worthwhile
Possible Extensions: Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzees Trekking
- DAY 1 ARRIVAL DAY
- DAY 2 MORNING BIRDING AT MABAMBA SWAMP AND TRANSFER TO MASINDI TOWN
- DAY 3 FULL DAY BIRDING ALONG ROYAL MILE AND LATER TRANSFER MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
- DAY 4 MORNING GAME DRIVE AND BIRDING AND AFTERNOON BOAT RIDE ALONG THE BASE FALLS
- DAY 5 TRANSFER KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK AND BIRDING
- DAY 6 BIRDING KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK TO LOOK FOR BREASTED PITTA CHIMPANZEE TRACKING IN KIBALE FOREST AND AFTERNOON BIGODI WETLAND SANCTUARY
- DAY 7 TRANSFER QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK AND AFTERNOON BOAT RIDE ALONG KAZINGA CHANNEL
- DAY 8 TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK THROUGH ISHASHA SECTOR
- DAY 9 GORILLA TRACKING EXPERIENCE
- DAY 10 FULL DAY BIRDING ALONG BUHOMA SECTOR OF BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
- DAY 11 TRANSFER TO LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK AND EVENING BOAT CRUISE ON LAKE MBURO
- DAY 12 MORNING GAME DRIVE AND TRANSFER TO KAMPALA/ENTEBBE