17 Days Birding in Uganda
fromThis is a 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, RUHIJJA in 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, expect to meet a big number of mammals for example; Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, Leopards, Hippopotamus, Warthogs, and many more.
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Vacation Style Holiday TypeBIRDING TOURS
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This is a 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, RUHIJJA in 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, expect to meet a big number of mammals for example; Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, Leopards, Hippopotamus, Warthogs, and many more.
- DAY 1 Arrival at Entebbe international airport
- DAY 2 Birding Mabamba swamp and transfer to Lake Mburo national park
- DAY 3 Morning birding with boat ride and afternoon birding in the park
- DAY 4 Transfer to Ruhija birding en-route
- DAY 5 Full day birding Mubwindi swamp to look for African Green broadbill
- DAY 6 Transfer to Buhoma birding through the neck of Bwindi forest
- DAY 7 optional gorilla trekking or birding through the waterfall trail
- DAY 8 birding through the waterfall trail
- DAY 9 transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park passing through ishasha sector for tree climbing lions
- DAY 10 Transfer to kibale national park and evening birding
- DAY 11 morning birding in Kibale forest to look for green breasted Pitta and afternoon birding in Bigondi Swamp
- DAY 12 transfer to Semuliki forest national park
- DAY 13 full day birding in semuliki
- DAY 14 transfer to Murchison falls
- DAY 15 morning birding in Murchison falls national park and evening boat cruise on the bottom of falls
- DAY 16 Drive back to Kampala and depart back home
- DAY 1 DEPART BACK HOME