Birding expedition/UG

15 days birding safari to Uganda.

$3260-5220 USD

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Safari summary

This safari highlights the most sought after birds like the shoebill Stork, the African finfoot, the green breasted pitta, to mention but a few. It includes the gorilla tracking experience in the mountainous Bwindi impenetrable

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Lake Mburo Murchison Falls Queen Elizabeth Semuliki

Fine details

Safari highlights

Bird watching—with professional guide
Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
Primate trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

am bird mabamba pm to Mburo

Lake Mburo

After breakfast, early morning transfer to Mabamba for the shoebill and other birds like White-winged Wabler,Carruthers’ Cisticola, Papyrus Gonolek, Saddle-billed Stork, African pygmy Goose,Lesser Jacana,Common Squacco, Purple and Goliath Herons, Yellow billed Egre, White-faced Whistling Duck, Yellow-billed Duck, Winding Cisticola, Red-chested Sunbird, Fan tailed Windowbird, Senegal Plover, Madagascar and many more. Drive to stop at Equator for lunch and proceed to L Mburo N.P

Rwakobo rock camp

am bird Mburo pm to Ruhizha

Early morning boat in search of African Finfoot and other water birds. Our highlight will be Brown-chested Plover, Spot-Flanked, Red-faced and White Headed Barbets, Coqui’s and Red winged Francolin, Greater/Lesser Honey Guides, Marico/Scaret Chested/Variable/Copper Sunbirds, Greater Blue Eared Starling, White-Winged Warbler, Trilling cisticola, Carruthers’ Cisticola, Papyrus Gonolek, Yellow-billed Oxpecker and Nothern Brown –throated weaver to mention but a few later at noon drive to Ruhizha

Ruhizha mist camp

Whole day birding mubwindi swamp.

You will go very early morning with packed lunch looking for specials like the green Broabill, Grauer’s Rush warbler,Evergreen Forest Warbler, Dwarf Honey-guide,Grey Chested Illadopsis, Cabanis’s Greenbul, Mt.Greenbul,Sharps Barred Long Tailed Cuckoo, Starling, Oriole Finch,the incredible Purple-breasted Sunbird,Slender-billed, Wallers, Narrow-tailed and Stuhlmann’s Satarlings,Dusky, Red-faced, Abyssynian and Shelleys Crimsonwings, Strange weaver and many other specials.

Ruhizha mist camp

To buhoma birding via the neck‘

Bwindi Impenetrable

The distance is short but with many birding stops. You will go with packed lunch from the hotel. We will search for species like Tambourine Dove, Black bee-Eater, Mountain Wagtail, Toro Olive-Greenbul, White-starred-Robin, Strange Weaver, Dusky Twin Spot, Grauer’s Warbler, Black bee-eter, Red Throted Wryneck among others.We will be birding through farmland, forest edge and forest Habitats. We shall do a short village walk around Buhoma area after arrival for Magpie Mannikin in the evening .

Buhoma community rest camp

Bird Bwindi

Bwindi Impenetrable

Whole day birding starts at the gate of the camp. You will go with packed lunch to avoid walking back, for species like Red-throated Alethe, Archer’s Robin chat, Kivu Ground Thrush, Montane Masked Apalis, Short-tailed Wabler, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Western Bronze-naped Pegion, Redtailed,Yellow Whiskered Little Greenbuls,Green throted,Grey Headed ,Green Headed, Bluethroted Brown, Bronze Green, Little Green Olive(western) Sunbirds and Oriole-Finch and many more.

Buhoma community rest camp

Gorilla tracking

Bwindi Impenetrable

Early morning walk to the UWA offices which are close to the camp to be briefed by the park guides before proceeding for Gorilla trekking. Morning Gorilla trekking afternoon birding, Dinner and overnight as above.

Buhoma community rest camp

Transer to Semliki

Semuliki

Early morning drive to Semliki via Queen Elizabeth N.P, kasese town down to the foot hills of Mount Rwenzori to Fort Portal town and proceed to Bundibugyo. This day is a long drive which will take close to 9 hours with a few stops. Some places, you will drive on rough roads others are good turmac.

Vanilla lodge

Bird kirumia trail

Semuliki

After breakfast we bird kirumia trail, Look for species like Spot-Breasted Ibis, Hartlaub’s duck,Chestnut-flanked Goshawk, Long-tailed Hawk, Nkurengu Rail, Western Bronze-naped Pegion, Black-collared Lovebird, Yellow-throated Cuckoo,Red-Chested Owlet,Bates’ Nightjar, Chocolate-backed/ White-bellied and African Dwarf Kingfishers, White-crested/ Blackbilled Dwarf/Red-Billed Dwarf Hornbills, Piping and Black-wattled Hornbills, Red-rumped Tinkerbird and so many others

Vanilla lodge

am Bird the new trail pm to Kibale

Kibale

After breakfast bird the new trail for the missed species, transfer to Kibale N.P in the evening. The distance is 2 to 3 hrs drive from Semliki N.P to Kibale N.P.

Chimpanzee guest house

Whole day Kibale

Kibale

Birding in Kibale N.P is a delightful experience. We shall look for species such as Afep Pegion, Green-breasted Pitta, Joyful Greenbul, Grey-winged Robin, Grey-throated Flycatcher, Dark Backed Weaver,White Browed Crombec,Olive long Tailed Cuckoo,Yellow Mantled Weaver Emard Cuckoo. Masked and black-throated Apalises, Chestnut winged Starling, Orange-tufted and tiny sunbirds, White-collared Olive-back and many more . Lunch at the hotel, in the afternoon Chimp trekking.

Chimpanzee guest house

transfer to Masindi

This is another day of long drive to Masindi. There are many stops for a bird or two.

Masindi hotel

am bird Budongo pm to Murchison

Murchison Falls

Early morning drive to bird kanio pabidi for the puvel illadopsis and my more forest birds. Evening transfer to Murchison falls N.Park.

Murchison falls N.park

Wholeday birding Murchison

Murchison Falls

After Breakfast, We will head for a game drive around the park where a number game will be viewed like giraffes, Elephants, buffaloes, Impalas and many more. You will head to Albertine Nile for the Albertine endemics . Our key species in Murchison will be Shoebill, Secretary bird, Red-necked Falcon, Heuglin’s Francolin, Denham’s Bustard, Senegal Thick-Knee, Egyptian-plover, Rock Pranticole, Black-headed Plover,African Skimmer, Bruce’s Green Pegion, Vinaceous dove to mention but a few.

Murchison river lodge

Bird the royal mile

After breakfast bird the royl mile; check out for species like Cassins’s Hawk Eagle, Nahan’s Francolin, Black-collared Lovebird, Cassin’s and Sabine’s Spine tails, Chocolate-backed, blue breasted and African Dwarf Kingfishers, Piping Hornbill, Red-sided Broadbill, Green-breasted pitta, Spotted Greenbul, Fire-crested Alethe,,Black-capped Apalis, Brown-crowned Eremomela, Grey and yellow Longbills, Lemon-bellied Crombec, Yellow-footed Flycatcher, Ituri Batis and many others

Masindi hotel

am bird royal mile pm to airport

After your breakfast, head to the royal mile for the missed species have lunch in Masindi later transfer back to the airport for return flight via skyway hotel for a freshen up.

Sky way hotel

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