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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.
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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:
- Meals and accommodation
- Full time experienced birding safari guides with
all their associated expenses,
- Park entry fees, game drives, boat/ launch trips,
forest guiding walks, all activities while on safari and all the
applicable Government Taxes.
- 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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