BIRD
WACTHING UGANDA 14 days/13 nights
DAY
1
Arrive at Entebbe international Airport and transfer to your Hotel,
depending on time you can bird Entebbe area overnight Hotel.
DAY
2
Bird
the botanical gardens for Orange weaver, Slender-billed weaver,
Northern brown-throated weaver, a variety of sunbirds, Herons
and many other birds afternoon transfer to Lutembe beach take
a hand paddled boat for a variety of water birds overnight Hotel.
DAY
3
Morning drive to Mabamba swamp for the Shoebill Stork and other
water birds after which drive to Lake Mburo Lunch and birding
enroute e.g. at Kaaku swamp for the Rufous-bellied Heron, Lesser
Jacana, Lesser Moorhen and a variety of water birds overnight
Hotel.
DAY
4
Morning birding and mammal watching, bird the grassland for the
Brown-chested Plover (this is there between June and December),
Red-faced Barbet, here we shall have the chance to see the Zebra,
Eland, Topis, Impalas and some other game, afternoon go for a
boat ride in search for the African Finfoot overnight Hotel in
Mbarara.
DAY
5
Travel to Bwindi national park birding enroute, drive straight
to Ruhizha birding the “Neck” for Black Bee-eaters,
Bronze Napped Pigeon, Many coloured Bush shrike overnight Institute
Guest House.
DAY
6
Trek to Mubwindi swamp for the Green Broadbill, Grauer’s
Rush Warbler, Purple-breasted, Blue headed and Regal Sunbirds
evening drive to Buhoma overnight Hotel. FB
DAY
7
Bird Buhoma for Handsome Francolin, Rufous-chested Fluff tail,
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo, Red-chested Owlet, Neumann’s Warbler
and many other birds overnight Hotel.
DAY
8
An early morning trek into the forest led by experienced trackers
for Mountain Gorillas. You will be within a meter and spend some
time amongst them returning to your hotel overnight.
DAY
9
Drive
to Queen Elizabeth National park birding enroute, arriving for
an afternoon boat ride on Kazinga Channel believed to host the
largest concentration of Hippos in Africa, a variety of migrant
birds, Crocodiles overnight Hotel.
DAY
10
Morning game drive through the Kasenyi track and Kob mating grounds
in search for savanna birds like the Temminck’s Courser,
Martial Eagle, Rupell’s Griffon Vulture e.t.c, and mammals
like the lions, Elephants, Buffalo, Hyena, Giant Forest Hogs,
and other game afternoon game drive to the Crater region overnight
Hotel.
DAY
11
Drive to Fort portal birding enroute, afternoon swamp walk for
papyrus endemics overnight Hotel
DAY
12
Morning chimp tracking and birding Kibale Forest for the African
and Green-breasted Pittas and a variety of forest species afternoon
drive back t Kampala overnight Hotel.
DAY
13
An early morning drive to Mabira Forest, bird the whole day for
sunbirds, Weavers, Apalis, Forest Wood Hoopoe and a variety of
other forest species overnight Hotel in Jinja.
DAY
14
After breakfast bird Mabira Forest, depending on your flight afternoon
transfer to the airport for you Flight, end of trip.
