$10,450 to $12,100 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival and Transfer to Hotel
Arrival and Transfer to Hotel
Arrival at Entebbe international airport meet and greet with your guide transfer to the Hotel. Depending on the time of arrival, we will bird Entebbe botanical Gardens or Uganda Wildlife Education Center. later in evening drive to your hotel for over night stay.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- ViaVia Entebbe Guesthouse
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Morining Birding Mabamba Swamp
Morining Birding Mabamba Swamp
Early in the morning, we bird Via Mabamba Swamps for the
elusive Shoebill, Orange Weaver, Papyrus Gonolek) Some
papyrus endemics, the African and Lesser Jacanas, the White-
faced and Fulvous (Whistling Ducks, Blue breasted bee-Eater,
Carruther`s Cisticola, Black-Chested snake eagle, Brown and
western Banded Snake Eagles, a number of Gull and Heron
Species and other water birds species, from here we go for lunch
in Entebbe town and bird along Entebbe botanical garden in the evening.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- ViaVia Entebbe Guesthouse
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Birding at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary
Birding at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary
Today we shall check out of the hotel early morning and transfer to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for morning birding. This route offers you impressive views of the flat landscape of central Uganda before making a stop at ziwa rhino sanctuary to view white rhinos and birds and this was established in 2005 to reintroduce the southern white Rhinoceros.
The savannah thickets also features counts of birds over 250 species of birds and expert guides will enable you spot range of birds including broad billed, blue spotted dove, booted eagale, abyssinial ground hornbill, African blue flycatcher, African grey Hornbill, African jacana, Grey Heron, Hadada ibis hammerkop, Olive sunbird, martial eagle, liitle egrets, Nubian woodpecker, lesser honey guide, Northern black flycatcher. We will go for lunch and proceed with the journey to Gulu town reaching by evening and check into the booked lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Gulu (City)
- Accommodation:
-
African Roots Guesthouse Gulu
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to kidepo and evening birding
Transfer to kidepo and evening birding
We shall transfer to Kidepo valley national park second largest national park in Uganda covering 1,442 square kilometers in
Karamoja region in northeast of Uganda. Kidepo is rugged Savannah a home to over 470 species of birds and 24 species are
endemic like ostrich bird, Karamoja apalis among others. You will reach the park by lunch time and check into the booked
for lunch and later go for evening birding and explore species like Nubian woodpecker, silverbird, pygmy falcon, yellow-spotted petronia, straw-tailed starling, yellow billed shrike.
- Main Destination:
- Kidepo Valley National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Apoka Rest Camp
Wildlife in Kidepo Valley NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Full Day Birding in Kidepo
Full Day Birding in Kidepo
Today we shall have early morning breakfast and transfer to start
your full day birding along the savannah area having chances to
see, species like ostrich bird, Orange winged Pytilia, Little Green
Bee-eater, hoopoe, Singing Bush lark, Ethiopian Swallow, Fan
tailed raven, Yellow-rumped seedeater, silver bird, Broad-tailed
warbler, black –breasted barbert, Egyptian vulture, white-billied
buffalo weaver, Scalet-chested sunbird, superb starlings, eastern
pale chanting goshawk amongst others and later return to the
lodge for the rest of the day.
- Main Destination:
- Kidepo Valley National Park
- Accommodation:
- Apoka Rest Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison falls national park sits on shores of Lake Albert, in
northwest Uganda. It’s known for Murchison falls where Victoria
Nile River surges through narrow gap over massive drop. The
park is home to over 76 species of mammals and 451 species of
birds and its Uganda’s largest national park and, conservation
area. You will reach the park by lunch time with birding en-route and check into the booked hotel and relax until dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Morning Birding in savannah park of te park and afternoon Boat Cruise
Morning Birding in savannah park of te park and afternoon Boat Cruise
Today, we do Game drive birding in search for, The Giant,
Pied, Malachite, Stripped, Chestnut-bellied, Blue-breasted,
Woodland and the African Pygmy Kingfishers, House
Martin, African Rock Martin, Lesser Stripped Swallow,
Ethiopian Swallow, Angola Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow,
Rufous- chested Swallow, -(Lesser Kestrel, Black-winged
Pratincole, and Shoebill) Nightingale, Rock Thrush, Pied
Wheatear, Whinchat, Common Redstart, White-fronted Black Chat, Sooty Chat, Isabelline Wheatear, Common Bulbul, Cameroon Sombre Greenbul,
Yellow-throated Greenbul, the Black, White-breasted, and
Red-shouldered Cuckoo Shrikes, the Black and Penduline Tits,
the Arrow-marked, Black-lored and Brown Babblers, Nubian
Woodpecker, Cardinal Woodpecker, Brown-backed
Woodpecker, Lesser Honeyguide, Scaly-throated
Honeyguide, Black Scimitarbill, Green Wood Hoopoe, a
number of Buzzards, Barbets, Rollers, Harriers.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Full Day Birding in Budongo Forest
Full Day Birding in Budongo Forest
On this day, we will bird Budongo Forest which has a prolific
birdlife with two species of birds not found elsewhere in East
Africa: 10 of the 22 species of the Sudan–Guinea Savanna biome
and 93 of the 144 species Guinea–Congo Forests biome that
occur in Uganda.
We will bird the marvelous: Royal mile and several other trails for
the whole day. We will look for Ituri Batis, Puvel’sIlladopsis and
Nahan’s Francolin other special birds include; the Yellow-billed
Barbet, Grey-throated Barbet, HoneyguideGreenbul,
Chocolate–backed Kingfisher, White-headed Saw-wing, White
Wagtail, Black-eared Ground-Thrush, Little Crake, Chestnut-
capped Flycatcher, African Paradise Flycatcher, Chin-spot Batis,
Grey-backed Camaroptera, Lemon-bellied Crombec, African
Moustached Warbler, Green-backed Eremomela, Yellow-
whiskered Greenbul, African Citril, African Golden-breasted.
- Main Destination:
- Budongo Forest (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Budongo Eco Lodge
Wildlife in Budongo Forest
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Transfer to Semuliki National Park
Transfer to Semuliki National Park
Semuliki national park is one of the best birding spots in Uganda
and it is known for central African species which cannot be seen
anywhere else in east Africa yet their some continents most
specular and most sought after birds such as long tailed hawk,
Congo serpent eagle, lyre- tailed honeyguide, black-casqued
wattled hornbill, Nkulengu rail, and other species like swamp palm
bulbul, spotted Greenbul, white-starred robin, lowland akalat, red
throated alethea among others.
- Main Destination:
- Semuliki National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kirimia Guesthouse
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Full Day Birding in Semuliki National Park
Full Day Birding in Semuliki National Park
The earlier session of this day will be spent in the forest looking
for species missed previous day and after head to fort portal for
the night.
Birding in Semuliki forests starts early morning while driving down
Semuliki valleys for forest experience, visit the Sempaya hot
springs and bird around Kirumia trail the rest of the day. Bird
species include spot breasted ibis, Grey throated rail, capuchin
babbler, Congo serpent eagle, piping hornbill, rebilled dwarf
hornbill, white crested hornbill, African piculet, and red bellied
Malimbe return to the lodge late evening and driver.
- Main Destination:
- Fort Portal (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Kyaninga Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Birding Kibale Forest
Birding Kibale Forest
Kibale National park is best known for a number and variety of
resident primates. An impressive list of 13 primate species which
include Uganda’s largest population of chimpanzee
Early morning after breakfast we drive to the Park where we
meet our ranger guides for briefing and chimpanzee tracking. The
perennially popular primate walk provides a chance to observe
Chimpanzees in their natural habitat. Kanyanchu’s groups are
accustomed to human presence- some have been observed for
over 25years and the chance of locating them is over 90%We will
have lunch at primate lodge, later after lunch we visit Bigodi
swamp for more primates and birds. The place is known for Blue
monkey, Black and white colobus monkey, Red tailed monkey,
Grey checked mangabey, and many others. Kibale national park
is the primate capital of East Africa. Chimpanzee tracking is a.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
-
Kibale Forest Camp (Camping)
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Drive To Queen Elizabeth National Park
Drive To Queen Elizabeth National Park
Early in the Morning we leave for Queen Elizabeth National
Park. Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s most popular
protected area. Diverse ecosystems including sprawling
savannah, shady forests, sparkling lakes and bush wetlands
provide ideal habitats for classic big games, forest primates and
birds. These varied habitats support a wealth of wildlife with more
Expect to see Safari favorites such as elephant, buffalo and hippos while the chances of finding
lions on the plains of Kasenyi and Ishasha are good. Afternoon we take a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel for water birds like the Great White and Pink-backed Pelicans, African Skimmer, Yellow-billed and the Saddle- billed storks, African Wattled Lapwing, Long-toed Lapwing, Black-winged Stilt, Water Thick-knee, Collared Pratincole, -(Lesser Kestrel & Lesser Flamingo) the Grey-headed, Black-headed and Slender-billed Gulls,
Ducks and many more. In the evening we go for a boat cruise at Kazinga channel for more water birds.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Acacia Wilderness Mweya Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 13
Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Ishasha Sector
Morning Game Drive and Transfer to Ishasha Sector
Early morning after breakfast we drive to the park through the
Ishasha sector for game viewing like lions, Uganda kob,
elephants, hyenas, waterbuck, buffalos, hippopotamus and
many birds. An abundance of magnificent vistas include the
jagged backdrop of the Rwenzori Mountains; rolling hills pocked
with extinct volcanic craters, open riftvallley and have chance to see tree climbing lions resting in fig trees.
- Main Destination:
- Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- Ishasha Tree Climbing Lions View Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 14
Morning Game Drive and Drive to Bwindi
Morning Game Drive and Drive to Bwindi
We will go for morning birding to look out for the previpous missed
species and after transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National
Park. The world’s population of Mountain Gorillas t is slightly over
800 mountain Gorillas. Uganda is home to more than a half the
population of these beautiful, majestic gentle giants and yet
endangered apes. Therefore, Gorillas tracking in Uganda is a
must do experience not to be missed. Bwindi impenetrable forest
habituates families of mountain Gorillas along with other species
of primates for example, Chimpanzees, Colubus monkeys, Olive
baboons. To be certain of going gorilla tracking it is a must you
buy a permit which is issued by
Budget: haven’s lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Buhoma Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 15
Birding in Buhoma Sector of Bwindi
Birding in Buhoma Sector of Bwindi
Early morning after breakfast we go birding in Buhoma, Bwindi
Impenetrable National Park. Here, we look out for species like,
the Black Bee-Eater, Dusky Tit, Brown-caped Weaver, the
Yellow-billed and yellow-spotted Barbets, the African and Black-
and-white Shrike Flycatchers, Common Stonechat, Brown-
throated and Chestnut Wattle-eyes, Apalises, Equatorial Akalat,
SlatyFlyacatcher, White-bellied Robin-Chat, Black-throated
Apalis, Mountain Masked Apalis, Grey Apalis, Chestnut-throated
Apalis, the Olive-green and Grey-backed Camaropteras, White-
chinned Prinnia, Green Hylia, Short-tailed Warbler, White-tailed
Antithrush, Cape Wagtail, Grey-capped Warbler, Black-faced
Rufous Warbler, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Grauer’s Warbler,
Grauer’s Rush Warbler, White-browed Crombec, to mention but a
few.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Buhoma Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 16
Transfer To Ruhija
Transfer To Ruhija
Early morning breakfast, we head out to Ruhija section of Bwindi impenetrable forest which is key birding area in the Albertine region. Some of the key bird sighted here include; African green brood bill, Dusky Twine Sport, mountain yellow warble, colored Apatis, Narina Erogon, strange weaver, and broadbill camp.
- Main Destination:
- Ruhija Sector (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)
- Accommodation:
-
Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 17
Birding in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Birding in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
You will have relaxed breakfast and checkout of the lodge and
meet your guide to transfer you to Mgahinga national park with
the amazing great views and birding en-route with different bird
species like Rwenzori batis, White browed crombe, and white
napped raven, purple breasted sunbird, African green broadbill,
handsome francolin, mountain masked, Rwenzori Apalises and
many more
You will check in to the booked lodge and for relaxation and
dinner and overnight at hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Mount Gahinga Lodge
Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 18
Full day birding Mgahinga Gorilla Park
Full day birding Mgahinga Gorilla Park
You will wake up early morning and go for birding in the montane
vegetation of the park with most bird species being the montane
habitats such us Rwenzori Turaco, Dwarf honeygude, Kivu
Ground thrush, Rwenzori double collared, mountain yellow
wablers and many more bird species
This is the mixture of nature walk and birding in Ruhija sector of
bwindi impenetrable national park and the sector is gifted with
different bird species like Rwenzori batis, White browed crombe,
white napped raven, purple breasted sunbird, African green broadbill, handsome francolin, mountain masked, Rwenzori
Apalises and many more.
- Main Destination:
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Mount Gahinga Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 19
Transfer To Lake Mburo National Park
Transfer To Lake Mburo National Park
Early Morning after Breakfast we transfer to Lake Mburo National
Park. A compact jewel of a park, Lake Mburo is ideally placed for
an overnight break between Kampala and the protected areas of
Western Uganda. A mosaic of habitats includes rock outcrops,
savannah, acacia woodlands, bush, forest, swamp and lakes that
support a wealth of wildlife including species that are rare or
absent from other parks in Uganda, Birding is also rich with
papyrus and acacia species being particularly well represented.
Though Lake Mburo is 370sqkms area is small compared to many
East African parks, it contains an impressive biodiversity of
wildlife with 69mammal species and 332bird species. A number of
park’s herbivores are rarely if at all found elsewhere in Uganda.
Lake Mburo is the only Park that contains Impalas, and only one
in Western Uganda with Zebras and Eland.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kigarama Wilderness Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 20
Morning Gamed Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise
Morning Gamed Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise
Have an early morning breakfast before going bird watching and
game viewing and later return to the lodge for lunch and evening
boat cruise. Species like the African Fin-foot, Coqui, the Red-
winged Francolins, Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Brown Parrot,
Barefaced Go-away bird, Harlequin and Blue Quails, Common
Button Quail, White-headed and Black-billed Barbet, Greenwood
Hoopoe, Common Scimitar-bill, Blue-napped Mouse-bird, Blue-
breasted and Shining-blue Kingfishers, Lilac-breasted Roller,
African-grey Horn-bill, the Nubian, Bu’-spotted, Brown-eared, and
the Grey Woodpeckers, Trilling, Stout, and Wing-snapping
Cisticolas, Red-necked spur-fowl, Black-bellied Bastard,
number of other Cisticolas, the Lesser and Great Swamp
Warblers, Striated, Goliath,
Purple, Black-headed, Grey.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kigarama Wilderness Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 21
Transfer Back to Entebbe
Transfer Back to Entebbe
You will have relaxed breakfast and check out of the lodge to
transfer back to Kampala with en-route stops at the Uganda
equator line crossing where you will stop for lunch relaxation, you
will have chance to explore souvenir markets around the equator
later proceed to Entebbe.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
