2-Day Mabamba Swamp & Ngamba Island Tour

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Shoebill Stork and Birding Experience

Your day begins bright and early, at around 6:30 AM. This early start maximizes your chances of seeing the elusive shoebill stork, which is most active in the cool, quiet morning hours. As you glide silently through the wetlands, you will be on the lookout for the legendary shoebill stork - a large, prehistoric-looking bird famous for its massive shoe-shaped bill. Your guide will help spot these rare birds as well as a variety of other species, including Malachite kingfishers, African jacanas, grey herons, black-headed gonoleks, yellow-backed weaver, Northern brown-throated weaver, blue-headed coucal, swamp flycatcher, African purple swamphen, African water rail, common moorhen, white-faced whistling-duck, Quaco, Rufous-bellied and purple heron, blue-breasted Bee-eater, winding Cisticola, Goliath heron, black crake, African marsh harrier, malachite, common waxbill, yellow-billed duck to mention a few.

Main Destination:

Mabamba Swamp

Best Time To Go August to September and December to February (Best for spotting shoebill)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather

Accommodation:

ViaVia Entebbe Guesthouse

• Budget hostel located in Entebbe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Your adventure begins early in the morning as you make your way to the Waterfront Beach to check in for your boat transfer to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, located about 23 kilometers across Lake Victoria.
Upon arrival at Ngamba Island, you’ll be warmly welcomed by the sanctuary staff, who will give a brief orientation about the island, the chimpanzees, and the day’s program. You’ll be introduced to the history of the sanctuary, which provides a home to over 50 rescued chimpanzees that were orphaned or displaced due to poaching and illegal trade.
Return to Entebbe with a scheduled stop at the equator to study how the boat will be pushed by the pressures of the south and north poles, which will try to keep it stationary. If the equator is crossed, it can be seen that the boat’s engine tends to need a little more power to cross it.

Main Destination:

Ngamba Island (Chimp Sanctuary)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.