Unflappable Team | Local Experts
Wide Birding Eco Tours
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2017)
- Member Of:
- NU, AUTO, USAGA, UBGC, UTB, UWA & UWEC
- Tour Types:
- Mid-range birding tours
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $80 to $450 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Rainer | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Experienced and knowledgeable guide, fun to travel with him
Outstanding birding and Primates experience in Uganda
The organization of the entire trip was excellent, and Davis was a fantastic guide from start to finish. He is a very experienced and highly competent birder with an impressive knowledge of Uganda’s best birding locations. He knows exactly where to find the different species and is highly motivated, committed, and always eager to make the most of every birding opportunity.
A particular highlight was the excellent integration of the gorilla and chimpanzee experiences into the birding itinerary. Everything was very well coordinated and fitted perfectly into the overall trip, making it a wonderfully balanced combination of birding and wildlife experiences.
On top of his professional skills, Davis is a very friendly, cheerful, and easy-going person. Traveling and birding with him was great fun, and his enthusiasm made the whole experience even more enjoyable.
Highly recommended for anyone looking for an experienced, knowledgeable, and passionate birding guide in Uganda – and for a perfectly organized combination of birding, gorillas and chimpanzees!
Email Bradley Bayuga | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Davis and Wide Birding are experienced, friendly, and a great operator for birding in Uganda.
Davis was very responsive and helpful helping us to design our itinerary. We went through a few drafts before we made one that fit our interests and time.
Davis is a wonderful wildlife guide. He is friendly, intelligent and of course an excellent birder. We saw well over 400 species over 14 days, not to mention the primates and mammals we saw too. Throughout every stop on our trip, Davis was organized and well connected with local guides and lodges. We had such a wonderful time in Uganda and would highly recommend Davis and Wide Birding for any tour! Very safe and great value as well.
PL
Email Piotr | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Birding in Uganda
The July birdwatching trip to Uganda exceeded my expectations, both in the number of birds and the diversity of species we observed. Kibuga Davis delivered the planned itinerary and also added several extra birding hotspots along the way, giving us the chance to see species that were not originally expected.
When our plans had to change because the target birds were not found in Semuliki National Park, Kibuga quickly adapted the itinerary. Thanks to his flexibility, we were able to visit both Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Mburo National Park, making excellent use of the extra time.
Forest birding is never easy, but Kibuga's outstanding knowledge, experience, and local network made the trip highly successful. The birds we saw were a direct result of his expertise and dedication.
I highly recommend Kibuga Davis as a birding guide and tour organizer. He is professional, resourceful, and truly committed to helping his clients achieve their birding goals. I would happily join another trip with him.
Professional, knowledgeable and friendly guide who tailored and organised a perfect tour
I have just returned to Nairobi after a 14-day birding tour of south east Kenya with Davis Kibuga of Wide Birding Eco Tours. It was my first ever birding tour, and covered the national parks of Amboseli, Tsavo west and east, the Taita and Shimba hills and coastal forests and estuaries around Watamu. It was hardcore birding, pre-dawn to sunset, catching a total of 311 bird species, but we also saw plenty of other African animals including five cats - lions, leopard, cheetah, caracal and serval. Often we had additional expert guides for specific regions, the highlights being John in the east and William at Arabuko Sokoke Forest, who located a cute pair of endangered Scops Owls. All of these guides, and Davis in particular, could identify birds from 100 metres away, direct you to them, and if the birds complied, gave you ample time to photograph them. It was a fantastic experience and I highly recommend Davis and his friendly and professional team for a wildlife tour of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania or Rwanda. Certainly, if you are interested in the beautiful birds of east Africa, you should give Davis the opportunity to design the perfect tour
Professional, everything was well organized
Deo our guide was perfect, know everything about birds, very good driver.
HK
Email Tim and Thekma | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Highly knowlegeable, Professional, focused and a pleasure to be with throughout the 16 days
We were really happy with our birding guide Isaac and driver Baraka on our recent 16 day trip to northern Tanzania and the Usambara mountains. Isaac was very patient and a great teacher for us on East Africa birds. As a birder he is highly experienced and his fieldcraft was outstanding. He knows lots of hotspots intimately and he knows where and how to locate lots of highly restricted east African endemics. We found him to be impressive technically, and he was very comfortable to discuss races and potential splits and lumps. We found Isaac to be a dedicated professional - he does not like us to miss anything. He also enjoys having fun as well and the banter with him and Baraka was a very positive part of the trip. Most importantly we found them to be very good company over a pretty intense 16 day trip. Summing up, I would recommend Isaac to any serious birder wanting to see Tanzania and other parts of east Africa too. Credit too to Davis for the overall coordination of the trip. Together you all gave us a marvellous experience that we will long cherish.
HK
Email Rebecca | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
400 Bird Species, Gorillas, and Great Memories: Our 14-day Uganda Tour
Our group of five birders joined a 14-day private birding tour that also included gorilla and chimpanzee trekking. We were thrilled to see over 400 bird species, and the gorilla encounter was unforgettable — it came within just two metres of us!
We are very satisfied with Alex, our bird guide. He is exceptionally professional and deeply passionate about Uganda’s birds. The birding route was very well planned and easy to follow, even for the three members of our group who are over 70 years old.
The accommodations were excellent, meeting Western standards, and the food was consistently good with Western-style menus. All the birding sites felt completely safe.
We highly recommend their tours to anyone interested in birding and wildlife in Uganda.
Email Stephen | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Ultimate Birding Tour
Davis Kibuga provided a fantastic 25 day birding tour of Uganda exceeding our species target of 600 birds!!
His enthusiasm, professionalism and dedication ensured a fabulous trip.
His vast network of local guides helped to find those more elusive and hard to find endemics and most sought after species.
His excellent 4x4 ensured that we were able to access the most remote regions of the country.
As requested my accommodation was a mixture of locally owned and run guest houses with community lodges.
These were clean comfortable, budget friendly and provided good simple home cooked meals.
I would strongly recommend Davis
He is a superb guide, dedicated and professional
BE
Email Alain& Carine | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
We had a very good birding tour. Very good guide, reliable & reputable tour operator
The communication for planning the tour was easy.
Excellent value for money included the community lodges which offered a different perspective of the country.
Payments of the birding tour were tracked by invoices.
The planed itinerary was followed, the lodges were good to very good and the food was always excellent.
The guide Alex never stops and he has eagle eyes to detect all birds and mammals.
Wide birding eco tour deserved 5 stars but due to some issues with the car at the beginning of the birding tour and some occasional communication issues, we opted for 4.5 stars.
Akuna matata with Davis and Wide birding Eco
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Email Mr.Zhao | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
A wonderful birding tour
This WIDE BIRDING ECO TOURS organized a successful birding tour exploring moutains, savannas,wetlands, lakes even villages all through Rwanda and Uganda, found us a lot of Albertine endemics and other rare birds including Rwenzori Turaco, Green-breasted Pitta etc., and the symbolic species, Shoebill. The nice and professional birding guide Alex led the forepart, and the leader Davis himself took over for the rest 3 days, our team were satisfied with their service, as well as the arrangement of accommodations and meals. In general, it was an impressive and wonderful tour ,and will be memorable and recommendable.