7 Days Uganda Bird Watching Safari is an exceptional birding safari in Uganda that takes you through Uganda’s best spots ground that is Mabamba Swamps home to rare shoebill storks, Mabira Forest the biggest forest found in central Uganda and Lake Mburo National Park, at the shores of Lake Victoria, wetlands and forest are best bird viewing places in Uganda. Uganda is truly known as a birding paradise which can be spotted in several different sites in the park.
During your trip, you will be accompanied by naturalist birding guides to give you information about birding in Uganda.
Summary of the 7 Days Uganda Bird Watching Uganda Safari
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport and Birding
Day 2: Birding along the Heritage Trail
Day 3: Birding in Mabamba Swamp
Day 4: Mabira Forest Birding
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Day 6: Walking safari and Birding –Lake Mburo
Day 7: Birding along Lake Side Track /Return to Kampala or Entebbe
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe Airport –Birding at UWEC
Upon arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will be picked up by our driver guide and drive you directly to ‘’UWEC’’ formerly known as the Zoo.
Uganda Wildlife Education Centre is home to more than 170 bird species and 10 species of birds are weavers including Golden Backed ,Northern Masked Weaver ,African paradise ,Baglafect Northern Brown Throated ,Black Necked ,Grosbeak among others .Other species are flycatchers like Red bellied ,Crested shrike flycatcher ,Lead Coloured ,Swamp flycatcher .You will also encounter raptors like the Gaber Goshawk ,small banded snake Eagle ,Shakira ,African Goshawk ,African Hobby ,African Fish Eagle many more . Then drive to Botanical gardens for another birding encounter. Back for Dinner and Overnight stay in Kampala City.
Meal plan: Half Board
Day 2: Transfer to Heritage Trail for Birding
After morning breakfast, you will be driven to Heritage Trail which is 10 minutes’ drive. Expect to see species such as Brown Crowned Tchargra, Short Toed snake Eagle, Violet backed starlings, Black Cuckoo shrike, Yellow bill, Brown Twin spot, Black Cuckoo Shrike, Southern Banded snake Eagle, Great Sparrow hawk, Moustached Warbler many more. Then you will drive to Lutembe where you will have your Lunch and after board a boat in search for various species like Grey Headed Gulls, the papyrus canary, white winged black tern, Papyrus Gonolek many more. Back to the hotel for dinner and Overnight.
Meal plan: Full Board
Day 3: Transfer to Mabamba Swamps –Birding
Wake up have your morning breakfast and transfer to one of the top birding sites in Uganda where you will be able to spot a wide range of rare shoebills. Birding here is best done during canoeing where you expect to see other bird species like long toed plover ,African water Rail ,Herons ,Yellow Billed Duck ,White faced whistling duck ,Yellow billed duck ,Grey and Black headed Heron Moorhen ,Allen’s Gallinule ,African Jacana ,Sitatunga Antelope ,Black crake ,Goliath ,Purple ,Heron ,Pygmy Goose among others .Back to Kampala along the way ,you will stop to another swamp to spot other bird species such as Papyrus Gonolek ,Yellow Crowned Bishop ,Weyns weaver ,White winged warbler among others .Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Full Board
Day 4: Transfer to Mabira Forest –Birding
Wake up have early morning breakfast and set off to Mabira Forest for birding. The forest can be reached in an hour drive from Kampala. During your visit, you will be able to view various bird species including Leaf love, Toro Greenbul ,Yellow whiskered Greenbul ,Grey spotted woodpecker ,white spotted Fluff tail, Forest Robin ,Yellow Rumped Tinker bird ,Yellow throated tinker bird ,Blue breasted Kingfishers ,Shining blue ,Woodland kingfishers ,Chin spot Batis ,Chestnut wattle Eye, Yellow mantled ,Black Billed ,Weyn’s weavers ,Violets backed starling ,Red headed Malimbe ,Purple headed starling ,Red tailed Ant Thrust many more. Have a picnic Lunch and then, continue for birding in the evening. Return back to Kampala for dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After morning breakfast, you will drive to Lake Mburo National Park a 4-hour drive from Kampala with a stopover at the equator to experience memorable photography. You will proceed to Lake Mburo for birding where you will be able to watch species like Green Wood Hoopoe, Crested Francolin, Emerald spotted wood dove, Bare faced Go- Away bird, Lilac breasted Roller, Spot-Flanked Barbet Northern Black Tit, Trilling cisticola, Common Scimitar bill, Greater Blue Eared starling, African Grey Hornbill, Brown parrot many other. Go for lunch inside the park. After go for afternoon game viewing along the Zebra Track where you will be exposed to species like Black bellied bustard, Coqui Francolin, Tamaracks Courser, African wattle plover, Chested swallow, Rufous napped rufous, Flappet Lark, also look out for evasive leopards and other nocturnal species many more. Dinner and Overnight stay
Meal plan: Full Board
Day 6: Nature walk –Lake Mburo National Park
After morning breakfast, go for a nature walk around wetland and savannah bird species, birds to see include Red headed lovebird, Black Collared barbet, localized red-faced barbet, green-capped Eremomela and Lead coloured Flycatcher. Back for lunch.
Later on, drive to the evening game drive to encounter more species within the park. Dinner and Overnight stay
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Diner
Day 7: Game viewing -Birding along the Lakeside Track /Return to Kampala
After morning breakfast, you will go for morning game viewing along the Lakeside Track where you will be able to spot aquatic species like Papyrus Gonolek, White Winged warbler, Lesser and Greater Swamp Warbler, Blue-headed coucal and other species to see African Darter, African water rail, African fin foot, Spur-winged plovers among others.
After you will drive to Kampala with lunch en- route and then proceed to Kampala to be dropped to your hotel or any advised place.
End of the 7 Days Uganda Bird Watching Safari.
