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Uganda Birding Safari - 10 days
Itinerary Type - Birdwatching with African Safaris & Destinations is fun and rewarding
Destination - Uganda

Itinerary Summary

This allows to visit new areas of interest,off beaten tracks such as mountain gorillas,eco-tourism and bird watching sites that have put Uganda back on the East African tourist circuit. Watch unique bird species and Albertine endemics.

Day 1. Entebbe
On arrival at Entebbe airport, your guide from African Safaris Destinations will warmly welcome you and later be transferred to Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel or Tourist Flight Motel Entebbe for overnight.

Day 2. Mabamba Swamp
After early breakfast you will set off on the southward road to Mabamba Wetland. This is the nearest site for the Shoebill, Lesser Jacana, Blue Swallow, Black-Shouldered Nightjar, Afep Pigeon, Blue Breasted Bee-Eater, Papyrus Gonolek, White Winged Warbler.
Proceed to Lake Mburo with lunch stop on the way arriving in the evening and over night at Rwonyo Camp (DBL)

Day 3. Kampala - Lake Mburo
Morning carry out game drive Lake Mburo National Park is occupied by savannah grassland punctuated with many lakes surrounded by swamps. This is one place you can view Eland, Antelope, as well as Zebra, Topi, Impala, and several Acacia -associated birds. The five lakes within the park attract Hippos, Crocodiles and a variety of water birds, while fringing swamps hide secretive papyrus specialists such as the Sitatunga Antelope and Red, Black and Yellow Papyrus Gonalek or take boat ride on one the lakes looking species like the Brown Chested Plover, Red Faced Barbet, Southern Ground Hornbill, Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Yellow Billed Oxpecker, African Finfoot, Black Collard Barbet etc. Check out and drive to Mbarara town to overnight.

Day 4. Mbarara - Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up early and drive Imaramagambo Forest (part of Queen Elizabeth Park ) visit the bat caves carry out birding along this area and proceed to Mweya reaching in time for boat cruise on Kazinga channel. Dinner and overnight (BLD)

Day 5. Queen Elizabeth National Park
Whole day in the Queen Elizabeth National Park bird watching and game viewing in the morning and in the afternoon take a boat cruise in case it was not covered yesterday returning to the lodge for lunch and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Institute of Ecology. Among species to see are African Skimmer, Black Rumped Button Quail, Verreaux's Eagle Owl, Red Footed Falcon, Lesser Flamingoes, Grey Capped Warbler, White's and Abdim's Storks (in season), Amur Falcon, Ovampo Sparrowhawk, Wooly-necked and Saddle-billed Storks, and numerous classes of Raptors, Vultures and Plovers etc

Day 6. Queen Elizabeth National Park -Bwindi National Park
After breakfast drive to Bwindi while birding on the way arriving at around noon. Lunch, afternoon carry out birding around Buhoma area dinner and overnight.

Day 7. Bwindi -Gorilla Tracking
Whole day bird watching in Bwindi Forest, OR this day you will go for gorilla tracking taking different trials in the park. These gentle giants move in families . You will track either family as your permits states. You will enjoy our next of kin at close view while the young ones play in the branches of trees.

This morning you will report at the Park Office at 7:30 am to get ready for the Gorilla tracking. Take with you lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experience. There are now only 600 left in the world! The tracking may take between 2 and 8 hours depending on the movement of these gentle giants. Spend the night at Community Bandas.

Day 8. Bwindi - Kabale Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast check out and drive to Kabale while birding on the way. Check in at Overland Camp, Bird around lake Bunyonyi.

Day 9. Lake Bunyonyi - Kampala
Morning take a boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi to the Islands viewing different species of birds and migratory birds from Europe often sighted here. Lunch and drive to Kampala overnight at Hotel International or Hotel Express.

Day 10. Kampala - Entebbe
Morning if town allows carry shopping in town and proceed to the airport.

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