Bird
Uganda with Uganda Wildlife Scene safaris offers you the best
birding tours in Uganda.
OUR
SPECIALS AT DIFFERENT BIRDING SITES
Kampala, Entebbe and the surroundings.
White
winged warbler, black bishop, bat hawk, grey crowned crane,
compact weaver, grey kestrel, speckled pigeon, shoesbill,
papyrus gonolek, African hobby, African goshawk, Marabou stork,
spotted eagle owl, golden backed weaver, northern masked weaver,
red headed lovebird, African fish eagle, Ross's turacco, blue
headed coucal, marsh tchagra, black heron, black tailed godwit,
slender billed gull, Heuglin's gull, common tern.
1.
Mabamba Wetland
This is the nearest site for the shoebill, lesser jacana,
blue swallow, black shouldered night jar, afep pigeon, blue
breasted bee-eater, papyrus gonolek, white winged warbler.
2.
Mabira Forest
Purlpe throated cuckoo shrike, Nahan's francolin, Forest wood
hoopoe, Green tailed bristlebill, Joyful greenbul, Tit hylia,
Grey longbill, sooty boubou.
3.
Lake Mburo National Park
Lakes and swamps, Moist acacia, taller mixed woodland grassland
and rocky ridges.Brown chested plover, Red faced barbet, southern
ground hornbill, Papyrus yellow warbler, Yellow billed oxpecker,
African finfoot, black collard barbet.
4.
Budongo Forest.
350 total speciesIturi Batis, Puvel's illadopsis, Dwarf kingfisher,
Nahan's francolin, Black collard lovebird, Brown twinspot,
Fire crested alethe, Piping hornbill, Cassin's hawk eagle,
Black eared ground thrush, lemon bellied crombec, yellow footed
flycatcher, Grey headed oliveback, chocolate backed and shinning
blue kingfishers.
5.
Queen Elizabeth National Park.
604 total speciesLakes and rivers, moist thicket, open grassland,
seasonal and permanent swamps, riverline bushland and forest.
White winged warbler, Martial eagle, African skimmer, Verreaux's
eagle owl, Papyrus gonolek, Papyrus canary, Amur Falcon, Ovampo
sparrowhawk, lowland akalat, greater and lesser flamingo,
shoebill, Black bee eater, Curruther's cisticola, Terek sandpiper.
6.
Semliki National Park.
400 total species.Oxbow lakes, forest swamps, Moist semi deciduous
forests, and aquatic habitats. Congo serpent eagle, Black
throated coucal, Grey throated rail, Nkulengu rail, Long tailed
hawk, Spot breasted ibis, Capuchin babbler, Yellow throated
Nicator, Northern bearded scrub robin, red chested owlet,
Western bronze napped pigeon, Black collard lovebird, White
bellied kingfisher, Red rumped tinkerbird, Lyre tailed honeyguide,
Zenker's honeyguide, White throated blue swallow, Bate's nightjar,
Yellow throated cuckoo, Orange tufted sunbird, Black winged
oriole, Red billed heimet shrike, lemon bellied crombec ,
fiery breasted bush shrike pale fronted negrofinch . hornbillare
piping ,red billed dwarf black dwarf, white crested black
casqued wattled and white thighed.
7.
Kibale National Park.
335 total species.Tall evergreen forest, grassland, swamps
and exotic conifers.Green breasted pitta, African pitta, Grey
winged robin, Red winged francolin, Joyful greenbul, White
bellied crested flycatcher, Uganda woodland warbler, White
collard oliveback, leaf love, African broadbill, Willcock's
honeyguide. Chestnut winged starling, White winged warbler,
white spotted fluftail, scarly throated honeyguide, Also chimp
tracking.Murchison Falls National Park. 450 total species.Riverline
forest, papyrus swamps, dry and wet woodlands, lakes and rivers,Iron
wood forest and brassus palm savana.Secretary bird, Bat hawk,
Shoebill, Pennant-winged and standard winged nigtjars, Red
throated swallow, Black billed barbet, Rock prantincole, Denham's
bustard, Red-necked falcon, Heuglin's francolin, Senegal thichnee,
Pel's fishing owl, caramine bee-eater, spotted morning thrush,
white creted turacco, Four banded sandgrouse, Bruce's green
pigeon, Black scimitarbill, Vinaceous dove, Chestnut crowned
crowned weaver, Bar breasted firefinch, Northern red bishop,
white rumped seed eater and cabanis's bunting. Also chimp
tracking is possible.
8.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
359 total speciesMontane forest with patches of bamboo, montane
marshes, and medium altitude forests. About 23 of the Albertine
Rift Endemics are seen here, with the most exciting being
the African green broadbill, Grauer's rush warbler, short
tailed warbler, Rwenzori turacco, Purple breasted sunbird,
Regal sunbird, Kivu ground thrush, Montane masked apalis,
Red faced woodland warbler, Olive green camaroptera, Handsome
francolin, Blue headed sunbird, Rwenzori nightjar, Lagden's
bush shrike, and brown capped weaver. Others are Waller's
starling, oriole finch, streaky seed eater, Chubb's cisticola,
Barred long tailed cuckoo.
HOTELS,
LUXERY CAMPS AND LODGES
CLASS A : Sheraton, Windsor L. Victoria Hotel,
Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Grand Imperial Hotel, Speke
Hotel, Hotel Africana, Crested Crane Hotel, Para Safari lodge,
Mweya Safari Lodge, Jacana Safari Lodge, Bwindi Gorilla Forest
Camp, Mantana safari camp, Semuliki lodge, Masindi Hotel,
White Horse Inn, Regency Lake View Hotel, Ndali lodge Nile
Resort.
SOUTH
WESTERN CIRCUIT
COMMUNITY
BANDAS, CAMPSITES, HOTELS, AND LODGES
CLASS B : Red chilli, Kampala backpackers camp
site, Bwindi community bandas, CVK, Rwenzori View Guest House,
Sebitoli Tourist Centre. Rwenzori Travellers Inn. Mtns of
the Moon Hotel, Mweya Institute of Ecology Hostel, Mweya Students
Hostel, Murchison Falls Bandas, Kibale Forest Bandas, Ruhiija
Students' Domitory, L. Mburo Tents and Traditional Bandas.
Nyabyeya students hostel. Semuliki Campsite.
1.
CENTRAL CIRCUIT (Kampala and the surroundings)
Day 1. Arrival. Early arrivals, will do birding around Entebbe
and Kampala.
Day 2. Birding Mabamba and the surroundings.
Day 3. Birding at Lutembe, Botanical gardens,
Day 4. Birding at Garuga golf country, Heritage trail and
Entebbe sewage ponds.
Day 5. Birding Mabira source of the Nile and Bujagali falls.
Day 6. Departure.
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2.
WESTERN CIRCUIT I
Day 1. Arrival
Day 2. Birding Mabamba and the surroundings
Day 3. Transfer to L. Mburo National Park birding enroute.
Day 4. Whole day birding L.Mburo National Park.
Day 5. Morning Birding and Afternoon transfer to QE2 National
Park.
Day 6. Whole Day Birding
Day 7. Birding whole day at Imaramagambo forest.
Day 8. Birding en-route to Semuliki National Park
Day 9. Whole day forest birding
Day 10. Whole day forest birding
Day 11. Transfer to Kibale forest N. P. birding enroute
Day 12. Whole day forest birding
Day 13. Transfer to Kampala
Day 14. Departure.
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3.
South West Circuit
Day 1. Arrival
Day 2. Mabamba and the surroundings
Day 3. Birding to L. Mburo
Day 4. Whole day birding in the Park
Day 5. Bird and transfer to Q.E.N.P
Day 6. Whole day birding
Day 7. Birding to Bwindi (Buhoma)
Day 8. Whole day birding in the forest
Day 9. Whole day birding / gorilla tracking
Day 10. Birding to Ruhiija
Day 11. Whole day birding Ruhiija
Day 12. Whole day birding Ruhiija
Day 13. Transfer to Kampala
Day 14. Departure.
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4.
WESTERN CIRCUIT II
Day 1. Arrival
Day 2. Mabamba and the surroundings
Day 3. Birding to L. Mburo
Day 4. Whole day Birding the Park
Day 5. Morning birding and afternoon transfer to Queen E.N.Park
Day 6. Whole day birding
Day 7. Whole day birding
Day 8. Morning birding and afternoon transfer to Kibale National
Park
Day 9. Whole day birding Kibale forest
Day 10. Birding to Budongo
Day 11. Birding at the Royal Mile
Day 12. Birding Kanio Pabidi and transfer to Para
Day 13. Whole day birding (game drive)
Day 14. Birding on the boat (Delta and Bottom of the falls)
Day 15. Bird to Kampala
Day 16. Departure.
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5.
ALBERTINE RIFT CIRCUIT I
Day 1. Arrival
Day 2. Transfer to Bwindi (Ruhiija)
Day 3. Whole day birding to the Mubwindi swamp
Day 4. Whole day birding in the forest
Day 5. Birding to Buhoma through the Neck
Day 6. Whole day birding
Day 7. Whole day gorilla tracking / birding
Day 8. Birding to L. Mburo
Day 9. Morning birding and afternoon transfer to Kampala
Day 10. Departure.
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6.
ALBERTINE RIFT CIRCUIT II
Day 1. Arrival
Day 2. Birding to FortPortal
Day 3. Birding to Semuliki Forest
Day 4. Whole day birding
Day 5. Whole day birding
Day 6. Birding to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 7. Birding to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 8. Whole day birding in forest (Buhoma)
Day 9. Whole day birding in the forest / gorilla tracking
Day 10. Birding to Ruhiija through the Neck
Day 11. Whole day birding to the Mubwindi swamp
Day 12. Whole day birding in the forest
Day 13. Birding the main road through the bamboo to L. Mburo
Day 14. Morning birding and afternoon transfer to Kampala
Day 15. Departure.
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7.
FOREST BIRDING (The best of Uganda)
Day 1. Arrival
Day 2. Birding at Mabira Forest
Day 3. Birding to Budongo
Day 4. Whole day birding the Royal Mile
Day 5. Whole day birding the Royal Mile
Day 6. Whole day birding Kanio Pabidi
Day 7. Birding to Kibale Forest
Day 8. Whole day birding
Day 9. Birding to Semuliki
Day 10. Whole day birding in forest
Day 11. Whole day birding in the forest
Day 12. Bird to Queen Elizabeth
Day 13. Birding to Bwindi
Day 14. Whole day birding Bwindi
Day 15. Whole day gorilla tracking / birding
Day 16. Birding to Ruhiiha through the Neck
Day 17. Whole day birding Ruhiija to the Mubwindi swamp
Day 18. Whole day birding Ruhiija
Day 19 Birding to L. Mburo
Day 20. Morning Birding and afternoon transfer to Kampala
or Entebbe
Day 21. Birding and Departure.
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8.
SAVANNA BIRDING
Day 1. Arrival
Day 2. Birding to Murchison Falls National Park
Day 3. Morning Birding on the Boat to the delta and afternoon
birding to the bottom of the falls
Day 4. Game drive to Masindi
Day 5. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 6. Morning birding on Game Drive and afternoon birding
on boat
Day 7. Birding to Imaramagambo forest
Day 8. Birding to L. Mburo
Day 9. Bird Lake Mburo
Day 10. Bird to Kampala
Day 11. Departure.
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For
further booking or more information please feel free to contact
us on the below address:
Uganda Wildlife Scene
Plot 3/5 Bombo Road,
P.O. Box 21797 Kampala, Uganda (E.A.)
Email: info@ugandawildlifescene.com
Telephone : +256-77-2434386
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contact us if
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