Birdwatching Safari Uganda 15 Days
TOUR CODE: LTTV BIRD 15
15 Days birding
Day 1: Birding in Entebbe Botanical gardens
Our representative picks you up from your hotel and your birding safari starts at the botanical gardens. Key species to watch out for: African Open-billed stock, Kingfishers, Swamp Flycatcher Orange Weaver, Slender-Billed Weaver. , scarlet chested sunbirds, Angola Swallow, Black crake, Grey Kestrel, Grey headed gull, African open billed stock and many others.
Dinner and Overnight at Sheraton Hotel (High end), Hotel Africana (Medium end) or Fair Way Hotel (Budget)
DAY 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park (450 species)
After breakfast we shall head for Murchison falls national Park birding en route. We will have a lunch stop in Masindi town. We shall pass via the top of the falls. Key species near the Falls: Brown-backed woodpecker, Red Winged Warbler, Emin’s shrike and Brown- rumped birding. The campsite at the top of the falls is a favourite place for Rock Pranticoles hawk. Above the falls, you are likely to see, Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver, Brown Twin spot, long tailed Night Jar
Egyptian gees easily seen on Murchison falls banks
Dinner and Overnight at Murchison Falls Park at either Paraa Safari Lodge or Nile Safari Camp(High end), Sambiya River Lodge(Medium end) or Red Chilli Rest Camp(budget)
DAY 3: In Murchison Falls.
Early morning breakfast and go for the morning game drive birding en route. Expect to see Secretary bird, Tawny and Martial Eagles, Red-necked Falcon and Carmine bee-eaters. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, Greater Honey guide and Nubian Woodpecker.
Hornbills are common sight in the Borassus Palm Savannah and the gaudy Abyssinian roller.
Goliath Heron-Murchison falls banks
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
DAY 4: Transfer to Budongo Forest (350 species)
After breakfast we shall go to the Budongo forest. Key birds to see include ,Grey-headed Bush strike, Black-billed Barbet, Grey-headed Olive Back, Black- bellied Fire Finch ,Brown Rumped Bunting, Cliff Chat, Black-billed Wood Dove.. Overnight at Masindi Hotel.
DAY 5: Transfer to Budongo Forest
Transfer back to the Budongo forest particularly for the royal Mile area: species include Banded snake eagle, Crowned and African Pied Hornbills, Black bishop Marsch Tchagra, White-thighed and Black and White casqued Hornbills, Yellow-spotted, Hairy-breasted, Nahans Francolin and yellow-billed Barbets.
Dinner and overnight in Masindi Hotel.
DAY 6: Transfer to Kibale National Park (335 species)
Early transfer to Kibale national park birding en route. Expect to see Black Crowned Wax-bills, Green-backed Twin Spot, Scaly Francolin, Marsh Tchagra, And African Goshawk
Dinner and overnight at:
Ndali lodge (high-end) or equivalent
Mountains of the moon (mid-range) or equivalent
Rwenzori Traveler’s Inn (budget) or equivalent
DAY 8: Transfer to Semliki National park (400 species)
Expect to see bird species such as, Black billed barbets crested Francolin, Helmeted Guinea fowl, Broad-billed Roller, African Grey Hornbill among others. Spotlighting for nocturnal birds may reward you with African Scoops owl, and Pearl-Spotted Owlet. Expect to see stripped kingfishers, White Crested Turaco, Bare-faced Go-away Bird, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater, Blue-napped Mouse Bird, Red-throated Bee-eater and Crowned Hornbill near Semliki Safari lodge.
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Dinner and overnight at Semliki Safari Lodge.
DAY 9: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park (600 species)
African Fish eagle
Early morning transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, birding en route. Key species are African Fish eagle, Grey headed king fisher, Swamp flycatcher, Grey capped Warbler, Red chested sunbird, Black-headed gonolek, Great White nad Pink backed Pelican, Great and long tailed Cormorants, Common Squaco Heron, African open billed stock, Malachite and Pied kingfishers, Black crake, swamp fly catcher among others
North of Lake Katwe is home to lesser flamingos, Broad-billed sandpiper, Greenshank, lesser black-backed Gulls and Gull-billed Terns, Buttonquail, Broad tailed Warbler, and March Tchagra
Return to lodge for dinner and overnight
Day 10.Transfer to Bwindi-Ruhija
Morning birding in Queen Elizabeth before departure. En route to return we shall pass by the Maramagambo forest in search for Black headed batis, Bush-shrike, African rock python, Blown illadops, Crimson-rumped Waxbill, African Moustached Warbler and zittingcasticolas.
Day: 11
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (357 species).
After breakfast transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park birding en route. Key species of the park are Collared Apalis, Elliot’s woodpeckers, Grey-chested and Mountain illadopses, Black faced Rufus Warbler, Rwenzori Batis and Strange weaver.
Overnight at Ruhija Institute Guest house
Day 12: In Bwindi national Park
Bwindi is a key destination for any birder’s visit in Uganda. In the Ruhija area, birds are plentiful and easy to see. The short trail to mubwindi swamp will get you assess to rare and localized African Green Broadbill. At fruiting trees in the area expect to see great blue and black billed Turacos, the spectacular yellow billed barbet, Grey chested illadopsis among others.
Dinner and over night at Ruhija Institute Guest house
DAY 13: Bwindi
Early morning birding in Bwindi. Expect to see raptors such as African Goshawk, Mountain Buzzard, and brown- naked parrot
Dinner and overnight at Mantana tented Camp (High end), Buhoma Homestead (medium end) or Buhoma Community camp (budget)
DAY 14: Bwindi
Early transfer South of Buhoma towards Nteka.Expect to see Equatorial Akalat, Olive long-tailed Cuckoo. Fruiting trees, host bird species such as Hairy-breasted and Yellow-billed Barbets, Narina Trogon, Pied Hornbill, Yellow-spotted, A visit to the the 5.2 km Muzabajiro river trail will give us higher chances of seeing Western Bronze napped pigeon, Dusky tit, African broad bill, Kivu ground thrush and many others.
We shall return to lodge in the late evening.
Dinner and overnight at Mantana tented Camp (High end), Buhoma Homestead (medium end) or Buhoma Community camp (budget).
Day 15: Return to Kampala birding en route.