Bird Uganda Safari 10 Days

Bird Uganda Safari 10 Days itinerary:

Day 1 :Entebbe

Upon arrival at the airport you will be met by your driver guide and be driven to ViaVia Entebbe for overnight. Depending on your time of arrival you can bird around Entebbe – Botanical gardens, UWEC and environs. Birds to look out for include yellow-throated leaf love, the great blue Turaco, Ross’s Turaco, the black and white casqued hornbill, the pied hornbill. Yellow backed weaver, orange weaver, brown-throated weaver, and great reed warbler, sedge warbler and the fish eagle.

Overnight ViaVia Entebbe
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast

Day 2: Entebbe to Mabamba - Lake Mburo

After early breakfast drive to Mabamba Wetland – famous for shoebill and other avian species Yellow-backed Weaver, Grey-headed Gull, Long-tailed Cormorant, Common Squacco Heron,Yellow-billed Duck, Pied Kingfisher, Giant Kingfisher, Swamp Flycatcher, Broad-billed Roller, Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill, Splendid Glossy Starling, Black-headed Gonolek, Orange Weave plus migratory birds. Lunch will be in Masaka. Then proceed to Lake Mburo.

Dinner and overnight Eagle's Nest Camp
Meal Plan: All meals included

Day 3: Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast, carryout game drive in an open savannah for birds like the Dove, Dideric Cuckoo, Grey-capped Warbler, Black-headed Weaver and Ring-necked Dove. Among other you will go searching for Brown-chested Lapwing, Lilac-breasted Roller, Black-bellied Bustard, Helmeted Guineafowl, Coqui Francolin, Rufous-napped Lark plus many raptors. Afternoon boat ride on one the famous Lakes for the elusive African finfoot.

Overnight Eagle's Nest Camp
Meal Plan: All meals included

Day 4: Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast drive to Queen Elizabeth National – take a Morning nature walk in Maramagambo forest exploring the bat caves. Evening game drive around the crater area looking for Temminck's Courser, Martial Eagle, Rupell's Griffon.

Dinner and overnight Simba Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: All meals included

Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Morning carryout birding in the vast savannah of Queen Elizabeth and afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga Channel viewing game and watching a lot of birds.

Dinner and overnight Simba Safari Lodge.
Meal Plan: All meals included

Day 6: Queen -Bwindi Forest National Park

After breakfast take a game drive looking for game and proceed to Bwindi via Ishasha sector famous for climbing lions.

Dinner and overnight Buhoma Community Bandas.
Meal Plan: All meals included

Day 7: Bwindi Forest national park

Today you will start early on the look for the estimated 300 bird species of Bwindi that include Red-throated Alethe, Equatorial Akalat, Grey-throated Barbet, Black Bee-eater, Forest Robin, Montane Oriole, Hairy-breasted Barbet, Pale-breasted Iladopsis, Pettit's Cuckooshrike, Black-faced Rufous Warbler.

Dinner and overnight at Buhoma Community Bandas
Meal Plan: All meals included

Day 8 : Bwindi to Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast check out to drive to Ruhija while birding looking for Stripe-breasted Tit, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Mountain Greenbul, Waller's Chestnut-winged Starling, Dusky Crimsonwing, Mountain Illadopsis and Mountain Yellow Warbler. Proceed to drive to Lake Bunyonyi. –an Eco-Tourism site.

Overnight Bunyonyi Overland Camp
Meal Plan: All meals included

Day 9: Lake Bunyonyi to Kampala

This morning take a boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi while birding different Islands of the lake the species here include temperate migratory birds that run away from harsh conditions of winter. Then proceed to drive to Entebbe with birding stops along the way and a lunch break.

Dinner and overnight at ViaVia Entebbe
Meal Plan: Breakfast and lunch

Day 10: Airport Transfer

Depending on your flight times, you can go for birding in the Mabira Forest before connecting with your departure flight (Optional).

Meal Plan: Breakfast only

End of Bird Uganda Safari 10 Days