This tour will include the best birding sites in Uganda. Attractions include the shoe bill, turacco, kingfishers and scenery. This trip is ideal for those who want to discover most birds in Uganda.
Day 1: ENTEBBE
Meet and greet at Entebbe International Airport by our rep who will warmly welcome you and facilitate seamless arrival formalities. After a short transfer to your hotel you will be briefed about you safari. Depending on the time of arrival e.g. if your flight arrives in the morning, you are advised to have money changed this day. Early arrivals will have a welcome birding afternoon around Entebbe Botanical Gardens. Watch out for the Brown throated, golden backed, orange, slender billed and yellow backed weavers, giant, pied, pigmy and Malachite kingfishers, black headed gonolek, red chested sunbird, Ross's turaco, pied and crowned hornbill, great reed, grey caped and sedge warblers, and many other species. Overnight at Imperial Resort Beach Hotel.(BB)
Day 2: ENTEBBE - MASINDI
Bird Lutembe Beach for the morning hours and later transfer to Masindi. Dinner and overnight at Masindi Hotel. (FB)
Day 3: MASINDI - MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
With a packed lunch leave for Chimpanzee tracking and bird watching in Kaniyo Pabidi. Proceed to Murchison Falls in the afternoon. Key species include the majestic shoebill, secretary bird, bat hawk, red necked falcon, white crested turaco, and many more.Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge. (FB )
Day 4: MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Start early with a boat and bird the delta. Return to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon boat trip to the bottom of Murchison Falls for various wonderful water birds.Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge. (FB )
Day 5: MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Morning game drive on the Northern bank of the River Nile and afternoon visit to the top of the falls. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge. (FB )
Day 6: BIRDING IN BUDONGO FOREST
Depart for Budongo forest reserve and bird forest species. Birding the escarpment overlooking Lake Albert is rewarding. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge. (FB )
Day 7: BIRDING IN THE ROYAL MILE
Whole day birding Royal mile and Busingiro sector. Dinner and overnight at Masindi Hotel.
Day 8: MASINDI -KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK.
Leave early for Kibale Forest National Park. This is a rainy forest and a home to over 9 different species of primates. The forest is home to scaly francolins, marsh tchagra, black bellied seed cracker, green backed twin spot, Narina's trogon, joyful greenbul, olive long tailed cuckoo, and others.Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge. (FB)
Day 9: KIBALE FOREST
Whole day birding in the forest and chimp tracking. .Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge. (FB)
Day 10: BIRDING IN BIGODI SWAMP
Bird Bigodi wetland in the morning and with picnic lunch depart for Semuliki forest. Expect the sport breasted ibis, Northern bearded scrub robin, capuchin babbler, and lyre tailed honey guide, Maxwell's black weaver, black winged oriole, red eyed puff back, red bellied malimbe, African piculet and many more species. Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge. (FB)
Day 11: KIBALE - SEMULIKI
Whole day birding in the Semuliki forest. Overnight at Semuliki Lodge
Day 12: SEMULIKI
Morning birding in the Semuliki forest Reserve, afternoon visit to the Volcano looking Sempaya hot springs. Relax as you watch water do its magic like "there is no tomorrow". Overnight at Semuliki Lodge (80 KMS)
Day 13: SEMLIKI - QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
At the break of the day, start off for Maramagambo forest west of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Key species include dark capped yellow warbler, fawn breasted waxbill, black headed batis, Brubru, sulphur breasted bush shrike etc. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge. (FB)
Day 14: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Whole day birding. Afternoon enjoy birding along Kazinga channel on boat which gives it a wonderful site in a lovely environment with its various beautiful water birds along the channel like the African skimmer. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge. (FB)
Day 15: QUEEN ELIZABETH - BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK (150 KMS)
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth where there are chances of seeing the tree-climbing lions. Bwindi is a home to the forest giants that are cousins to human beings, the gorillas. Birding here begins early in the morning with the early risers at the Luxury bush camp. After breakfast, with our packed lunch set off for the whole day. This forest has over 300 bird species recorded mostly the forest rarities, red throated alethe, equatorial akalat, forest robin, montane oriole, Please note that this forest receives rainfall almost all year round, a raincoat and hiking shoes with a good tract are appropriate. Overnight at Engangi Lodge. (FB)
Day 16: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, with a packed lunch, bird the whole day in the forest. Overnight at Engangi Lodge. (FB)
Day 17: GORILLA TREKKING
many bird watchers who have been to Bwindi Forest before show interest in tracking gorillas. Have this optional day for that activity. Carry packed lunch and enjoy the giant forest primates in their jungle. Overnight at Engangi Lodge. (FB)
Day 18: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
Birding Buhoma sector. Overnight at Engangi Lodge. (FB)
Day 19: RUHIJA
drive to the highest peak of the forest- Ruhija. Several checks at the rare bird spots may produce rare species such as white starred robin, grey cuckoo shrike, strange weaver, banded prinia, to mention a few. Overnight at Ruhija Hostel. (FB)
Day 20: RUHIIJA
Birding days at Ruhija. Overnight at Ruhiija Hostel. (FB)
Day 21: RUHIIJA - ENTEBBE
Return journey back to Kampala, lunch in Mbarara and if time allows shopping for African crafts and souvenirs. Dinner and overnight at Imperial Botanical Hotel. (BB)
Day 22: Departure
Depending on the departure time, transfer to airport to catch your flight back home.
Meet and greet at Entebbe International Airport by our rep who will warmly welcome you and facilitate seamless arrival formalities. After a short transfer to your hotel you will be briefed about you safari. Depending on the time of arrival e.g. if your flight arrives in the morning, you are advised to have money changed this day. Early arrivals will have a welcome birding afternoon around Entebbe Botanical Gardens. Watch out for the Brown throated, golden backed, orange, slender billed and yellow backed weavers, giant, pied, pigmy and Malachite kingfishers, black headed gonolek, red chested sunbird, Ross's turaco, pied and crowned hornbill, great reed, grey caped and sedge warblers, and many other species. Overnight at Imperial Resort Beach Hotel.(BB)
Day 2: ENTEBBE - MASINDI
Bird Lutembe Beach for the morning hours and later transfer to Masindi. Dinner and overnight at Masindi Hotel. (FB)
Day 3: MASINDI - MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
With a packed lunch leave for Chimpanzee tracking and bird watching in Kaniyo Pabidi. Proceed to Murchison Falls in the afternoon. Key species include the majestic shoebill, secretary bird, bat hawk, red necked falcon, white crested turaco, and many more.Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge. (FB )
Day 4: MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Start early with a boat and bird the delta. Return to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon boat trip to the bottom of Murchison Falls for various wonderful water birds.Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge. (FB )
Day 5: MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Morning game drive on the Northern bank of the River Nile and afternoon visit to the top of the falls. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge. (FB )
Day 6: BIRDING IN BUDONGO FOREST
Depart for Budongo forest reserve and bird forest species. Birding the escarpment overlooking Lake Albert is rewarding. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge. (FB )
Day 7: BIRDING IN THE ROYAL MILE
Whole day birding Royal mile and Busingiro sector. Dinner and overnight at Masindi Hotel.
Day 8: MASINDI -KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK.
Leave early for Kibale Forest National Park. This is a rainy forest and a home to over 9 different species of primates. The forest is home to scaly francolins, marsh tchagra, black bellied seed cracker, green backed twin spot, Narina's trogon, joyful greenbul, olive long tailed cuckoo, and others.Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge. (FB)
Day 9: KIBALE FOREST
Whole day birding in the forest and chimp tracking. .Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge. (FB)
Day 10: BIRDING IN BIGODI SWAMP
Bird Bigodi wetland in the morning and with picnic lunch depart for Semuliki forest. Expect the sport breasted ibis, Northern bearded scrub robin, capuchin babbler, and lyre tailed honey guide, Maxwell's black weaver, black winged oriole, red eyed puff back, red bellied malimbe, African piculet and many more species. Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge. (FB)
Day 11: KIBALE - SEMULIKI
Whole day birding in the Semuliki forest. Overnight at Semuliki Lodge
Day 12: SEMULIKI
Morning birding in the Semuliki forest Reserve, afternoon visit to the Volcano looking Sempaya hot springs. Relax as you watch water do its magic like "there is no tomorrow". Overnight at Semuliki Lodge (80 KMS)
Day 13: SEMLIKI - QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
At the break of the day, start off for Maramagambo forest west of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Key species include dark capped yellow warbler, fawn breasted waxbill, black headed batis, Brubru, sulphur breasted bush shrike etc. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge. (FB)
Day 14: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Whole day birding. Afternoon enjoy birding along Kazinga channel on boat which gives it a wonderful site in a lovely environment with its various beautiful water birds along the channel like the African skimmer. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge. (FB)
Day 15: QUEEN ELIZABETH - BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK (150 KMS)
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth where there are chances of seeing the tree-climbing lions. Bwindi is a home to the forest giants that are cousins to human beings, the gorillas. Birding here begins early in the morning with the early risers at the Luxury bush camp. After breakfast, with our packed lunch set off for the whole day. This forest has over 300 bird species recorded mostly the forest rarities, red throated alethe, equatorial akalat, forest robin, montane oriole, Please note that this forest receives rainfall almost all year round, a raincoat and hiking shoes with a good tract are appropriate. Overnight at Engangi Lodge. (FB)
Day 16: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, with a packed lunch, bird the whole day in the forest. Overnight at Engangi Lodge. (FB)
Day 17: GORILLA TREKKING
many bird watchers who have been to Bwindi Forest before show interest in tracking gorillas. Have this optional day for that activity. Carry packed lunch and enjoy the giant forest primates in their jungle. Overnight at Engangi Lodge. (FB)
Day 18: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
Birding Buhoma sector. Overnight at Engangi Lodge. (FB)
Day 19: RUHIJA
drive to the highest peak of the forest- Ruhija. Several checks at the rare bird spots may produce rare species such as white starred robin, grey cuckoo shrike, strange weaver, banded prinia, to mention a few. Overnight at Ruhija Hostel. (FB)
Day 20: RUHIIJA
Birding days at Ruhija. Overnight at Ruhiija Hostel. (FB)
Day 21: RUHIIJA - ENTEBBE
Return journey back to Kampala, lunch in Mbarara and if time allows shopping for African crafts and souvenirs. Dinner and overnight at Imperial Botanical Hotel. (BB)
Day 22: Departure
Depending on the departure time, transfer to airport to catch your flight back home.
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Uganda Gorilla trekking Safari Price Includes
- Accommodation with meal plan as per itinerary
- Uganda Gorilla Permit
- Transportation in customized safari minivan with open roof for excellent game viewing and photography and with a window seat guaranteed.
- Premium services of English Speaking driver - guide
- Complimentary lunch
Uganda Gorilla trekking Safari cost does not include
- Visa
- Deviation from the itinerary
- Items of personal use
- International flight
