8 day Uganda birding safari leads you to Uganda’s best birding destinations in the shortest time possible. The safari takes you through the country’s diverse habitants, exposing you to a plethora of nature and wildlife. You will see some endemic and birds, water birds, forest birds and savannah birds in some of the country’s important Bird Areas. The profusion of color, variety of form and kindness of the Ugandans, are part of the compliments you will receive on this 8 day Uganda Birding Safari.
The safari starts from Ziwa Rhino sanctuary on your way to Murchison falls National Park. Located 176km north of Kampala on the Gulu highway, the sanctuary is home to over 300 bird species. These include: the shoebill, Abdim’s Stork, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, African Black Crake, African Black-headed Oriole, Knob-bellied Duck, Large Brown Snake Eagle, Laughing Dove, Lemon Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lesser Blue-eared Starling, Lesser Honey Guide, Lesser Kestrel, Lesser Masked Weaver, Lesser Striped Swallow, Levaillant’s Cuckoo, Long-crested Eagle, Long-tailed Cormorant and the Long-toed Lapwing among others. You will also have chances to see some of the other game while doing your bird walk.
From Ziwa, you will proceed to Murchison falls National park along Kaniyo Padidi entering through the South. Pabidi is a good place to see the endemic bird species shortly before you proceed to Murchison falls National Park. Covering 3,480 square kilometers of various habitats, Murchison has over 460 bird species, including the rare shoebill. Examples of Bird species found at the Park include; African Fin Foot, Green-winged Phitilia, African Paradise Fly Catcher, Augur Buzzard, Barn owl, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Marsh Tchagra, Grey backed Camaroptera, The African Crake Crex, Helmeted Guinea Fowl, African Jacana, Lesser Moorhen, Glossy Ibis, Laughing Dove, The African Crake Crex, and many others. You will see some of these on your 8 day Uganda birding safari.
From Murchison falls National Park, you will be transferred to Kibale National Park for another birding moment during your tour. Kibale is punctuated by over by over 340 bird species. Some of the common bird species include: Superb Sunbird, African Pitta, White-thighed Hornbill, Grey-winged Robin, Blue-shouldered Robin-chat. You will also have a visit to the Bigodi wetland sanctuary. Bigodi is punctuated by biodiversity and beautiful scenery, and is a birder’s paradise with about 138 species.
Finally, the 8 day Uganda birding safari will also lead you to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Queen Elizabeth National is gifted with over 600 species of birds. Some of them include: African spoonbill, African crake, three-banded plover, marsh sandpiper and others. While here, you will also have a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel and several game drives that will expose you to a plethora of wildlife.
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Transfer to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and evening birding. (Optional Rhino Trekking)
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Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park along Kaniyo Padidi.
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Morning birding at Murchison and afternoon boat cruise.
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Transfer to Kibale National Park with enroute birding.
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Full day birding in kibale National Park.
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Optional Chimp trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
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Morning birding and afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel.
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Transfer to Kampala with optional visit to Mabamba bay.