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Uganda bird watching safari

Key bird species in Uganda:
a) Albertine rift Endemics- yellow-eyed Black flycatcher, Blue headed sunbird , Purple- breasted Sunbird , regal Sunbird , Strange Weaver .
b) Other western Bronze- naped Pigeon , Montane (Rwenzori ) Nightjar, Bar tailed Trogon , Black bee eater ,Willcock’s Honeyguide , Black faced Rufous Warbler , Chapin’s Flycatcher , Lagden ‘sBush Shrike, Brown capped Weaver.
BUHOMA ‘The best of Bwindi ’
Time required; 2-3 days
Key species;
a)Albertine Rift endemics- Red _throated Alethe , Archer’s Robin-chat , Kivu Ground Thrush , Montane masked apalis , collared apalis , Grauer’s Warbler , short tailed Warbler , red –faced woodland warbler , yellow eyed black Flycatcher , Rwenzori batis and strange weaver .
b) Other – Western Bronze Naped Pigeon, Dusky And Olive Long Tailed Cuckoos , Fraser’s Eagle Owl , Montane (Rwenzori) Nightjar , Bar-tailed Trogon , Black Bee Eater , Willcock’s Honeyguide Fine-Banded And Eliot’s Wood Peckers ,Grey Chested And Montain Illadopse , White-Bellied Robin-Chat , Forest Ground Trush , Black Faced Rufous Warbler , Chapin’s Flycatcher , Many Coloured Bush Shrike , Brown Capped Weaver , White Collared Olive-Back , Red- Fronted Antpecker And Oriole- Finch .

12 Days Uganda Birding Safari

DAY 1: ENTEBBE
» On arrival at Entebbe you will be met and transferred to the Lake Victoria Hotel. Day will be spent in and around Entebbe familiarising with the birds in the area
» We can visit the Entebbe Botanical Gardens where we may find Orange and Golden-backed Weavers, Pied Hornbill, Ross's Turaco, Snowy-headed Robin-chat, Great Blue Turaco, Yellow-throated Leaflove, Gymnogene and perhaps and African Goshawk or a Shikra
» Lake Victoria Hotel (B&B)
DAY 2: LAKE BUNYONI
» Drive west into the Uganda Highlands, stopping en route in the Mburo area for some of the acacia woodland specials
» Overnight in Kabale area at Bushara Island Camp on Lake Bunyoni or White Horse Inn. FULL BOARD
DAY 3: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST
» Early today we head to Buhoma via Ruhija in the upper sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, stopping en route to bird possibly seeing some of the Albertine rift endemics
» Overnight luxury tented camp at Buhoma
DAY 4: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST
Day in the forest for optional Gorilla tracking and/or a walk in the Forest for birds or primates
» From the primate viewpoint Mountain Gorilla, L'Hoests Monkey, Red-tailed Monkey, Black-and-White Colobus, Chimpanzee and the strangely named Potto are all recorded here
» Overnight as above
DAY 5: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST
» Further day as above
DAY 6: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
» Today we head for Jacana Lodge in the Queen Elizabeth National Park via Ishasha (road and weather conditions allowing) where the tree climbing lions may be seen, Optional afternoon walk in the Maramagambo Forest
» Overnight Jacana Safari Lodge
DAY 7: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
» A full day in the QENP including a boat cruise on the Kasinga channel and exploring the Kikeorongo area, where Shoebill are seen
» Overnight Jacana Safari Lodge
DAY 8: KIBAALE FOREST
» Today we travel to our tented camp near Kibaale Forest, with an afternoon walk looking for primates and birds along the road and forest trails
» Opportunity for a night walk, where primates, including potto may be seen
DAY 9: MASINDI
» After some early morning birding, we head north, a six hour drive to Masindi
» Overnight at Masindi Hotel, a convenient stop over near the birding areas
DAY 10: MURCHISONS FALLS NATIONAL PARK
» From here we visit the Budongo Forest and the famed Royal Mile and Wanseko en route to Nile Safari Camp, Murchison Falls National Park. Murchison Falls National Park
» This is Uganda''s largest park (some 3840 sq kms) and is home to Elephant, Buffalo, Uganda Kob, Oribi, the big cats and apart from this is well known for its birds including the much sought after Shoebill Stork
DAY 11: MURCHISONS FALLS NATIONAL PARK
» A day exploring this magnificent park including a private afternoon launch trip where we will spend time searching for Shoebill, African Skimmer, Rock Pratincole, Long-toed Plover and Red-throated Bee-eaters
DAY 12: MURCHISONS FALLS NATIONAL PARK - END OF TRIP
» Today we leave Murchison after breakfast for Entebbe via the Top of the Falls area where we explore the area and watch the whole of the mighty Nile river forced through an 8 metre gap and into the pools below the falls
» Transfers to airport for onward flight arrangements
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