A perfect well-planned short Uganda birding safari experience
4 days short Uganda birding safari overview
A 4-days Uganda birding tour/safari experience will show case the shoebill stork in its natural habitat in the Mabamba swamp and more along the shores of lake Victoria and finally at the source of the river Nile and its banks. Expect a lot more European bird immigrant species along the shores of lake Victoria during summer time.
4 days short Uganda birding safari highlights
Arrival & departure: Entebbe
Day 1- arrival, rest, & Entebbe botanical tour
Day 2- Shoebills at Mabamba swamp & Kampala city tour
Day 3- source of the River Nile
Day 4- return to Entebbe and departure
Detailed short Uganda birding safari itinerary
Day 1 Botanical gardens
On arriving at Entebbe international airport, you will be welcomed and picked by our guide that you will see holding a pluck card having your name to your booked accommodation along the shores of Lake Victoria. Later in the afternoon or after a brief rest, you will head to the botanical gardens still along the shores of the lake. This walking tour at the cool 40.7 hectare botanical gardens along the shore of Lake Victoria. The gardens are also common for biking/ cycling safari, monkey feeding, birding safari and 500 plant species including both exotic and indigenous. These plants are categorized into indigenous and exotic fruits, medicinal, beverage, spices, ornamentals, timber, oils and important crop wild relatives, several of these threatened in the wild and agro-ecosystems.
Accommodation: Imperial resort beach hotel (or a similar one)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Early in the morning, you will set out to the Mabamba swamp which is also Ramsar site to see the endangered shoebill. This tour is carried out on boats that move from the Lake Victoria shoes into the narrow water stretches of the swamp; a tour lasting for 3 hours. This will come with an opportunity to watch many other swamp endemics and water birds. After there, you will have a tour around Kampala city; This tour will get you to various historical administrative, economic and cultural sites and centers in the city have affected the development of Uganda as a country such as the Kasubi tombs where 3 ancient kings are buried, the Rubaga cathedral; headquarters of the Catholics’ faith, Namirembe cathedral; headquarters of the protestant faith, Kaddafi mosque; headquarters of the Muslim faith, Baha’i temple of the
Baha’i faith, fort Lugard (captain Lugard was the first administrator) of Kampala city, the parliament building of Uganda among others. Food and commodity markets around Kampala are so interesting and have a great reflection of how the county’s population survives; these will get you have some taste on fresh fruits, vegetables grown in the country and street food delicacies like the rolex (an egg omelet rolled in chapatti). Later on in the evening, you will have a nightlife experience in the bars and lounges of Kampala city till resting time as you wait for the next day.
Accommodation: Golden Tulip hotel (or its equivalent)
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
This section of the river Nile has numerous water falls that have become common water sport points to tourists and adventurers from all corners of the world. Some of the falls include Owen falls, Bujagali falls, Ripon falls, Itanda falls, Busowoko falls among others. The clean and white waters of the River Nile at this point are the most entertaining of the river course throughout Africa offering the best bungee jumping point, water rafting, horse riding at the river banks, kayaking, water surfing, swimming, canoeing, river boarding, quad biking around the river banks among others. The river banks also host numerous bird species that can be experienced on nature walks thus being some of the best birders’ destinations in the region. You will also take a boat to reach the source of the nile where 30% of the water emanates from underground streams and 70% from Lake Victoria.
Accommodation: Whispers of the Nile eco lodge (or a similar one)
Meals: Break| Lunch| Dinner
Day 4 Entebbe International airport
After this trip around Entebbe, Kampala and the source of the Nile, you will return to Entebbe to prepare for your departure flight to your next destination.
Accommodation: N/A
Meals: Breakfast| Lunch| Dinner
Inclusions
- Park entry
- Government taxes
- Driver & guide
- Airport transfers
- Bottled drinking refreshments
- Transport 4×4 safari landcruiser
- All activities on the itinerary
Exclusions
- Travel insurance
- International flights
- Visa fees & processing
- Extra activities, meals, alcohol/ liquor not on itinerary
- Tipping & gratitude
- Any changes to the itinerary
- Accommodation after the end of the trip
- Anything not mentioned
Your safari route map
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