15 Days Uganda Birding Safari (Kibale Forest & Semuliki) 2023
15 Days Uganda Birding Safari takes you Bird Watching Safari to Semuliki, Kibale Forest National Park Uganda. 15 Days Uganda Birding Safari is the best Bird watching safari to do in Uganda.
Trip Overview of the 15 Days Uganda Birding Safari
The 15 Days Uganda Birding Safari Tour takes you to Lake Victoria, Mabamba Bay, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Maramagambo Forest, Semliki National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, Murchison Falls National Park and Budongo Forest.
Detailed Itinerary of the 15 Days Uganda Birding Safari
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Lake Victoria
Meet our Safari Guide to transfer you from Entebbe International Airport to your hotel for relaxation, Dinnr and Overnight. Kampala Serena Hotel.
Day 2: Bird watching at Mabamba Bay
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park and en-route visit the Mabamba Wetland Swamp where you watch various species of birds like the Red-headed Lovebird, African Crowned-Hornbills, and a range of sunbirds, Green-headed, Green, Red-chested, Collared, Marico and Scarlet-chested, the African pied Wagtail is common along the road. Dinner and Overnight at Mihingo Lodge.
Day 3: Transfer for Bird watching in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Early morning breakfast, then go for a morning boat cruise along Lake Mburo. While here you watch many different species of birds like the African Darter, White Backed Night Heron, African Finfoot, African Fish Eagle, Malachite, Pied and Giant Kingfishers. After transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and when you reach here, check-in lodge for Dinner and Overnight at Engiri Game Lodge.
Day 4: Early Morning Bird Watching Adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Park
This morning we start early for a bird safari and game drive towards the Kasenyi trail.
The drive takes us through a productive area of grassy plains where you watch many birds like the Saddle-billed, African Open Billed, Woolly necked Storks, Bateleur, Grey Kestrel, Lappet-faced, Ruppell’s Griffon, White-backed and Palm-nut Vultures, African Crake, Black Coucal. Dinner and Overnight.
Day 5: Transfer for Bird Watching in Maramagambo Forest
Early breakfast then transfer to the Main Trail in Maramagambo Forest and while here you watch bird species like the Narina Trogon, Rufous Flycatcher Thrush, White tailed Ant-thrush, Black Bee-eater, Grey-headed Kingfisher and White-breasted Negrofinch. In the afternoon, you visit Kyambura Gorge then later in the late evening after bird watching, transfer back to lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Engiri Game Lodge.
Day 6 & 7: Transfer for Bird watching and Wildlife safari to Semliki National Park
We shall go birding along the way and reach Semliki National Park late in the evening. We Check into Semliki Safari Lodge then at night fall, proceed into the green forest vegetation to search for the nightjars and owls. The next day we shall start after an early morning breakfast, carry packed lunch and head for a full day birding in the forest. 15 Days Uganda Birding Safari
Overnight at Atako Country Resort or Mountains of the Moon- Uganda. Dinner and Overnight at Semuliki Safari Lodge.
Day 8 & 9: Bird Watching and Wildlife Safari in Kibale Forest National Park
Wake up have breakfast then transfer to enjoy bird watching along the main road / trails in the Forest and the Bird Species you watch include; the African Emerald Cuckoo, Purple-headed Starling, Black-billed Turaco, Yellow-billed Barbet, Grey-throated Barbet, Blue-throated Roller, Narrow-tailed Starling, Western Black-headed Oriole, Yellow-throated and Yellow-rumped Tinkerbirds. After watching the Birds, transfer in the Afternoon to the Bihingamy Wetland trail to watch other bird species i.e the stunning Green-breasted Pitta, Fire-crested Alethe, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, colourful butterflies. Primate Lodge Kibale for Dinner and Overnight.
Day 10 & 11: Transfer for Bird Watching and Wildlife Safari in Murchison Falls National Park
Wake up have breakfast then transfer to Murchison Falls National Park where you view various Bird species flying around their natural forest vegetation. The Birds you view in the Park include; Gray crowned crane(Uganda’s National bird), Giant Kingfisher, Giant Heron, Shoebill stork, Abyssinian Ground Hornbills, Nightjars, Marabou stork, Black headed lapwing, Back-bellied Bustard, blue napped mouse birds, silver birds, weavers. Dinner and Overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge.
Day 12 & 13: Bird watching and Wildlife Safari in Budongo Forest
Wake up have breakfast then transfer to Budongo Forest to the escarpment facing Lake Albert and here, you siew numerous species of Birds like the Skulking Alethes and Illadopses sing from the undergrowth and we will work through mixed-species flocks of Greenbuls, Eremomelas, certainly first rate forest birding.
Day 14: Travel to Kampala / Entebbe
Today, we may choose to wind up our wildlife and African birding safari in Entebbe botanical gardens or visit Uganda Wildlife Education Centre. Overnight stay in Entebbe – Uganda.
Day 15: End of tour Bird Watching and African Wildlife Safari / Departure.