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15 DAYS BIRDING TOUR IN UGANDA

Day 1: ARRIVAL
Arrive at Entebbe International Airport transferred to Hotel. If you have an early arrival, your birding trip starts at Entebbe immediately. The afternoon can be dedicated to birding Entebbe and it's environs. UWEC, the home to captive animals which has attracted a lot of other wildlife including over 170 species with about 7 species of weavers will be your spot then back to your hotel for the night. Overnight at Cassia Lodge.

Shoebill - birds in Uganda Day 2: KAMPALA-MURCHSION
Breakfast and then depart Kampala heading for Murchison Falls National Park with a lunch stop at Masindi town. You will visit the magnificent falls where you will enjoy and marvel at the mighty Nile being forced into a seven meter crevice to thunder 45 meters below in a series of cascades that can be viewed at different points up to the summit the magnificent Murchison falls as we lookout for the goliath purple, herons, water thick knee, shoe bill on the floating island, lesser and African jacana, giant kingfisher, red throated bee-eater, resting on the face of the Nyamsika cliff, rock pranticoles at the foot of the falls, African jacana, giant kingfisher, the African fish eagle Dinner and overnight at Paara Safari Lodge.

DAY 3: MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast then proceed on a game drive, which will reveal species such as a silver bird, a common species breeding in this park, carmine bee-eaters red throated and swallow tail bee-eater, northern wheat-eaters, raptors such as the Tawny Eagles, Snake Eagles, verreauxs, eagle owl, marshal eagle, yellow billed ox peckers, grey headed kingfishers, and shoebills along the delta track, Namaqua, black billed wood dove, Vinaceous Doves, only found in this park and many more species. After lunch take a boat launch to the foot of the magnificent Murchison falls as we lookout for the goliath purple, herons, water thick knee, shoe bill on the floating island, lesser and African jacana, giant kingfisher, red throated bee-eater, resting on the face of the Nyamsika cliff, rock Pranticoles at the foot of the falls, African jacana, giant kingfisher, the African fish eagle and Lots of Hippos plus the huge Nile crocodiles and Lots of Hippos plus the huge Nile crocodiles. Dinner and overnight at Paara Safari Lodge.

DAY 4: MURCHSION FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast then proceed on a game drive, in search of Game in this area includes; Giraffes, Elephants, Jackson hart beast, lions, oribi, water bucks and many others. Check out and head for the ferry crossing at 11:00am and check in at Budongo Eco Lodge for lunch. Have an afternoon birding in the Budongo forest. Dinner and Overnight at Budongo Forest Cottages.

white thighed hornbill - birds in Uganda DAY 5: BUDONGO FOREST
Breakfast very early then set off for Budongo forest reserve with packed lunch, birding the "Royal mile" very famous for birders full day. Chocolate backed, Blue breasted and Dwarf king fishers are remarkably common. This is the place to see the white thighed Hornbill, black and white casqued hornbill and three species of Barbets namely; Yellow spotted, Hairy breasted and yellow billed barbets all these three are attracted by fruiting trees overnight and dinner at Budongo Forest Cottages

DAY 6: BUDONGO FOREST- KIBALE
Check out and transfer to Kibale National Park as we bird en-route. Species such as the Grasshopper buzzard, Augur buzzard, White browed and Senegal Coucals may be seen. Arriving Kibale forest this evening, for Dinner and overnight in Primate Lodge Kibale Cottages.

DAY 7: KIBALE NATIONAL PARK
Early morning breakfast, proceed for a nature walk which is rewarding to a primate lover, Monkeys and many more are a must to spot as we bird, species such as the blue breasted kingfisher, black billed Turaco, a variety of Greenbuls, white napped pigeon, Narina's Trogon, Pied Hornbill, Purple headed and Chestnut winged Starlings, white headed wood hoopoe, Petit's cuckoo shrike, and many more may be seen. After lunch, proceed to Magombe swamps for as swamp walk at Magombe swamp this is an excellent place to see some of the special birds endemic to this habitat such as Marsh Tchagra, Papyrus Gonolek, Papyrus canary, White winged warbler, other distinct possibilities are White spotted fluff tail, Blue headed coucal, Spectacular yellow billed barbet and scaly - throated honey-guide. Dinner and overnight in Primate Lodge Kibale Cottages.

white headed wood hoopoe - birds in Uganda DAY 8: KIBALE NATIONAL PARK AND ENVIRONMENTS
Breakfast and then we head to the region of the Crater Lakes for some more birding. Enjoy the beauty of hundreds of small lakes and some stunning views, while you pass little African villages, you may also spot the White Spotted Fluff-tail, Blue Headed Coucals spectacular Yellow Billed Barbet and Scaly-throated Honey-guide. After Lunch at the lodge, you head to the forest for a birding session look out for the most sort bird Green breasted Pitta. Dinner and Overnight at Primate Lodge Kibale Cottages.

DAY 9: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast and then drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, check in at Mweya Safari Lodge. Lunch at the Lodge then in the afternoon birding at the Kazinga Channel, then dinner and overnight at Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge.

DAY 10: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Early Breakfast then embark on a game drive to the Kasenyi track is one of the best game viewing areas (Kobs, Reed Backs, Duckers and Lions) but also has much to offer the birder as we move through open grassy plain which support large flocks of White and Abdims stock as well as Wool necked and Spectacular saddle billed stork, Raptors are well represented the Brown Snake Eagle, Bateleur, African harrier-hawk, Marshal Eagle, Grey kestrel, are frequently seen. Lion kills attract up to six species of Vultures including the Egyptian, Rueppell's Griffons, and the Immense Lappet faced, Senegal, Crown and African wattled plovers, are numerous in the short grassland. Return for lunch; take the boat launch once again which will reveal hundreds of migratory bird species such as the Grey headed gulls, White winged black terns, African skimmers, Morning dove, Water dikkops, Great white and Pink-bucked pelicans, etc. and thousands of Hippos OR Maramagambo Forest for a nature walk (you may decide on this with the driver guide if you feel you don't want to have the 2nd boat launch at Kazinga Channel. Dinner and overnight at Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge

Chimpanzee DAY 11: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, you visit Kyambura Wildlife Reserve. Driving through grassland area, all of a sudden we come across an amazing gorge of tropical rainforest 100 meters deep. Hike into Kyambura River Gorge for an unforgettable experience trekking chimpanzees. It's a rewarding experience not only to see the chimpanzees, but also to see the beautiful river valley that houses numerous birds and butterfly species. This is an excellent place to see the spectacular Black Bee Eater hawking insects from exposed perches eyeing the canopy. A walk down into the gorge may produce widespread forest species like: - Black and African Emerald Cuckoo, Speckled Tinker Bird, etc.return for lunch. Later in the evening, you will have a game drive. Dinner and overnight at Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge.

DAY 12: QUEEN ELIZABETH- BWINDI
Have Breakfast, then transfer to Ishasha birding along Ishasha Road thereafter transfer Bwindi Impenetrable Forest stopping by the Hippo pool for a picnic lunch packed from the camp restaurant as you look out for wetland species such as Black Cracks, Long Toed Clover, African wattled Plover, African Jacana, Woolly-neck Black storks, Ducks and Geese and other grassland species such as Black belly bustard and African crake. These are some of the species we might see; proceed to Bwindi and arriving and settling in at the Engagi Lodge for dinner and overnight.

DAY 13: BWINDI -BIRDING FULL DAY
After very early morning breakfast, you will explore the Munyanga River Walk an 8 hours walk with packed lunch. In the evening you will return to the camp for dinner and overnight at Engagi Lodge.

DAY 14: BWINDI -KAMPALA
Have breakfast and transfer to Kampala with a lunch stop, and also at the various interesting points, you can opt to buy your selves some souvenirs at the Uganda Equator. Then continue to Kampala, checking in at Cassia Lodge for Dinner and overnight.

DAY 15: FLIGHT BACK HOME
Depending on the time of flight, you may have a stopover at Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) if not done before then thereafter have Lunch in Entebbe to then depart for airport late afternoon.

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