15-Day Uganda Birding Tour 2027

A 15-day Uganda birding circuit from Entebbe through Mabamba Swamp, Lake Mburo, Mgahinga, Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale and Semliki for Shoebill and Albertine Rift specialties.

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  • 15 days
  • Group 4-6 people
  • From: $4,685
  • Public tour
  • Pace: Intensive 15-day Uganda birding circuit with early starts, long road transfers, forest walks, game drives and boat or ca
  • Language: English
  • City: Entebbe
15-Day Uganda Birding Tour 2027
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Shoebill — photo by Gary Leavens (Macaulay Library ML639930655)

About this tour

Led by Ugandan bird guide Tugumisirize Nicholas, this Uganda birding tour follows a western and southwestern circuit beginning in Entebbe, with an early Shoebill excursion at Mabamba Swamp before continuing through savanna, papyrus wetland, montane forest and lowland forest birding sites.

The route includes Lake Mburo National Park, Echuya Forest, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale Forest and Semliki Forest. It is designed for birders seeking Shoebill, Albertine Rift endemics and other Ugandan specialties, with accommodation and full-board route logistics arranged through the guide. Wild bird and wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed.

Birds you can spot

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
likely
Afep Pigeon
Afep Pigeon
Columba unicincta
likely
African Black Duck
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
likely
African Black Swift
African Black Swift
Apus barbatus
likely
African Blue Flycatcher
African Blue Flycatcher
Elminia longicauda
likely
African Darter
African Darter
Anhinga rufa
likely
African Dusky Flycatcher
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
likely
African Finfoot
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
target
African Fish Eagle
African Fish Eagle
Icthyophaga vocifer
likely
African Goshawk
African Goshawk
Aerospiza tachiro
likely
African Green Pigeon
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
likely
African Grey Hornbill
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
likely
African Grey Woodpecker
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
likely
African Harrier-Hawk
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
likely
African Jacana
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
likely
African Marsh Harrier
African Marsh Harrier
Circus ranivorus
likely
African Olive Pigeon
African Olive Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
likely
African Openbill
African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus
likely
African Palm Swift
African Palm Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
likely
African Paradise Flycatcher
African Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
likely
African Pied Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
likely
African Pipit
African Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
likely
African Pygmy Kingfisher
African Pygmy Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
likely
African Red-rumped Swallow
African Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis melanocrissus
likely
African Sacred Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
likely
African Scops Owl
African Scops Owl
Otus senegalensis
likely
African Shrike-flycatcher
African Shrike-flycatcher
Megabyas flammulatus
likely
African Skimmer
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
likely
African Spoonbill
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
likely
African Stonechat
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
likely
African Swamphen
African Swamphen
Porphyrio madagascariensis
likely
African Thrush
African Thrush
Turdus pelios
likely
African Wattled Lapwing
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
likely
African Wood Owl
African Wood Owl
Strix woodfordii
likely
Albertine Sooty Boubou
Albertine Sooty Boubou
Laniarius holomelas
likely
Angola Swallow
Angola Swallow
Hirundo angolensis
likely
Ansorge's Greenbul
Ansorge's Greenbul
Eurillas ansorgei
likely
Archer's Ground Robin
Archer's Ground Robin
Dessonornis archeri
likely
Arrow-marked Babbler
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
likely
Augur Buzzard
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
likely
Baglafecht Weaver
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
likely
Banded Martin
Banded Martin
Neophedina cincta
likely
Bar-tailed Trogon
Bar-tailed Trogon
Apaloderma vittatum
likely
Bare-faced Go-away-bird
Bare-faced Go-away-bird
Crinifer personatus
likely
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
likely
Bat Hawk
Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinus
likely
Bateleur
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
likely
Bearded Woodpecker
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
likely
Beautiful Sunbird
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
likely
Black Bee-eater
Black Bee-eater
Merops gularis
likely
Black Bishop
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
likely
Black Crake
Black Crake
Zapornia flavirostra
likely
Black Cuckoo
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
likely
Black Kite
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
likely
Black Saw-wing
Black Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
likely
Black-and-white Mannikin
Black-and-white Mannikin
Spermestes bicolor
likely
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus
likely
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
likely
Black-billed Barbet
Black-billed Barbet
Lybius guifsobalito
likely
Black-billed Turaco
Black-billed Turaco
Tauraco schuettii
likely
Black-billed Weaver
Black-billed Weaver
Ploceus melanogaster
likely
Black-billed Wood Dove
Black-billed Wood Dove
Turtur abyssinicus
likely
Black-crowned Tchagra
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
likely
Black-crowned Waxbill
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
likely
Black-faced Rufous Warbler
Black-faced Rufous Warbler
Bathmocercus rufus
likely
Black-headed Gonolek
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
likely
Black-headed Heron
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
likely
Black-headed Lapwing
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
likely
Black-headed Weaver
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
likely
Black-lored Babbler
Black-lored Babbler
Turdoides sharpei
likely
Black-necked Weaver
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
likely
Black-throated Apalis
Black-throated Apalis
Apalis jacksoni
likely
Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
likely
Blue Malkoha
Blue Malkoha
Ceuthmochares aereus
likely
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
likely
Blue-headed Sunbird
Blue-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra alinae
likely
Blue-spotted Wood Dove
Blue-spotted Wood Dove
Turtur afer
likely
Blue-throated Roller
Blue-throated Roller
Eurystomus gularis
likely
Bocage's Bushshrike
Bocage's Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus bocagei
likely
Brimstone Canary
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
likely
Broad-billed Roller
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
likely
Bronze Sunbird
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
likely
Brown Snake Eagle
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
likely
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas hartlaubi
likely
Brown-capped Weaver
Brown-capped Weaver
Ploceus insignis
likely
Brown-chested Lapwing
Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus
likely
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea
likely
Brubru
Brubru
Nilaus afer
likely
Buff-spotted Woodpecker
Buff-spotted Woodpecker
Pardipicus nivosus
likely
Buff-throated Apalis
Buff-throated Apalis
Apalis rufogularis
likely
Cape Wagtail
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
likely
Cardinal Woodpecker
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
likely
Carruthers's Cisticola
Carruthers's Cisticola
Cisticola carruthersi
likely
Cassin's Flycatcher
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
likely
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila africana
likely
Chapin's Flycatcher
Chapin's Flycatcher
Fraseria lendu
likely
Chestnut Wattle-eye
Chestnut Wattle-eye
Platysteira castanea
likely
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser superciliosus
likely
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Apalis porphyrolaema
likely
Chinspot Batis
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
likely
Chubb's Cisticola
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
likely
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
likely
Collared Sunbird
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
likely
Common Bulbul
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
likely
Common Buttonquail
Common Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
likely
Common Kestrel
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
likely
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
likely
Common Scimitarbill
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
likely
Common Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild
likely
Copper Sunbird
Copper Sunbird
Cinnyris cupreus
likely
Crested Barbet
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
likely
Crested Francolin
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
likely
Croaking Cisticola
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
likely
Crowned Eagle
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
likely
Crowned Hornbill
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
likely
Crowned Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
likely
Dark Chanting Goshawk
Dark Chanting Goshawk
Melierax metabates
likely
Doherty's Bushshrike
Doherty's Bushshrike
Telophorus dohertyi
likely
Double-toothed Barbet
Double-toothed Barbet
Pogonornis bidentatus
likely
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx mechowi
likely
Dusky-blue Flycatcher
Dusky-blue Flycatcher
Bradornis comitatus
likely
Dwarf Honeyguide
Dwarf Honeyguide
Indicator pumilio
likely
Eastern Plantain-eater
Eastern Plantain-eater
Crinifer zonurus
likely
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
Trachylaemus purpuratus
likely
Egyptian Goose
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
likely
Elliot's Woodpecker
Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii
likely
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
likely
Equatorial Akalat
Equatorial Akalat
Sheppardia aequatorialis
likely
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
likely
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Estrilda paludicola
likely
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Caprimulgus pectoralis
likely
Fine-banded Woodpecker
Fine-banded Woodpecker
Campethera taeniolaema
likely
Flappet Lark
Flappet Lark
Amirafra rufocinnamomea
likely
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
Stizorhina fraseri
likely
Freckled Nightjar
Freckled Nightjar
Caprimulgus tristigma
likely
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
likely
Golden-breasted Bunting
Golden-breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
likely
Goliath Heron
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
likely
Grauer's Broadbill
Grauer's Broadbill
Pseudocalyptomena graueri
target
Great Blue Turaco
Great Blue Turaco
Corythaeola cristata
likely
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
likely
Great Egret
Great Egret
Ardea alba
likely
Great White Pelican
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
likely
Green Crombec
Green Crombec
Sylvietta virens
likely
Green Hylia
Green Hylia
Hylia prasina
likely
Green Twinspot
Green Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
likely
Green Wood Hoopoe
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
likely
Green-backed Woodpecker
Green-backed Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
likely
Green-breasted Pitta
Green-breasted Pitta
Pitta reichenowi
target
Green-capped Eremomela
Green-capped Eremomela
Eremomela scotops
likely
Green-headed Sunbird
Green-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra verticalis
likely
Green-throated Sunbird
Green-throated Sunbird
Chalcomitra rubescens
likely
Grey Apalis
Grey Apalis
Apalis cinerea
likely
Grey Crowned Crane
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
likely
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
likely
Grey Kestrel
Grey Kestrel
Falco ardosiaceus
likely
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Fraseria plumbea
likely
Grey-capped Warbler
Grey-capped Warbler
Eminia lepida
likely
Grey-chinned Sunbird
Grey-chinned Sunbird
Anthreptes tephrolaemus
likely
Grey-headed Bushshrike
Grey-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
likely
Grey-headed Kingfisher
Grey-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
likely
Grey-headed Nigrita
Grey-headed Nigrita
Nigrita canicapillus
likely
Grey-headed Sunbird
Grey-headed Sunbird
Deleornis axillaris
likely
Grey-throated Barbet
Grey-throated Barbet
Gymnobucco bonapartei
likely
Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher
Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher
Fraseria griseigularis
likely
Grey-winged Robin-Chat
Grey-winged Robin-Chat
Sheppardia polioptera
likely
Hadada Ibis
Hadada Ibis
Bostrychia hagedash
likely
Hairy-breasted Barbet
Hairy-breasted Barbet
Tricholaema hirsuta
likely
Hamerkop
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
likely
Helmeted Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
likely
Heuglin's Spurfowl
Heuglin's Spurfowl
Pternistis icterorhynchus
likely
Holub's Golden Weaver
Holub's Golden Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
likely
Honeyguide Greenbul
Honeyguide Greenbul
Baeopogon indicator
likely
Hooded Vulture
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
likely
House Sparrow
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
likely
Jameson's Antpecker
Jameson's Antpecker
Parmoptila jamesoni
likely
Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul
Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul
Arizelocichla kikuyuensis
likely
Kittlitz's Plover
Kittlitz's Plover
Anarhynchus pecuarius
likely
Klaas's Cuckoo
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
likely
Knob-billed Duck
Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
likely
Lappet-faced Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
likely
Laughing Dove
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
likely
Leaf-love
Leaf-love
Phyllastrephus scandens
likely
Lesser Jacana
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
likely
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
likely
Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
likely
Little Bee-eater
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
likely
Little Egret
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
likely
Little Grebe
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
likely
Little Green Sunbird
Little Green Sunbird
Anthreptes seimundi
likely
Little Greenbul
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
likely
Little Heron
Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla
likely
Little Sparrowhawk
Little Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza minulla
likely
Little Swift
Little Swift
Apus affinis
likely
Little Weaver
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
likely
Lizard Buzzard
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
likely
Long-crested Eagle
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
likely
Long-toed Lapwing
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
likely
Lühder's Bushshrike
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
likely
Mackinnon's Shrike
Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius mackinnoni
likely
Magpie Mannikin
Magpie Mannikin
Spermestes fringilloides
likely
Malachite Kingfisher
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
likely
Many-colored Bushshrike
Many-colored Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus multicolor
likely
Marabou Stork
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer
likely
Marico Sunbird
Marico Sunbird
Cinnyris mariquensis
likely
Martial Eagle
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
likely
Meyer's Parrot
Meyer's Parrot
Poicephalus meyeri
likely
Mountain Illadopsis
Mountain Illadopsis
Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
likely
Mountain Masked Apalis
Mountain Masked Apalis
Apalis personata
likely
Mountain Oriole
Mountain Oriole
Oriolus percivali
likely
Mountain Wagtail
Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
likely
Mourning Collared Dove
Mourning Collared Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
likely
Moustached Grass Warbler
Moustached Grass Warbler
Melocichla mentalis
likely
Namaqua Dove
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
likely
Narina Trogon
Narina Trogon
Apaloderma narina
likely
Northern Black Flycatcher
Northern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
likely
Northern Brown-throated Weaver
Northern Brown-throated Weaver
Ploceus castanops
likely
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus
likely
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
likely
Northern Fiscal
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
likely
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
likely
Northern Puffback
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
likely
Northern Red Bishop
Northern Red Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
likely
Nubian Woodpecker
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
likely
Olive Bee-eater
Olive Bee-eater
Merops superciliosus
likely
Olive Sunbird
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
likely
Olive Woodpecker
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
likely
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
likely
Olive-green Camaroptera
Olive-green Camaroptera
Camaroptera chloronota
likely
Orange-breasted Bushshrike
Orange-breasted Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
likely
Osprey
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
likely
Pale-throated Greenbul
Pale-throated Greenbul
Atimastillas flavigula
likely
Palm-nut Vulture
Palm-nut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
likely
Papyrus Gonolek
Papyrus Gonolek
Laniarius mufumbiri
target
Petit's Cuckooshrike
Petit's Cuckooshrike
Campephaga petiti
likely
Piapiac
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
likely
Pied Crow
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
likely
Pied Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
likely
Pink-backed Pelican
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
likely
Pink-footed Puffback
Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis
likely
Plain Greenbul
Plain Greenbul
Eurillas curvirostris
likely
Plain-backed Pipit
Plain-backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
likely
Purple Heron
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
likely
Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher
Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
likely
Red-billed Firefinch
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
likely
Red-billed Quelea
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
likely
Red-chested Sunbird
Red-chested Sunbird
Cinnyris erythrocercus
likely
Red-eyed Dove
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
likely
Red-faced Cisticola
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
likely
Red-faced Crombec
Red-faced Crombec
Sylvietta whytii
likely
Red-faced Woodland Warbler
Red-faced Woodland Warbler
Phylloscopus laetus
likely
Red-headed Malimbe
Red-headed Malimbe
Malimbus rubricollis
likely
Red-headed Weaver
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
likely
Red-necked Falcon
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
likely
Red-necked Spurfowl
Red-necked Spurfowl
Pternistis afer
likely
Red-tailed Ant Thrush
Red-tailed Ant Thrush
Neocossyphus rufus
likely
Red-tailed Bristlebill
Red-tailed Bristlebill
Bleda syndactylus
likely
Red-tailed Greenbul
Red-tailed Greenbul
Criniger calurus
likely
Red-throated Alethe
Red-throated Alethe
Chamaetylas poliophrys
likely
Red-throated Bee-eater
Red-throated Bee-eater
Merops bulocki
likely
Ring-necked Dove
Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia capicola
likely
Rock Dove
Rock Dove
Columba livia
likely
Ross's Turaco
Ross's Turaco
Tauraco rossae
likely
Rufous-bellied Heron
Rufous-bellied Heron
Ardeola rufiventris
likely
Rufous-naped Lark
Rufous-naped Lark
Corypha africana
likely
Rwenzori Apalis
Rwenzori Apalis
Oreolais ruwenzorii
likely
Rwenzori Batis
Rwenzori Batis
Batis diops
likely
Rwenzori Hill Babbler
Rwenzori Hill Babbler
Sylvia atriceps
likely
Rüppell's Starling
Rüppell's Starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
likely
Rüppell's Vulture
Rüppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppelli
likely
Saddle-billed Stork
Saddle-billed Stork
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
likely
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis
Illadopsis albipectus
likely
Scarce Swift
Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
likely
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
likely
Senegal Coucal
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
likely
Senegal Lapwing
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
likely
Senegal Thick-knee
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
likely
Shelley's Greenbul
Shelley's Greenbul
Arizelocichla masukuensis
likely
Shelley's Sparrow
Shelley's Sparrow
Passer shelleyi
likely
Shoebill
Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex
target
Silverbird
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
likely
Slender-billed Greenbul
Slender-billed Greenbul
Stelgidillas gracilirostris
likely
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
likely
Sooty Chat
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
likely
Sooty Flycatcher
Sooty Flycatcher
Artomyias fuliginosa
likely
Southern Black Flycatcher
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
likely
Southern Red Bishop
Southern Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
likely
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
likely
Speckled Mousebird
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus
likely
Speckled Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
likely
Speckled Tinkerbird
Speckled Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus scolopaceus
likely
Spectacled Weaver
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
likely
Splendid Starling
Splendid Starling
Lamprotornis splendidus
likely
Spot-flanked Barbet
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
likely
Spotted Palm Thrush
Spotted Palm Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
likely
Spotted Thick-knee
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
likely
Spur-winged Goose
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
likely
Spur-winged Lapwing
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
likely
Squacco Heron
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
likely
Square-tailed Nightjar
Square-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus fossii
likely
Strange Weaver
Strange Weaver
Ploceus alienus
likely
Streaky Seedeater
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
likely
Stripe-breasted Tit
Stripe-breasted Tit
Melaniparus fasciiventer
likely
Striped Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
likely
Superb Sunbird
Superb Sunbird
Cinnyris superbus
likely
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineus
likely
Tambourine Dove
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
likely
Tawny Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
likely
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
likely
Temminck's Courser
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
likely
Thick-billed Seedeater
Thick-billed Seedeater
Crithagra burtoni
likely
Thick-billed Weaver
Thick-billed Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
likely
Three-banded Plover
Three-banded Plover
Charadrius tricollaris
likely
Toro Olive Greenbul
Toro Olive Greenbul
Phyllastrephus hypochloris
likely
Trilling Cisticola
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
likely
Tropical Boubou
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
likely
Variable Sunbird
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
likely
Vieillot's Black Weaver
Vieillot's Black Weaver
Ploceus nigerrimus
likely
Village Indigobird
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
likely
Village Weaver
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
likely
Vinaceous Dove
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea
likely
Violet-backed Starling
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
likely
Vitelline Masked Weaver
Vitelline Masked Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
likely
Wahlberg's Eagle
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
likely
Waller's Starling
Waller's Starling
Onychognathus walleri
likely
Water Thick-knee
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
likely
Wattled Starling
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
likely
Western Banded Snake Eagle
Western Banded Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
likely
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
Columba iriditorques
likely
Western Cattle Egret
Western Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
likely
Western Crested Guineafowl
Western Crested Guineafowl
Guttera verreauxi
likely
Western Nicator
Western Nicator
Nicator chloris
likely
Western Oriole
Western Oriole
Oriolus brachyrynchus
likely
Western Tinkerbird
Western Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus coryphaea
likely
Whistling Cisticola
Whistling Cisticola
Cisticola lateralis
likely
White-backed Night Heron
White-backed Night Heron
Calherodius leuconotus
likely
White-backed Vulture
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
likely
White-bellied Crested Flycatcher
White-bellied Crested Flycatcher
Elminia albiventris
likely
White-bellied Robin-Chat
White-bellied Robin-Chat
Cossyphicula roberti
likely
White-breasted Nigrita
White-breasted Nigrita
Nigrita fusconotus
likely
White-browed Coucal
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus
likely
White-browed Crombec
White-browed Crombec
Sylvietta leucophrys
likely
White-browed Robin-Chat
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
likely
White-chinned Prinia
White-chinned Prinia
Schistolais leucopogon
likely
White-crested Turaco
White-crested Turaco
Tauraco leucolophus
likely
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Melaenornis fischeri
likely
White-faced Whistling Duck
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
likely
White-headed Barbet
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
likely
White-headed Saw-wing
White-headed Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
likely
White-headed Vulture
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
likely
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
White-headed Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei
likely
White-necked Raven
White-necked Raven
Corvus albicollis
likely
White-rumped Swift
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
likely
White-spotted Flufftail
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
likely
White-tailed Ant Thrush
White-tailed Ant Thrush
Neocossyphus poensis
likely
White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
Elminia albicauda
likely
White-thighed Hornbill
White-thighed Hornbill
Bycanistes albotibialis
likely
White-winged Black Tit
White-winged Black Tit
Melaniparus leucomelas
likely
White-winged Widowbird
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
likely
Winding Cisticola
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
likely
Wire-tailed Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
likely
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
likely
Woodland Kingfisher
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
likely
Yellow Longbill
Yellow Longbill
Macrosphenus flavicans
likely
Yellow-billed Duck
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
likely
Yellow-billed Egret
Yellow-billed Egret
Ardea brachyrhyncha
likely
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
likely
Yellow-billed Stork
Yellow-billed Stork
Mycteria ibis
likely
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
likely
Yellow-crested Woodpecker
Yellow-crested Woodpecker
Chloropicus xantholophus
likely
Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis ardesiacus
likely
Yellow-fronted Canary
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
likely
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
likely
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
likely
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
likely
Yellow-spotted Barbet
Yellow-spotted Barbet
Buccanodon duchaillui
likely
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
likely
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus subsulphureus
likely
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
likely

Guides

Tugumisirize Nicholas
English
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival, Mabamba Shoebill excursion and Lake Mburo
Meals: B L D
Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, continue to Mabamba Swamp for Shoebill and papyrus birding, then drive toward Lake Mburo National Park for overnight.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 2
Lake Mburo birding and boat cruise
Meals: B L D
Morning birding and a boat cruise for species such as African Finfoot, Rufous-bellied Heron, White-winged Warbler and other wetland and savanna birds.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 3
Echuya Forest en route to Mgahinga
Meals: B L D
Drive with en route birding through Echuya Forest for Albertine Rift specialties before continuing to the Mgahinga area.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 4
Full-day Mgahinga birding
Meals: B L D
Full-day birding in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for Rwenzori Turaco, Strange Weaver, Western Tinkerbird, Doherty's Bushshrike and other montane species.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 5
Mgahinga to Ruhija and eastern Bwindi
Meals: B L D
Drive toward Ruhija in eastern Bwindi with en route birding for Handsome Spurfowl, Regal Sunbird, Equatorial Akalat, Mackinnon's Shrike and other forest birds.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 6
Mubwindi Swamp birding
Meals: B L D
Bird from Ruhija toward Mubwindi Swamp for Grauer's Broadbill, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Grauer's Swamp Warbler, Carruthers's Cisticola and other specialties.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 7
Bwindi Neck birding to Buhoma
Meals: B L D
Bird the Neck section of Bwindi en route to Buhoma for species such as Black Bee-eater, Cassin's Flycatcher and African Black Duck.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 8
Buhoma waterfall trail
Meals: B L D
Full-day birding around the Buhoma waterfall trail for Bar-tailed Trogon, Red-throated Alethe, Black-billed Turaco, Cassin's Hawk-Eagle, Neumann's Warbler and other forest birds.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 9
Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meals: B L D
Drive toward Queen Elizabeth National Park with en route birding for savanna and woodland species before overnight in or near the park.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 10
Queen Elizabeth game drive and Kazinga Channel
Meals: B L D
Morning game drive and afternoon Kazinga Channel boat cruise for waterbirds and savanna species, including African Skimmer possibilities and other channel birds.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 11
Queen Elizabeth to Kibale Forest
Meals: B L D
Drive to Kibale Forest with en route birding for Black Bee-eater, Bronze Sunbird and other forest-edge species.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 12
Kanyanchu and swamp birding
Meals: B L D
Early birding around Kanyanchu for Green-breasted Pitta, Narina Trogon, Red-chested Owlet and forest species, followed by afternoon swamp birding.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 13
Kibale to Semliki
Meals: B L D
Drive toward Semliki with en route and afternoon roadside birding for African Dwarf Hornbill, Black Goshawk, Palm-nut Vulture and other lowland forest species.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 14
Full-day Semliki Forest birding
Meals: B L D
Full-day birding in Semliki Forest for Crested Malimbe, African Piculet, African Dwarf Hornbill, Long-tailed Hornbill, Red-eyed Puffback, Red-bellied Malimbe and other species.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.
Day 15
Return to Entebbe
Meals: B
After early breakfast, drive back to Entebbe for the end of services.
Accommodation: Route lodges, camps and hotels
Confirmed after inquiry Accommodation options named by the guide include Via Via Entebbe or Nkima Forest Lodge, Rwakobo Rock or Eagles Nest, Travellers Rest or Ikaze Cottages Kisoro, Bush Lodge or Irungu Forest Lodge, Kibale Forest Camp or Bigodi Community Lodge, and Bumaga campsite or similar route properties.

Locations & map

  • Entebbe - Central Uganda Uganda (Arrival and departure city on Lake Victoria.)
  • Mabamba Swamp - Lake Victoria basin Uganda (Papyrus wetland birding for Shoebill and wetland species.)
  • Lake Mburo National Park - Western Uganda Uganda (Savanna, woodland and wetland birding.)
  • Mgahinga Gorilla National Park - Virunga Mountains Uganda (Montane and bamboo-zone Albertine Rift birding.)
  • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Southwestern Uganda Uganda (Montane forest birding around Ruhija, Mubwindi Swamp, the Neck and Buhoma.)
  • Queen Elizabeth National Park - Western Uganda Uganda (Savanna, wetland and Kazinga Channel waterbird habitats.)
  • Kibale Forest - Western Uganda Uganda (Forest and swamp birding, including Green-breasted Pitta possibilities.)
  • Semliki Forest - Western Uganda Uganda (Lowland forest birding with Congo basin specialties.)

Availability & pricing

Availability: Available on request · Season: Fixed January 1-15, 2027 departure; Uganda dry-season birding is also typically strongest from January to March and June

Package Amount
Per person $4,685 / person

Included

  • Professional birding guide - Guiding fees for the published birding program.
  • Accommodation - Route accommodation at the listed or similar lodges/camps.
  • Meals and drinking water - Food and drinking water in the vehicle or during activities.
  • Park fees - Park fees for the tour route as quoted by the guide.
  • 4x4 safari vehicle, transport and fuel - Road transport and fuel for the itinerary.

Not included

  • Gorilla and chimpanzee permits - Primate permits are not included in the quoted price.
  • International flights - Travellers arrange international flights.
  • Tips and personal expenses - Tips, medications and hotel drinks are excluded.

Transport & stays

  • 4x4 safari vehicle The route uses a 4x4 safari vehicle, with boat or canoe activities where included in the itinerary. | Meet: Entebbe International Airport or an agreed Entebbe hotel | Pickup: Airport or Entebbe hotel pickup can be arranged for the itinerary.

Accommodations

  • Route lodges, camps and hotels (days 1-15) Confirmed after inquiry

Policies & FAQ

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation and refund terms are confirmed in the final proposal.

Payment Terms

Current payment method, deposit and balance timing are confirmed after inquiry.

Insurance & Safety

Travellers should arrange suitable travel and medical insurance for the confirmed safari activities.
Follow guide and park instructions and bring suitable footwear, rain protection, sun protection and insect protection for the route.
Are gorilla and chimpanzee permits included?

No. Gorilla and chimpanzee permits are excluded unless later confirmed in writing.

Can the route or accommodation be adjusted?

Final accommodation and route logistics are confirmed after inquiry according to availability and group needs.

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