21-Day Uganda Birding and Photography Safari

Meet the guide at Entebbe International Airport and transfer to the selected hotel. The rest of the day is reserved for arrival, refreshment and relaxation.

Leave early for Mabamba Swamp and bird the wetland habitat, with Shoebill as the principal possibility. Other potential wetland observations include Lesser Jacana and Yellow-billed Duck. Afterwards, continue to Lake Mburo for the overnight stay.

Begin with a wildlife and birding drive in Lake Mburo National Park. Possible priorities include Yellow-crested Barbet, Pearl-spotted Owlet and Red-faced Barbet. Later, take an evening boat cruise before returning to the accommodation.

Travel toward Mgahinga National Park, incorporating birding at suitable points along the road. Settle into the confirmed accommodation near the park.

Devote the day to Mgahinga’s montane habitats. Possible targets range from Doherty’s Bushshrike and Regal Sunbird to Rwenzori Turaco, together with other Albertine Rift birds active under current conditions.

Continue to Ruhija while birding through Echuya Forest and at other useful stops. The journey ends at the selected accommodation in the Ruhija area.

Spend a full day around Mubwindi Swamp. Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher and Grauer’s Broadbill are among the listed priorities, alongside other Albertine Rift endemics.

Transfer from Ruhija to Buhoma while birding through the forest corridor known as The Neck. Current access and bird activity determine the exact stops.

Use the full day on Bwindi’s Waterfall Trail. Black-faced Rufous Warbler and Neumann’s Warbler are named priorities, with additional forest species sought according to recent conditions.

Travel through the Ishasha sector toward Queen Elizabeth National Park, birding during the journey. Later in the day, explore the Kazinga Channel by boat for waterside birds and wildlife before the overnight stay.

Start with a wildlife drive and birding session in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Afterwards, make the road transfer to Semuliki National Park and the confirmed local accommodation.

Remain on Semuliki’s Kirumia Trail for a full lowland-forest birding day. Possible hornbills include Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill and Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill, together with other regional specialties.

Bird along the Semuliki road in the morning, then continue to Kibale National Park. Time and conditions determine any additional stops before the overnight stay.

Begin in Kibale with Green-breasted Pitta and other forest birds as priorities. Later, continue to Bigodi Swamp for another birding session and its mix of wetland and forest-edge habitat.

Travel north toward Budongo Forest, using suitable stops for birding along the route. Settle into the confirmed accommodation in the Budongo area.

Spend the day along Budongo Forest’s Royal Mile. Ituri Batis and Chocolate-backed Kingfisher are among the listed possibilities, with the wider plan adjusted to current forest activity.

Continue to Murchison Falls National Park and visit the falls during the evening. The exact viewpoint and timing follow current access and the confirmed arrival schedule.

Use the morning for a wildlife drive and birding in Murchison Falls National Park. Later, visit the lower area of the falls before returning to the selected accommodation.

Leave Murchison Falls and travel to Mabira Forest, incorporating birding stops when journey time permits. Overnight near the forest.

Dedicate a full day to birding in Mabira Forest. The guide selects trails and targets according to access, weather and current observations.

Return to Entebbe with birding stops where the departure schedule allows. Continue to the airport for the confirmed onward flight.