Fifteen-Day Uganda Birding and Wildlife Safari with Alex Gabiito

Meet the guide at Entebbe airport and transfer to the hotel. If arrival time permits, begin birding in the Botanical Gardens.

Travel from Entebbe to Mabamba for a boat excursion through papyrus channels, looking for Shoebill and other wetland birds. Return to Entebbe before continuing the journey.

Travel north via Kampala to Ziwa. The programme combines a guided rhino walk with birding around the sanctuary, subject to local arrangements.

Bird the Royal Mile forest trail in Budongo, then continue toward Murchison Falls National Park. Forest kingfishers, hornbills and other woodland birds are among the possibilities.

Spend the morning birding and watching wildlife in the park. An afternoon boat journey on the Victoria Nile offers a different view of river and wetland birds near the falls.

Travel toward Kibale with birding stops along the way. The plan allows an evening birding session around the forest after arrival.

Search Kibale forest for birds such as Green-breasted Pitta. The proposed day also includes chimpanzee tracking and an afternoon walk in Bigodi Wetland, subject to permits and local timing.

Spend the day birding Semuliki's lowland forest. The route may also include a visit to the park's hot springs if time and conditions allow.

Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park, birding en route. An afternoon boat excursion on the Kazinga Channel focuses on waterbirds and other wildlife.

Begin with a game drive and birding in Queen Elizabeth National Park, then travel through the Ishasha sector toward Bwindi's Buhoma area.

Join the scheduled gorilla-tracking activity after a ranger briefing, subject to permit availability. There may be time for birding near the park headquarters later in the day.

Spend a full day with local guides on Bwindi forest trails, with the Mubwindi Swamp area named in the proposed route. Forest specialties are targets, never guaranteed sightings.

Bird in the Bwindi area in the morning before the onward journey to Lake Mburo National Park.

Bird the park in the morning and take an afternoon boat excursion for waterbirds and shoreline wildlife. African Finfoot is one of the hoped-for species.

Use the morning for birding and wildlife viewing around Lake Mburo, then travel back to Entebbe for an evening departure, allowing for the confirmed flight schedule.