12 Days Green-breasted Pitta and African Green Broadbill Birding

and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon you will visit the botanical gardens and shores of Lake Victoria where you will encounter both forest and several water birds O/N: Imperial Botanical Hotel /Boma Guest house B/B

fringes of Lake Victoria a hotspot for swamp birds, jump into a hand paddled canoe for a 2-3 hours’ search for the elegant shoebill stork and papyrus species. Paddle out and drive to Kibale forest. O/N: Isunga Lodge/ Chimpanzee guest house F/B Birds in Mabamba wetland: Lesser Jacana, Blue Swallow, Black-Shouldered kite, Blue Breasted Bee- Eater, Papyrus Gonolek, White Winged warbler, Carruther’s Cisticola ,Papyrus Gonolek, Swamp Flycatcher, ducks, plovers, gulls, egrets, Malachite and Pied Kingfishers

who will guide and lead you to nesting areas and search for the Green Breasted Pitta and other forest species. O/N: Isunga lodge/ Chimpanzee guest house F/B

Whole morning birding Kibale forest for the Green breasted pitta after which visit Bigodi sanctuary in the afternoon for more birding and search for monkeys. O/N: IsungaLodge /Chimpanzee guest house F/B. Birds of Kibale forest: Uganda woodland warbler, Grey headed Olive back, Masked and Black capped Apalises, White naped pigeon, Red winged Francolin, Joyful greenbul

tourist attraction the forest is also a home to 13 primate species with the highest concentration of Red colubus monkeys in Africa. Return for lunch and transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park reaching in time for an evening boat cruise on Kazinga channel where you will see varieties of birds and wildlife. O/N: Mweya Lodge/ Buffalo safari lodge F/B

Today you make the drive to Ishasha sector open savanna grassland with forest river line and several fig trees famous for lion hang outs. You will take up the afternoon to look out for raptors, vultures ,savannah birds and big game. Return to your hotel for one night stay. O/N: Jungle lodge/ Ejonjo lodge F/B Birds of Ishasha sector: Yellow Throated leaflove,Grey capped warbler, White browed robin chat, Grey apalis, Black bee- eater, Broad billed roller, Cassin’s Grey flycatcher, White backed vulture, Martial Eagle, Brown chested plover etc

eastern sector, look out for Black bee- eaters, woodpeckers Greenbuls, Cassin’ grey flycatcher. Arrive Hotel in the afternoon and do some birding around the lodge. O/N: Ruhija Gorilla/ Trekker’s Traven F/B

800M higher than Buhoma with perfect views of the Virunga’s mountains on a clear day. It has a dramatically different nature and avifauna an area with the most sightings for Albertine endemics. Mubwindi trail reveal some of the most difficult of all rift- endemics including the mythical African Green Broadbill. Please note this trail is strenuous and requires one to be fit but taken slowly its quite manageable. Birds of Mubwindi trail: Graur’s Rush Warbler, Grauer’s Warbler, Carruther’sCisticola, Collared Apalis, Rwenzori Hill Babbler, Shelly’s Crimsonwing, Dusky Crimsonwing, Archer’s Robin-chat, Regal Sunbird, Blue-headed Sunbird, Dwarf Honey guide and many others. O/N: Ruhija Gorilla/Agandi Eco lodge/ Trekkers Traven F/B

trail to Mubwindi swamp and search out for rift endemics:-– Handsome francolin, African Hill babbler, Banded prinia, Shelley’s crimsonwing, Collared Apalis, Regal sun bird and many more. O/N: Ruhija Gorilla/ Trekkers Traven F/B

Mburo Park. O/N: Mihingo Lodge/Rwokobo Rocks F/B

surroundings for papyrus gonelek, Rofous bellied heron, long tailed cisticola, Red faced barbet, and Yellow breasted apalis. Later take up a boat cruise to search for African fin foot, White backed heron and water birds on Lake Mburo. After the boat you drive to Entebbe across the equator halt for pictures and water experiment. Proceed and check in your hotel for a night stay. O/N: Imperial botanical hotel /Anna’s Guest house B/B

catch your evening flight. End of tour n