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5 Days - Birding Kampala
and Environs Plus Mabira Forest
| Duration | 5
Days | | Start | Nairobi |
| End | Nairobi |
| Day
of Departure | Optional |
| Transport | 9
Seater Tour Van with radio communication | | Standard | Semi-luxury |
| Activities
Included |
Bird Watching & Study, Wildlife Viewing, Cultural Exploration. |
| Parks/Game
Reserves | Heritage
trail, Mabamba Swamps and Mabira Forests | Options:
Arrive in Nairobi and take a flight to Kampala and back or you are transfered
to Kampala by Road- 662 Kms.
Day 1 Early breakfast and transfer
to the Heritage trail a 10 minutes drive from the Airport. Different bird species
are seen. Proceed to Lutembe Beach for lunch. After lunch, take on a boat in such
for the papyrus Canary, Papyrus Gonolek, the thousands of Grey Headed Gulls, White
Winged black Terns and continue birding in the evening.
Return to Hotel/Camp
for Dinner and Overnight
Day 2 Have an early breakfast and proceed
to Mabamba swamps another Important Bird Area (IBA) with a population of about
5 Shoebills. Here most of the birding is done canoeing and other species to be
seen may include African water Rail, long Toed Plover, etc. Sitatunga Antelope
(swamp Antelope) and many more. Enroute to Kampala stop by another swamp for Papyrus
Gonolek, White winged Warbler and many more have a packed lunch and continue birding
in the evening.
Dinner and Overnight in Kampala.
Day 3 Early breakfast and transfer to Mabira forest for mostly forest
birding about an hours drive from Kampala. Have a picnic lunch and continue birding
in the evening.
Return to Kampala for Dinner and Overnight.
Day 4 Early morning breakfast and embark on a game drive species such as
Silver bird, Chestnut capped Weaver, Spotted morning Thrush, Common Drongo, and
many more. Return to lunch relax and take on a boat launch to the bottom of the
falls encountering Hippos, huge Nile Crocodiles and game drinking, water birds
such as Lesser Jacana, White necked stork, etc.
Return to Hotel/Camp for Dinner
and Overnight.
Day 5 Have an early morning breakfast and transfer
to Kampala stopping Briefly to bird along the turn to Sambiya River Lodge species
such as Martial Eagle, Tawny Eagle, and lots of Olive Baboons may be seen. Birds
like White thighed Hornbills, Black billed Turacco, and Nahan's Francolin may
also be seen.
Proceed for lunch in Masindi and continue to Kampala for Dinner
and Overnight.
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