4 Day Birding Safari at Queen Elizabeth National Park - Uganda - East Africa

Birding-Mountain Gorilla tracking (trekking), Golden Monkeys tracking (trekking), Hiking, Climbing

612 Species of Birds are found at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Quality Safaris in Uganda at an affordable price - Luxury - Moderate - Budget - without compromise in quality.

Day One:  Have breakfast at your hotel and get ready for an early start to Queen Elizabeth for your birding safari during which you will also find a lot of wildlife.  We drive through the Ugandan countryside toward Mweya, stopping at the equator for some picture opportunities, of course there are lots of souvenirs to be bought .  Off again on our journey to Queen Elizabeth Park...reaching Mweya Lodge still in time for lunch...even from here you will be able to see out over the Kazinga channel and see quite a few birds and other activity as you eat your lunch.

You will love your room and the menu at Mweya Lodge, superb and the presentation is so nicely done.  The wait staff is well trained and able to bring you what your palate desires.

Take a dip into the pool and relax a bit until the evening game drive, your first one at Queen Elizabeth Park.  Not only will see you be sighting many birds but lions, elephants, buffalo, scenic wonders, savannah, lakes and hopefully as you return back to the Lodge a great sunset.  We will be taking the Kasenyi track and then move on to the Kikorongo Lake area where you can find Rupell's Griffon Vulture, Martial Eagle, Weavers, Common Squacco Heron, Glossy and Sacred Ibises to name a few, many more to be found. In the Kikorongo Swamp area is a good chance to see the Shoebill Stork.

We return back to the Lodge for Dinner and a good night's sleep.

Day Two:  Great Breakfast and we pack a lunch picnic and we are off to Maragambo Forest for birding. Lots of monkeys along the trails, one might even spot a chimpanzee or leopard.

We will also visit the famous bat cave with its python in residence and you might see Palm Nut Vultur.  There are several walk available and depending on your stamina we can spend most of the day here taking different walks and even if you took the same loop over and over, each time you would spot different birds.  Three of forest trails afford prime birding seeing such rare birds as Scaly-Breasted Illaopsis, Snowy-headed Robin-Chat and Chestnut Wattle-Eye, Dark Capped Yellow Warbler, Fawn Breasted Waxbill, Black Headed Batis, Brubru and Sulphur Breasted Bush Shrike and many others. There is also an abundance of butterflies found here.

We return to the lodging and enjoy the late afternoon at Mweya Lodge, enjoying the birds found here and maybe a dip into the pool, a cold drink, even a nap.

Dinner at the Lodge and a nice several course dinner it is, rest and a good night's rest.

Day Three:  We are off for the Kyambura Gorge and Kyambura Wildlife Reserve.  This is your opportunity who see Chimpanzees up close.  Here they have been habituated which simply means that they are accustomed to humans.  There you can also find Black and White Colobus, Vervet Monkeys, and Olive Baboons.  If you want to include the Chimpanzees in your safari, let us know that you want to add it on, since there are permits that need to be purchased.  Chimpanzee tracking (trekking) is at 8 am  daily.

The gorge is a forest that is surrounded by the QEP savannah and you will find Black Bee Eaters and the Blue Breasted Kingfisher, Black and African Black Emerald Cuckoos, Speckled Tinker bird, green Hylia, White-spotted Fluftail ,  and lots of others.

There are also crater lakes near at the Kyambura Wildlife Reserve and a visit to Flamingo Lake, where we also will see the little Grebe and many Ducks along the way and of course you will countless of other birds.

We return to Mweya Peninsula in the afternoon, time permitting we take a walk to the bird hide and spot lots of birds including Cormorants, Goliath Herous, Sacred Ibis and fish Eagles.  Back to the Lodge for a restful evening and dinner and a good night's sleep.

Day Four:  Early morning Breakfast and the selection is simply the best and we are off on another game drive where we will wildlife and many birds along our 3 hour drive.  A game drive is very exciting not knowing what is around the next bed and we get to see more savannah, water birds.

Lunch at the lodge, enjoy the food, then it is off to Kazinga channel for a 3 hour launch trip, a multitude of birds along the channel, including wildlife.  This is always a highlight to a Queen Elizabeth Park Safari. Most likely you have never seen such a multitude of birds in your life.  Birds such as African Skimmer, Striated Heron, African Spoonbill, Water Thick-knee, Three-banded Plover, Marsh, Green, Wood and Common Sandpiper, Gray-headed Gull, Plain Martin, Lesser Swamp-Warbler and Yellow-billed Oxpecker and many others.

Return to the lodge for dinner and a good night's rest.

Day Five:  Early morning breakfast and off for  morning birding near the airstrip, home of many a bird that you might not have seen thus far.

Then it is check-out time and move out toward Kampala with lunch at Mbarara and a visit to the Royal Drum Makers on the way to Kampala.

Five days of experiencing one of the best game parks in Uganda.

Two Day in search of the Shoebill Stork Safari:   Introductory primer to Uganda Birding. A 2 day mini-birding safari to Entebbe and Mabamba Swamp.  Close to Kampala and yet it seems far away, the peace of the Botanical Gardens at Entebbe with its fabulous plants and vegetation grazed by hundreds of different species of birds and then Mabamba swamp with its Shoebill Stork and other water birds, float across this ancient swamp and take in the peace around you, the birds in the reeds and overhead and it is a day well worth it.

Mabira Rainforest Birding Safari:  Two days in the largest rainforest in the central area of Uganda.  Lovely forest and great forest birding.  This is the only rainforest near Kampala and portions were to be allocated to a sugar conglomerate but due to a wide protest both within and outside of Uganda it has not taken place.  Just one hour from Uganda, you can stay in the lovely Rainforest Lodge, take guided walks through the forest and see small mammals, monkeys and lots of birds, it is a peaceful setting and gives you an African Rainforest close to Kampala.

Mgahinga Gorilla Park: Birding at Mgahinga Gorilla Park in Uganda, combine with hiking, golden monkey or Mountain Gorilla tracking (trekking).  This is one of the scenic wonder parks Uganda.  It has a gorilla group that shifts back and forth between Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC, but there are hikes up the volcanoes and along through bamboo forest with lots of birds, most of them have never been recorded because Mgahinga is sort of bypassed, however it is simply bypassed. 

Lake Mburo Birding Safari:  A great two day birding and wildlife Safari to the closest National Park to Kampala.  You can take a one day, or two day Birding Safari to Lake Mburo and combine it with wildlife viewing, take a boat ride on Lake Mburo and simply enjoy the birds in the overhanging trees, overhead or as a fish eagle dives into the lake for tasty tilapia.  Shoebill storks can also be found here...you can stay in the up-market comfort or budget, both choices have tented camps.

Mount Elgon Hiking and Birding Safari: 3 Days of Birding and Hiking around Sipi Falls in Eastern Uganda.  Hike around Sipi Falls and discover the beauty of Eastern Uganda climbing an extinct volcano that was higher than Kilimanjaro until the top blew off.  Hike through Bamboo Forest, Afro Montane vegetation and find birds found nowhere else in Uganda. This safari also spends the last day going to the source of the Nile where you will also find some water birds.

The Sipi falls and cave alone are worth, but there is so much that awaits you including a multitude of birds

Murchison Falls National Park and Budongo Forest Birding Safari:  Five days of fantastic birding with the added bonus of wildlife and most fantastic scenery.  What can one say about Murchison Falls, but that it is simply fabulous and a great variety birds and wildlife is found there.  Then this birding safari will take you to the famous Magic Mile at Budongo Forest where you can always tie in some chimpanzee tracking the in the old growth Mahogany Forest.

Queen Elizabeth National Park Birding Safari:  Five days in the National Park with more birds than anywhere else in Uganda, plus great wildlife.  Queen Elizabeth is the one park with more birds than any other one in Uganda.  Pelicans, Shoebill storks, flamingoes and hundreds can be found here, besides the fantastic wildlife that calls QEP home.  There is savannah, lakes, including crater lakes, forest, and large lakes all providing for different species of bird and given you maximum variety.

5 Days of Gorillas and Birding in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest:  A classic combination Safari combining Gorillas and Birding.  Bwindi Forest with its streams, waterfalls, lush and verdant vegetation provides a great habitat for a variety of birds and mammals.  Known mostly for its mountain gorillas, but it is also a birders paradise and the perfect place to spend 5 days the Forest of Bwindi meaning Darkness in the local language.

You could easily spend a week here and even run, it is relatively cool here, the quietness of the lodging is noticeable and the sounds of the day and night is awesome.

7 Day Birding Safari in Uganda:  Entebbe along Lake Victoria, Mabamba Swamp  Shoebill Storks, Lake Mburo National Park with its savannah and lakes and Queen Elizabeth National Park. Here is one example of a 7 day birding safari, we can however create one for as long as you like and your wishes for the kinds of birds you like to find while in Uganda will be our desire to fulfill.