7 Days Uganda Bird watching Safari Safari

7 Days Uganda Bird watching Safari is designed for travelers who want to explore some of Uganda’s most rewarding birding habitats within one well-balanced itinerary. This safari combines wetland birding in Mabamba, savannah birding in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and forest birding in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, giving you a varied and productive birding experience across southwestern Uganda. It is an excellent choice for birders who want a realistic chance of seeing a wide range of wetland, grassland, water-edge, and forest species within a relatively short trip. Highlights include the search for the shoebill in Mabamba Wetland, birding in the Kasenyi plains and along the Kazinga Channel, and guided forest birding on the Muyanga Waterfall Trail in Bwindi.

Safari Highlights

• Airport pick-up and overnight stay in Entebbe
• Wetland birding in Mabamba with a boat trip
• Chance to search for the shoebill and papyrus species
• Scenic transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park with en route birding
• Birding game drive in Kasenyi
• Kazinga Channel boat trip for water birds and shoreline species
• Ishasha sector birding
• Transfer to Bwindi for forest birding
• Guided birding walk on the Muyanga Waterfall Trail

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1, arrival in Entebbe, airport pick-up and hotel transfer

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, where you will meet our company representative and be transferred to your hotel for check-in and an overnight stay. Overnight at Central Inn Hotel Entebbe

Day 2, birding in Mabamba Wetland, shoebill search

After breakfast, go birding in Mabamba Wetland, one of Uganda’s best-known sites for wetland bird species. Explore the wetland by boat as you search for key birds such as the shoebill stork, papyrus gonolek, papyrus canary, blue swallow, and pygmy goose. Mabamba offers an excellent start to the safari because of its rich wetland habitat and strong birding potential. Overnight at Central Inn Hotel Entebbe

Day 3, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

At 7 am, depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park. On the way, stop at the Equator and continue through Mbarara, where you will have lunch and keep watch for birds during the journey. Continue into the park and look out for roadside and savannah species as you head to your lodge. Possible sightings on this route include the lesser striped swallow, barbets, cinnamon-chested bee-eater, grey-backed shrike, African jacana, snake eagle, and other species associated with open country and woodland habitats. Overnight at Buffalo Safari Lodge

Day 4, Kasenyi game drive birding and Kazinga Channel boat birding

Before sunrise, enjoy tea or coffee and head out with a packed breakfast for a game drive and birding session in the Kasenyi area. This is a productive part of Queen Elizabeth National Park for both wildlife viewing and birding in open savannah habitat. Later in the afternoon, go for a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, where the shores attract both animals and a wide variety of birds. Possible sightings include pied kingfisher, copper sunbird, scarlet-chested sunbird, widowbirds, bishops, grey-backed fiscal, black-bellied bustard, common buttonquail, red-chested sunbird, Temminck’s courser, black-winged stilt, plain-backed pipit, African wattled lapwing, spur-winged lapwing, martial eagle, black-headed gonolek, pelicans, and many more.

Day 5, Ishasha birding, transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, go birding in the Ishasha sector, where you will search for species associated with this part of the park before continuing in the afternoon to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This transfer introduces a major habitat shift from open savannah and woodland into rich montane forest birding terrain. Overnight at Bwindi View Bandas

Day 6, birding on the Muyanga Waterfall Trail in Bwindi

Today, go for a guided nature walk along the Muyanga Waterfall Trail in search of birds. The trail passes through ferns, orchids, riverine sections, and mature forest vegetation, offering a rewarding birding experience in Bwindi. As you follow the Muyanga River, you will eventually reach the waterfalls after crossing the river several times. This trail is especially rewarding for forest birding, and Bwindi is home to more than 400 bird species, making it one of Uganda’s top birding destinations. Overnight at your previous lodge

Day 7, return to Kampala or Entebbe Airport

After breakfast, begin the return drive towards Kampala and continue to Entebbe International Airport for your onward flight home. This marks the end of your 7-Days Uganda Bird watching  Safari

Inclusions and Exclusions

Inclusions

• Airport pick-up and drop-off
• Ground transport in a safari vehicle
• Accommodation as per itinerary
• Meals as indicated in the itinerary
• Boat trip in Mabamba Wetland
• Game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Kazinga Channel boat trip
• Services of a driver guide
• Bottled drinking water during road transfers

Exclusions

• International flights
• Uganda visa fees
• Travel insurance
• Tips and gratuities
• Personal expenses
• Optional activities not listed in the itinerary
• Alcoholic drinks and extra beverages