I had a couple of days to myself before joining my tour group. I hired Kagera Safaris to take me to Ngambe Island on one day and to take me birding on the second. Miriam of Kagera Safaris did a great job. She accompanied me on both days. The chimpanzee sanctuary was a delight, not only for the opportunity to see the chimpanzees and learning about them from the staff, but also we were able to see several bird species up close. Miriam hired a phenomenal birding guide for my day of birding. The shoe-bill was the highlight. I saw more bird species that day than any other.
Miriam is a delight. My two days with her were among the highlights of my trip to Uganda. Everything ran smoothly under her care. I completely endorse her services.
14 Days Birding Uganda For… (trip)
14 Days Birding Uganda For Albertine Rift Endemics
- Uganda
- Culture & Nature
| from $3,807* per person | 14 Days | Year-round |
| Comfort accommodations | Exertion level: 3 | |
| Operator: Kagera Safaris | 6 people max | |
Birding Sites
Mgahinga Gorilla
National Park located in south western Uganda is the smallest national Park in
Uganda. It is a host to over 180 bird species including the Albertine Rift
Endemics.
Echuya Forest
is a portion of natural rain forest with excellent birding opportunities for
some of the Albertine rift endemics.
Bwindi
Impenetrable National Park is known for gorilla trekking but the forest is
Africa's best birding spot with 23 of Uganda’s 24 Albertine Rift endemics.
Kibale National Park protects a
rainforest that offers excellent birding opportunities. It harbours the highest
concentration of primates found anywhere else in East Africa. It is home to
over 300 bird species and has great opportunities for tracking
Chimpanzees.
Semuliki
National Park is an eastern extension of the Ituri Forest of DR Congo. This
forest has some of the rarest birds of central Africa found nowhere else in
East Africa.
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Locations visited/nearby
Birding in Uganda , Gorilla trekking , Bird watching , Birding tours , Uganda birding , wildlife safaris , gorilla safaris , East Africa , Africa travels , Uganda, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
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3 testimonials about the provider, Kagera Safaris:
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Reviewer: Daniël LOUSBERGH
located in
Kortessem,
Belgium
Perfect, An experience once in a lifetime!
19 days Uganda and Rwanda. Perfect organisation, Alex was an exceptional competent guide and driver. Gamedrives and tracking the gorilla's, chimps and golden monkees were marvellous! The accomodation was comfortable and excellent price/quality. Only Mahabura hotel seems a little bit worn-out. But we enjoied the whole trip, especially the accompaniment by Miriame herself. Really highly recommended!
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Reviewer: Erik Cox
located in
Washington DC,
USA
My wife and I did a trip through Uganda via Kagera Safaris in late June/early July 2016. The three highlights were seeing chimpanzees, seeing gorillas, and a homestay.
Kagera put together an exciting itinerary, which we customized to include a 2-night homestay with a local Ugandan family. The homestay was the highlight of the trip; we got to know the family and see life through their eyes. We're actually Facebook friends with members of that family now! The chimpanzee and gorilla treks delivered as promised, too. We got to see them in the wild, up close and personal.
Kagera is a local Ugandan company, and my wife and I found that they are big into responsible tourism and giving back to local Ugandan communities. That made the trip even more meaningful. We did the mid-range price option trip; you can go less (or more) expensive, and Miriam will be happy to customize the adventure to your reasonable needs. I also suggest you ask that you have Meddy as your in-country guide. He's fantastic.
In sum, we'd highly recommend Kagera. -
Reviewer: Edie Barschi
located in
Berkeley,
Carlifornia
USA
Special information
- You need to form your own private group for this trip. It will be scheduled for a date you arrange with the provider. The itinerary here is just a sample.
- Family oriented trip.
- Centered around activities for grandparents and their grandchildren.
- Offers some solo-only/singles departures.
- Offers some women-only departures.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival for Uganda Birding
Tour - Birding Uganda Tours
On arrival at the airport, a
representative of Kagera Safaris will receive you and transfer you to your
hotel.
The Boma
Day 2: Birding tour to Mgahinga
Gorilla National Park in Uganda
Today, we start
birding to Mgahinga gorilla national park arriving in the evening.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Jungle lodge
Day 3: Birding Mgahinga Gorilla NP
Today's
birding will take us along the gorge trail. Great birding opportunities,
species we are likely to find include; Cape
Robin-chat, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Bronze Sunbird, and Streaky Seedeater, Handsome
Francolin, Kivu Ground Thrush and
Cinnamon Bracken Warbler, Malachite Sunbird, White Starred Robin. Greater
Double collard Sunbird, Rwenzori Turaco, Rwenzori Batis, Black-headed Waxbill, Archer's
Robin Chat, Olive Pigeon, and Black headed waxbill, Western Green Tinker bird, Dusky
Turtle Dove, Cape Robin. More species include
White-starred Robin, Brown Woodland Warbler, Striped breasted Tit, Scarlet-tufted Sunbirds.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Jungle lodge
Day 4: Bird watching in Uganda to
Ruhija - Uganda Endemic Birding Trip
Bwindi
Impenetrable forest is famous for being home to half of the world's mountain
gorilla population but the forest boasts of being Africa’s best birding spot
with over 347 confirmed bird species and 24 of 25Uganda’sAlbertine Rift
endemics. The bird
species we are likely to see in Ruhija sector, White-starred Robin African Green Broadbill, Shelley’s Crimsonwing, White-
browed Crombec, Rwenzori Batis, Collared Apalis, Banded Prinia, Mountain and
Yellow-streaked Greenbul. Mountain Illadopsis, Archer’s Robin-chat, Montane
Sooty Boubou, Strange Weaver, Blue headed, Purple-breasted and Regal Sunbirds,
Northern Olive Thrush, Abyssinian Crimsonwing, Black headed Waxbill, Dusky Crimsonwing,
Brown-capped weaver, Sharpe’s Starling and many others.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Gorilla mist camp
Day 5: Whole day Bird watching at
Mubwindi Swamp
Mubwindi Swamp is one of
the famous birding spots in Bwindi impenetrable forest. Some of the birds to
lookout for are; Grauer’s Rush Warble, Yellow-billed
Barbet, Great Blue and Black-billed Turaco, Bar-tailed Trogon, White-headed
Hoopoe, Montane Oriole, Pink-footed Puffback, Lagden’s Bush-Shrike, Dusky Twin
spot, Waller’s Starling, , Dwarf Honey-Guide, Rufous-breasted Sparrow hawk,
Oriole Finch, Doherty’s Bush-Shrike, Red-headed Malimbe, Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher,
Grey-headed Sparrow, Think-billed and Streaky Seedeaters, Rwenzori Nightjar
etc.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Gorilla mist lodge
Day 6: Transfer to Buhoma sector of
Bwindi impenetrable national park
We leave for
Buhoma sector with a stopover at the “The Neck” – a stretch of forest connecting these two
sectors. Here we look out for Cassin’s
grey flycatcher, Cassin’s Hawk Eagle, Black Bee-eaters, Toro-Olive Greenbul,
Bronze-napped Pigeon, Chapin’s Flycatcher, pink footed puffback, Mountain
wagtail, and others.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Buhoma Haven Lodge
Day 7: Bird watching at Buhoma and
Optional Gorilla Trekking
Today you have an option of
gorilla tracking. Otherwise we continue birding following different trails. The
bird species on the trails include; White-bellied
Robin-chat, Brown, Blue-headed, Thick-billed Seedeater, Northern
Double-collared and Grey headed Sunbirds, Black Bee-Eater, Common Stonechat,
Black throated Robin chat, Barred Long tailed Cuckoo, Black throated Apalis,
Mountain Masked Apalis, Rwenzori Batis, African broadbill, Montane Oriole,
African Golden Oriole, Streaky Seedeater, Handsome Francolin and, Cape wagtail,
White-chinned Prinia, Olive Green and Grey-backed Camaropteras etc.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Buhoma Haven Lodge
Day 8: Birding trip to Kibale national park
Today, we
start early after breakfast, carry packed lunch and bird to Kibale national
parkarriving later that evening.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Primate Lodge
Day 9: Birding Uganda Tour Kibale
National Park
Kibale National
Park protects a rain forest that offers excellent birding opportunities. It is
host to over 300 bird species and has great opportunities of tracking
Chimpanzees. The species to look out for include; White-naped Pigeon, African Pitta, Green-breasted Pitta, Red-winged
Francolin, Joyful Greenbul, Grey-winged Robin, Dark-backed and Yellow-mantled
Weavers, White-bellied Crested Flycatcher, Masked and Black-capped Apalises,
Uganda Woodland Warbler, Orange-tufted, Green-throated, Green-headed and Tiny
sunbirds, Dusky and Olive Long-tailed Cuckoos, Black bee-eater, Think-billed
and Willcock’s Honeyguide etc.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Primate Lodge
Day 10: Transfer to Semuliki Valley
National Park
After an
early breakfast, we start journey to Semuliki Valley National Park birding
along the way arriving in the evening.
Semuliki
Safari Lodge
Day 11 & 12: Bird watching in Semuliki
National park
These two
days will see us comb out this park in search of the central African bird
species found only here in East Africa. These include the Lyre-tailed Honeyguide,Long-tailed Hawk, Congo Serpent Eagle, , the
Black-Casqued Wattled, Piping, Red-billed Dwarf and White-crested Hornbill. Blue
Swallow, White-throated Blue Swallow, Swamp Palm Bulbul, Spotted Greenbul, White-starred
Robin, Lowland Akalat, Red-throated Alethe, Fire-crested Alethe, Snowy-headed
Robin-Chat, Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat, Red-eyed Puffback, White-tailed
Robin-Chat, Northern Bearded Scrub-Robin, Capped Wheatear, Common Stonechat,
Oberlaender’s Ground-Thrush, Grey Ground-Thrush, Toro Olive Greenbul, Mountain
Greenbul, Yellow-throated Nicator, Western Nicator etc.
Semuliki
Safari Lodge
Day 13: Birding to Kampala/Entebbe
Today we bird
our way to Entebbe via Fort portal arriving that evening.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
The Boma
Day 14: Departure - End of Birding Uganda
Safari for Albertine Rift Endemic Birds
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