3 Days Uganda Savanna Birding Tour
3 Days Uganda Savanna Birding Tour: Uganda Adventure Safaris
Overview of the 3 Days Uganda Savanna Birding Tour
The 3 days Uganda savanna birding tour is a perfect introduction to the scenic Lake Mburo National Park, which is located in Kiruhura, Western Uganda. A birding tour to Lake Mburo National Park allows you to explore the diversity of birds with an expert. The park is home to over 350 species of birds, in addition to an abundance of mammal species.
Lake Mburo National Park birding excursion takes you on a search for savanna species and also aquatic species through the park’s wetland.
The notable birds worth encountering during the guided bird-watching tour in Lake Mburo Park include the blue-headed causals, emerald-spotted wood-dove, white-winged tit, Rufous-bellied heron, brown-chested lapwing, yellow-rumped tinker birds, mosquito swallow, and red-headed lover birds, African scops owl, and long-tailed cisticola, etc.
During the birding tour, you may also come across amazing mammal species. Lake Mburo National Park is most popular for its over 68 species of mammals and reptiles.
Among the numerous wildlife to spot on a tour in Lake Mburo National Park in addition to birds include spotted hyenas, cape buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, leopards, warthogs, and more.
Lake Mburo National Park boasts of its diverse antelope families including reedbucks, oribis, waterbucks, elands, impalas, topis, and others. Overall, your 2 days Uganda savanna birding tour to explore Lake Mburo National Park will begin and end in Kampala/Entebbe.
Tour Highlights
- Exciting Birding Excursion
- Enjoy bird sightings in the savanna plains.
- Guided game viewing
- Explore the diverse birds along Lake Mburo.
- Stopover at the Equator crossing at Kayabwe.
- Photography experience en route and during the birding tour.
- A comfortable overnight stay in one of the best lodges/camps.
- Travel using a comfortable 4×4 safari vehicle.
- Full-time safari guide.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up & transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
A delicious breakfast will be enjoyed early in the morning and after, begin your journey to Lake Mburo National Park in Western Uganda. This is your key birding destination as per this unforgettable 2 days Uganda savanna birding tour.
Getting to Lake Mburo National Park will take a 4-5 hour drive and your road trip includes a stopover at the Equator crossing. Have a great time taking photos and stretching your legs then proceed to the park.
After a photography moment at the Equator crossing, you will connect up to Lake Mburo Game Park for relaxation. Use today’s evening to relax and prepare for the next day’s program.
Accommodation
Budget: Mburo Eagles Nest/Rwonyo Rest Camp
Midrange: Rwakobo Rock/Lake Mburo Safari Lodge
Luxury: Kigambira Safari Lodge/Mihingo Lodge
Meal plan: Lunch & Dinner
Travel Time: 4-5 hours
Day 2: Full day bird watching excursion –Lake Mburo trails
Embark on a long day birding excursion in Lake Mburo National Park. Explore the park’s rich trails with a local guide while you identify your bird species and also some savanna wildlife like elands, impalas, zebras, and more.
The list of birds to be spotted today is endless and includes the Caruthers’s cisticola, papyrus gonoleks, bare-faced go-away bird, African scops owl, Abyssinian ground hornbill, African fin foot, mosque swallow, brown-chested lapwing, blue-breasted kingfishers, greater painted snipe, hairy-breasted barbet, red-headed weavers, brown chested plovers,
Lesser blue-eared starlings, red-billed wood hope, red-faced barbet, green-capped eremomela, black-shouldered cuckoos, Sulphur breasted bush shrikes, coqui francolins, Ross’s turacos, double toothed barbets, yellow-breasted apalis and others.
In the afternoon, you will have a boat cruise on Lake Mburo. This will come with great bird sights of the water birds including white & black-crowned night herons, pied kingfishers, saddle-billed storks, African open bill, malachite kingfishers, great cormorants, brown-chested lapwing, papyrus yellow warblers, and others.
After a fun-filled launch cruise on Lake Mburo, you will return to relax at your respective accommodation options.
Accommodation
Budget: Mburo Eagles Nest/Rwonyo Rest Camp
Midrange: Rwakobo Rock/Lake Mburo Safari Lodge
Luxury: Kigambira Safari Lodge/Mihingo Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Morning Game Drive & Depart
After a hefty breakfast, check out and before exiting Lake Mburo National Park, you will have an exciting game drive. This allows you to look out for numerous wildlife species, especially the early risers, and also several avifaunal species.
As you exit the park, expect to encounter a diversity of savanna species including the impalas, topis, buffaloes, leopards, waterbucks, elands, zebras, hyenas, etc.
Later, you will begin your road trip back to Entebbe city and arrive early which marks the end of 3 days Uganda savanna birding excursion.
End of the 3 Days Uganda Savanna Birding Tour
Inclusions
- Birding
- Park entrance fees.
- Guide/driver services
- Transport
- Accommodation for 2 nights
- Bottled water on a tour.
- All meals as per the itinerary
- All activities except for optional ones
- Airport transfers
Exclusions
- Laundry
- Tipping of any kind
- Beverages or any alcoholic drinks
- Telephone bills
- Extra experiences
- Travel Insurance
- Visas
- Passport expenses
- All optional safari activities.
- All additional accommodation expenses after or before the birding tour
- All costs on shopping
