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4 Days Birding Entebbe- Mabamba      Book a Gorilla Safari online

Day 1, Arrival at Entebbe international Airport,
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet by our company representative/ your Tour guide who will transfer you to your hotel of stay in Entebbe.

Day 2, Transfer to Entebbe
You will have breakfast and after transfer to Uganda Wildlife Education Centre for birding.  The place has over 170 species of birds. These include 7 species of weavers, such as the rare Northern Masked Weaver and Orange Weaver, Kingfishers, Sunbirds and others. In the afternoon, transfer to the Entebbe Botanical Gardens for birding where you will have good hours of birding on the best trails. The gardens have over 150 species of birds which include the Bare faced-go away bird, Great Blue and Ross’s Turacos, Red Chested, Klaas’s and Diederik Cuckoo, Great Reed Warbler, Fain Tailed Widow bird, Striped, Malachite, Giant, Woodland and Pygmy Kingfishers, Black Bishop, Grey Woodpecker, Olive, Olive bellied, Red chested, superb, Copper etc Sunbirds and many more. Return for dinner and overnight stay at your lodge/Hotel in Entebbe

Day 3, Transfer to Mabamba Swamp
Early morning after breakfast, transfer to Mabamba Swamp. Look out for many different birds on your way to the swamp like the Papyrus Gonolek, White Shouldered Tit, Red Cap, Western Banded Snake Eagle, White Winged Warbler, White Spotted Fluftail and Weyns Weaver. This Swamp is one of the best places to spot the exceptional Shoebill Stork. But also many other species can be found here, like the Allen’s and Purple Gallinule, Grey herons, Jacanas, Ruffaus  Bellied Heron, Squaco, Purple and Goliath Heron, the Globally threatened Pallid Harrier and Blue Swallow a migrant species, a variety of egrets, ducks etc. The best way to enjoy the rich bird life is by canoe and you might even have the luck to encounter the elusive Sitatunga Antelope, adapted to swampy habitats. Return in the evening, transfer back to Kampala reaching in time for dinner and Overnight stay at your lodge/Hotel

Day 4, Departure
After breakfast, depending on the time of your flight, you will have a short shopping tour to different craft shops like African Village at Buganda road, the crafts centre at National theatre and buy some souvenirs then proceed to the airport for your home bound flight.