This 5 Day Uganda Savannah Birding safari takes you birding through Entebbe, Mabamba Wetlands and Lake Mburo National Park. The trip starts with birding in Entebbe’s UWEC, the Botanical Gardens and along the Lake Victoria Shores. The next day, visit Mabamba Wetlands, the best place to see rare Shoebill Storks in Uganda. Apart from the rare shoebill stork, this Important Bird Area has a good population of other birds. The trip ends with a 3 days birding in Lake Mburo National Park, home to 313 bird species. Bird through wetlands, lakes, savannah, rolling hills, acacia trees – all there providing the perfect habitat for a variety of birds.
Tour Summary
- You will visit Uganda
- You will have game drives Nature walks and boat cruises
- Pre and post accommodation can be booked at an extra cost.
- Day one: You will do birding at UWEC and Botanical gardens Entebbe
- Day two: Birding at Mabamba Wetland
- Day Three: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park
- Day Four: Birding at Lake Mburo National Park
- Day Five: Morning birding and Transfer back to Kampala/Entebbe
Hightlights
- You will have game drives Nature walks and boat cruises
- Safari starts and ends in Entebbe (Uganda)
- 5 Day Uganda Savannah Birding Safari
- Mountain gorilla tracking and spending one hour among a selected gorilla family
- Countryside road trip in an open-sided 4×4 vehicle & pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle
- A transfer from and back to the airport (or hotel) is included
- Additional accommodation before the tour departs and on the last day can be arranged for extra cost
Things To Consider
- Accommodation is Inclusive
- This birding safari is guided by the new normal post covid lockdown Safari SOPS
- Small Group Safari: Max 6 People per group
- Tour Can Depart any day
- Tour can be customized
- Solo travelers can join this tour
- Age Limit: 15 years and above

For this 5 Day Uganda Savannah Birding Safari, you will be picked up in the morning to start your 5 day Uganda Birding safari. You will visit the Uganda Wildlife Education center (UWEC) formerly known as the Zoo. This has attracted over 170 species of wild birds 10 species of Weavers such as the rare Northern Masked Weaver, Golden Backed, African paradise, Baglafect Northern Brown Throated, Grosbeak, Black Necked and many others. 5 species of flycatchers, Red bellied, Crested shrike flycatcher, Lead colored, Swamp flycatcher, and many others. Encounter Raptors such as the Gabar Goshawk, small banded snake Eagle, Shikra, African Goshawk, African Fish Eagle, African Hobby and many more species including captive animals. Proceed to Botanical gardens for another birding experience. Have lunch relax as you move forward to the evening visit to the sewage lagoons. Return for Dinner and Overnight.
After breakfast you will transfer to Lake Mburo National park via the Equator for photography and have other stops to view birds on the way. The park is situated in western Uganda. Briefly stop at the equator, proceed to Lake Mburo, birding to the entrance of Nshara gate. Expect the following Common Scimitarbill, species; Emerald Spotted Wood Dove, Bare faced Go-Away Bird, Crested Francolin, Green Wood Hoopoe, Lilac breasted Roller, Spot-Flanked Barbet Northern Black Tit, Common Scimitarbill, Trilling Cisticola, Greater Blue Eared Starling, African Grey Hornbill, Brown Parrot may be seen. Take lunch at Rwonyo Restaurant. After lunch, embark on late afternoon game drive along the Zebra Track which may expose you to species like Coqui Francolin, Black Bellied Bustard, Temmricks Courser, African Wattled Plover, Rufous napped Rufous, Chested Swallow and Flappet Lark.
After an early breakfast you will have a nature walk encountering several species of wetland and savanna species of birds, Impalas among others. Return for lunch head for evening game drive along the Kigambira loop. Species to expect are; localized Red Faced Barbet, Red Headed lovebird, Black Collared Barbet, Green capped Eremomela and Lead colored Flycatcher. You will later return to the lodge for Dinner and overnight
You will do an an early morning game drive along the Lakeside Track. This entails approach to Aquatic habitats around Lake Mburo. Species to expect may include, White Winged Warbler, Papyrus Gonolek, Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Lesser and Greater Swamp Warbler and also the elusive Shoebill, the Blue headed Coucal. Continue to the lakeside campground, as we look out for the African Darter, African Water Rail, African Fin foot, Spur winged plovers, and many others. Return midmorning for breakfast and proceed for a launch- cruise in search for papyrus species missed, Hippos, Crocodiles are the extras expected. You will drive back to Entebbe/Kampala and you will stopfor Lunch before you proceed to Kampala.