Country: Uganda
Destination: Lake Victoria
Trip Overview.
The one day Shoebill bird watching excursion, takes you to the famous Mabamba wetland swamp, which is a famous place for spotting the rare shoebills. You can opt for a morning or afternoon shoebill bird watching experience.
Day Itinerary
Your guide will pick you up from your hotel early in the morning after breakfast, at your hotel in Kampala/ Entebbe at 6:20 am and be transferred to Mabamba Swamp for bird watching. You will drive to Entebbe at Kasenyi landing site, where you will board a motorized boat that will transfer you to Mabamba swamp, and takes roughly 20 minutes, rewarding you with a great opportunity to catch up with the sunrise experience. This is the best place to spot the rare shoebill. You will head for a half day, private boat excursion, with picnic lunch; the wetlands are home to a variety of different bird species. A canoe ride through papyrus swamp will take you at the best spot of spotting the Shoebill bird among other rare Africa birds like the Malachite Kingfisher, Swamp Flycatchers, African Purple Swamphen, African Water Rail, Common Moorhen, Lesser Jacana, African Jacana, African Pygmy Goose, White faced whistling duck, Squacco heron, Blue breasted Bee eater, African Jacana, and Saddle – billed Stork, among others. You will spend the day bird watching and searching for the shoebills, on a lucky day, you will finally land on them, watch them as they hunt, for food. After watching the shoebills, you will get back to your motorized boat and transfer back to Entebbe, meet your guide, who will drive you to your hotel and drop off. End of service!
The Tour includes;
- Transportation to and from
- Motorized boat transfer
- Service of a local bird watching guide
- Mabamba swamp birding fees
- Local canoe boat
- Bottle of mineral water
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like:
- Visa Fees & flights
- Optional activities
- Accommodation before and after the trip
- Tips for guides
- Laundry
- Alcoholic drinks
- International vaccinations & tests
- Health test requirements
- Personal travel Insurance
- Personal shopping bills
- Phone call bills
- Extras while at the hotel
- Items of personal nature
Please contact us for a free detailed quote on the option of your choice. We can tailor a request that suits your interests, and budget, as well as we can change or upgrade the lodge options. Write to us with more details about your safari