Day 1: Airport transfer
On arrival at Entebbe airport, your guide from Primates Adventure Company will warmly welcome you and later be transferred to Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel or Sphie's Motel or Flight Motel Entebbe for an overnight.
Day 2: Entebbe Birding Environments
Morning birding around shores of Lake Victoria, botanical gardens, shrubs and swamps that support variety of species and Lutembe Beach. These include: Lesser jacana, blue-breasted bee-eater and localized Red Chested sun bird being common ones. Others include African Pygmy-goose, Hemerkop, Hadad Ibis, Crowned-crane, Long-toed Lapwing, Grey parrot Red headed lovebird, Black headed weaver, Ross's Turaco. Return to your hotel and overnight.
Day 3: Entebbe - Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast drive to Mpanga Forest carry out birding in this unique forest and continue to Masaka branching off to Lake Nabugabo. Look for Herons, Lesser jacana and other water birds.
Drive to Lake Mburo and overnight at Mantana safari Lodge, Mihingo lodge or Rwonyo Camp.
Day 4: Lake Mburo and the Acacia asaociated Birds
Morning carry out game drive Lake Mburo National Park is occupied by savannah grassland punctuated with many lakes surrounded by swamps. This one place you can view Eland, Antelope, as well as Zebra, Topi, Impala, and several Acacia -associated birds. The five lakes within the park attract Hippos and a variety of water birds, while fringing swamps hide secretive papyrus specialists such as the Sitatunga Antelope and Red, Black and Yellow Papyrus Gonalek or take boat ride on one the lakes looking for species like the Brown Chested Plover, Red Faced Barbet, Southern Ground Hornbill, Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Yellow Billed Oxpecker, African Finfoot, Black Collard Barbet etc. After noon boat trip where you will view Aquatic habitats on the scenis lake side Track a round Lake Mburo. The first clearing at the Lake is a good spot to look for some of the papyrus species. Lesser and Greater Swamp Warbler, White winged Warbler and Papyrus Genolek vocalise from the papyrus and many more. Over night at Manatana tented Camp or Rwonyo camp.
Day 5: Mburo – Kampala
This day you will drive to Kampala with a stop over at the Equator for crafts and photographs. Lunch en route and transfer to Entebbe Air port for your evening flight.
SAFARI QUOTATION:
No of Clients |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury | 2415 | 1540 | 1294 | 1138 | 1075 | 975 |
| Budget | 2165 | 1315 | 1063 | 913 | 845 | 750 |
The quoted price includes
1 Underground Transportation
2 Birding safari driver/guide allowance
3 Agreed upon accommodation and meals stated
4 Boat trips,
5 Park entry and vehicle entrance fees,
6 Airport Transfers
Prices exclude
1 Airfares to Uganda
2 Entry visas and airport taxes
3 All personal expenditure such as laundry and drinks are excluded.