1-Day Entebbe Birding Safari

Early Morning Pick-up (6:00 AM) Your professional birding guide will pick you up from your hotel or Entebbe International Airport. After a short briefing, drive to Mabamba Bay Wetland, one of Uganda's most important birding areas. Mabamba Shoebill Birding Excursion Board a traditional motorized canoe and quietly navigate through papyrus channels while searching for the famous Shoebill Stork. Other birds commonly seen include: African Jacana Purple Heron Malachite Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher Blue-breasted Bee-eater Long-toed Lapwing Swamp Flycatcher Black Crake Yellow-billed Duck African Fish Eagle Papyrus Gonolek African Marsh Harrier Your experienced guide will help identify the different bird species throughout the excursion. Lunch Enjoy lunch at a quality lakeside restaurant in Entebbe while overlooking Lake Victoria. Afternoon Birding at Entebbe Botanical Gardens Continue to the beautiful Entebbe Botanical Gardens for another birding session. Possible sightings include: Ross's Turaco Great Blue Turaco Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill Woodland Kingfisher Eastern Plantain-eater Double-toothed Barbet African Paradise Flycatcher Palm Nut Vulture Scarlet-chested Sunbird Orange Weaver African Grey Parrot (occasionally) Apart from birds, you may also encounter Black-and-White Colobus Monkeys and Vervet Monkeys. Evening Return After completing your birding adventure, transfer back to your hotel or Entebbe International Airport. End of Safari