3 Days Uganda Savanna Birding Tour: Tour Overview

The 3 days Uganda savanna birding tour is a perfect introduction to Lake Mburo National Park, located in Kiruhura, Western Uganda. The park holds over 350 species of birds besides abundant mammal species. The birding excursion includes searching for savanna species and also aquatic species through the park’s wetlands.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Pick up & transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

A delicious breakfast will be enjoyed early in the morning and after, begin your journey to Lake Mburo National Park in Western Uganda. This is your key birding destination as per this unforgettable 2 days Uganda savanna birding tour. The 4-5 hours’ drive road trip includes a stopover at Equator crossing. Have great time taking photos and stretching your legs then proceed to the park.

Accommodation

· Lake Mburo Safari Lodge

· Rwakobo Rock

· Mihingo Lodge

Day 2: Full day bird watching excursion –Lake Mburo trails

Embark on a long day birding excursion in Lake Mburo National Park. Explore the park’s rich trails with a local guide while you identify your bird species and also some savanna wildlife like elands, impalas, zebras, and more. The list of birds to be spotted today are endless and include the Carruther’s cisticolas, papyrus gonoleks, bare-faced go-away bird, African scops owl, Abyssinian ground hornbill, African finfoot, mosque swallow, brown-chested lapwing, blue-breasted kingfishers, greater painted snipe, hairy-breasted barbet, red headed weavers, brown chested plovers,

Lesser blue eared starling, red billed wood hope, red faced barbet, green capped eremomela, black shouldered cuckoos, sulphur breasted bush shrikes, coqui francolins,

Ross’s turacos, double toothed barbets, yellow breasted apalis and others. In the afternoon, you will have a boat cruise on Lake Mburo. This will come with great bird sights of the water birds including white backed & black crowned night herons, pied kingfishers, saddle-billed storks, African open bill, malachite kingfishers, great cormorants, brown-chested lapwing, papyrus yellow warblers, and others.

Day 3: Morning game drive & depart

After a hefty breakfast, check out and before exiting Lake Mburo National Park, you will have an exciting game drive. This allows you to look out for numerous wildlife species, especially the sun risers and also several avifaunal species. Later, you will begin your road trip back to Entebbe city and arrive early which marks the end of 3 days savanna birding excursion.

End of the 3 Days Uganda Savanna Birding Tour

Inclusions

• Birding
• Park entrance
• Guide/driver services
• Transport
• Accommodation for 2 nights
• Bottled water
• All meals as the per the itinerary
• All activities except for optional ones

Exclusions

• Laundry
• Tipping of any kind
• Beverages
• Telephone bills
• Extra experiences
• Insurance