7-Day Uganda Birding Safari — Murchison, Kibale and Mabamba
Our 7-day Uganda birding safari is our most popular tour, covering three of Uganda's best birding destinations in a comfortable week-long itinerary. Targeting 400+ species including shoebill stork, green-breasted pitta and Albertine Rift forest birds, this tour delivers extraordinary diversity across savannah, rainforest and wetland habitats.
Itinerary Overview
Days 1-2: Entebbe arrival, Botanical Gardens and Mabamba Swamp for shoebill. Days 3-4: Drive to Kibale National Park — chimpanzee tracking, green-breasted pitta, great blue turaco, African pitta and 370+ forest species. Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kazinga Channel boat trip for shoebill, skimmer and waterbirds. Days 6-7: Drive north to Murchison Falls — boat safari on the Nile, big game drives with Abyssinian ground hornbill, shoebill and 450+ savannah and riverine species.
Species Highlights
Shoebill stork (Mabamba and Kazinga), green-breasted pitta (Kibale), African green broadbill (Kibale), great blue turaco, African grey parrot, Abyssinian ground hornbill, African skimmer, grey crowned crane, standard-winged nightjar, papyrus gonolek and over 30 raptor species across the tour.
Included and Booking
Price includes accommodation (lodges and tented camps), all meals, ground transport in a 4WD vehicle, park entry fees, boat trips, guide fees and bottled water. Contact us to book or customise this itinerary to include gorilla trekking or the Rwenzori Mountains.