All Inclusive Complete Guide to 19 Days Uganda Safari Itinerary for Gorilla Trekking, Chimpanzee, Wildlife, Culture, & Boat Cruise Tour

All Inclusive Complete Guide to 19 Days Uganda Safari Itinerary for Gorilla Trekking, Chimpanzee Tracking, Wildlife, Culture, & Boat Cruise Tour from Kampala City. This is the best 19 Days Birding Safari & Wildlife Trip to Uganda as it will take our client to enjoy the best birding experience while learning about almost all birds of Uganda, mammals, and the beautiful vegetation. In just 19 days, our clients shall visit the dream tourist destinations like the World’s Primate Capital.

Tracking the Gorillas in the Impenetrable Bwindi Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park – The Most Biodiversity Park, The True Birders’ Haven for the Real Forest Birding experience. Our clients will traverse almost the whole country to search for the common and rare species including the endemics! This birding experience shall be spiced up by sights of various wildlife species like the carnivores, giant mammals, and reptiles.

This is a specialized Birding safari that demonstrates how Uganda is ‘Gifted by Nature.’ This 19 Days Birding Safari & Wildlife Trip to Uganda takes you through Uganda’s top birding destinations with the help of a superior network of bird guides. Our experienced guide will lead you through the beautiful, rugged, and biologically diverse Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale forests, as well as Africa’s best Shoebill bird location, the Mabamba Wetland.

Detailed 19 Days Birding Safari & Wildlife Trip to Uganda

Day 1: Arrival for the birding safari in Uganda

Our 19 Days Uganda Safari professional bird guides will meet you at the airport in Entebbe upon your arrival and transfer you to your hotel of choice. Depending on the time of arrival, we may start our safari with bird watching around the shores of Lake Victoria in Entebbe. Stay in Lake Victoria Hotel, Lindsay Cottages, or Entebbe Travellers’ Inn.

Day 2: Uganda Bird watching safari to Mabamba Bay.

On this day of 19 Days Birding Safari & Wildlife Trip to Uganda, you will visit the Mabamba Village and its adjacent swamp on our birding safari in Uganda, a labyrinth of channels and lagoons located about 52 km from Kampala. The road to Mabamba winds its way through areas of secondary forest and agricultural land attracting Red-headed Lovebird, African Crowned-Hornbills, and a range of sunbirds including the Green-headed, Green, Red-chested, Collared, Marico, and Scarlet-chested.

We shall stop over at Mpigi Swamp to look out for the Papyrus Gonolek and the White-winged Warbler. The road ultimately ends at a papyrus reedbed adjoining Lake Victoria, where we will explore by canoe a maze of channels and mudflats for a reliable resident, the majestic Shoebill. Although sightings can never be guaranteed, we should have a very good chance of seeing this magnificent bird in Mabamba.

The Mabamba birding site also offers a large selection of other bird species which might include the African Pygmy Goose, the rare Lesser Jacana, Carruthers’ Cisticola, African Fish Eagle, and Winding Cisticola, Fan-tailed Widowbird, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, etc. The rare and elusive Sitatunga Antelope also occurs here but it is very shy and rarely seen. We also expect to encounter the Spot-necked Otter in one of the channels that we shall paddle through.

You will then leave for Lake Mburo National Park in the afternoon reaching in the evening. Dinner and overnight at; Mihingo Lodge, Arcadia cottages, and Mantana tented camp. Lesser Masked Weaver- bird Uganda safaris Common conspicuous birds encountered whilst driving towards Rwonyo Camp, the park headquarters include;

Day 3: Lake Mburo national park

On this day of 19 Days Uganda Safari, you will have a chance to have a game drive as well as a boat ride on L.Mburo giving us a chance to see animals like buffalos, water and bushbucks, zebras, leopard, mongoose, Topi, warthogs, and Impalas. We will have a chance of seeing birds like the African Finfoot, a very shy bird, a white-backed night heron, a Red-faced Barbet, Tabora cisticola, Green-backed woodpecker Crested Francolin, Emerald spotted wood Dove, Brown Parrot, Barefaced Go-away -bird.

Blue-napped Mousebird, Lilac-breasted Roller, and Green Wood-hoopoe, common scimitar bill, African Grey Hornbill, Spot-flanked Barbet, Nubian Woodpecker, Trilling Cisticola, Yellow-Breasted Apalis, Northern Black Tit, Chin-spot Batis, Greater Blue-eared Starling, and Marico sunbird plus other water birds as well as animals like crocodiles and hippos.

Days 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8: Birding Safari & Wildlife Trip to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

This morning we shall head to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Ruhiija and Buhoma) birding and Gorilla tracking with other primates. Bwindi Impenetrable Conservation Area lies in the rugged Kigezi highlands of South Western Uganda, protecting a continuum of forest that ranges from montane to low land areas. It is this altitudinal variation, combined with its location within the Albertine Rift that results in Bwindi impenetrable being the richest forest in East Africa in terms of its trees, butterflies, and birds. Bwindi is home to 360 Gorillas a half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas. Accommodations here include; Trekkers Tavern, Gorilla Mist Lodge, Gorilla Resort, Gorilla Forest Camp, Engagi Lodge, and Community campground.

Bwindi forest is a bird watchers’ haven, it holds 347 species of birds to adventure on 19 Days Uganda Safari. The forest has 10 of the 26 globally threatened species in Uganda, five of which are vulnerable. Bwindi has 23 of the locally Albertine Rift endemic species in the country and some, such as African Green Broadbill, Chapin’s Flycatcher and Shelley’s Crimson-wing have limited distributions elsewhere in their range.

The park has 76 of 144 Guinea – Congo Forest biome species that occur in Uganda, recorded especially in the North sector. Bwindi Forest also qualifies for Afro tropical highland biome species with 68 of 86, and the Lake Victoria biome with 4 of 12 species. The park is blessed with 90% of all Albertine rift endemics, difficult or impossible to see in any other part of East Africa, and seven IUCN red data listed species. An experienced birder watcher can identify over 150 species in a day.

Ruhiija section of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is one of the highlights of any bird watching safari to Uganda with excellent birding in spectacular surroundings. The Birds are many here and somehow easy to see; many bird species are associated with mixed feeding flocks that are active throughout the day.

An early day of 19 Days Uganda Safari start offers the best chance of finding the striking Handsome Francolin, African Green Broad-bill, Cinnamon-chested bee-eater, western Green Tinkerbird, Mountain and yellow-streaked Greenbul, Regal Sunbird, Black-headed waxbills, Grauer’s Warbler, Dusky Crimsonwing, White starred robin, Rwenzori Nightjar, Mountain marked and chestnut-throated Apalises, Rwenzoribatis, white-tailed Crested Flycatcher and many more.

Day 9 and 10: Birding Safari & Wildlife Trip to Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park

This morning after breakfast you will leave for Queen Elizabeth National Park. After early morning breakfast, we begin the long drive to the renowned Queen Elizabeth National Park, frequently stopping for birding along the way. Going through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth will give us a chance of seeing the Tree-climbing lions.

Tree climbing Lion- 19 Days Uganda Safari Spanning the equator is the vast Queen Elizabeth National Park boasting impressive crater lake scenery, expansive grasslands, papyrus swamps and tropical forests, huge herds of elephants and Buffalo, Lions, Leopards, and a diverse array of birds. It contains Uganda’s best game populations as well as some of Uganda’s best bird watching sites, an incredible bird list of 610 bird species, and an overwhelming record of 296 species in a single day, making this birding site the highest not only in Uganda but in Africa!

Depending on the time of arrival, some late afternoon birding might produce views of the African Morning Dove, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Black-headed Gonolek, Slender-billed, Yellow-backed, and Lesser-masked Weavers, Pin-tailed Whydah, and Black-winged Pratincole. The following day, we have an early start of bird watching in Uganda and a game drive in the park towards the Kasenyi trail.

The game drive takes us through a productive area of grassy plains, which support large flocks of a variety of stork species including the Spectacular Saddle-billed and Woolly-necked Storks. Other species include the Bateleur, Grey Kestrel, Lappet-faced, Ruppell’s Griffon, White-backed and Palm-nut Vultures, African Crake, Black Coucal, Common Button, Harlequin, and Black-rumpled Quails, Red-necked Spurfowl, Rufous-napped and Flappet Larks. Common mammals include Uganda Kob, Lion, Warthog, Bush Buck, Deffassa Waterbuck, Spotted Hyena, Leopard, and many others.

In the afternoon we take a launch 19 Days Uganda Safari of the Kazinga Channel which is a natural magnet for herds of elephants, Giant Forest hogs, Buffalo, Monitor lizards, Crocodiles, and the abundant Hippopotamus. Birding here is excellent with great photographic opportunities. We might be blessed with congregations of African Skimmers, Great-white and Pink-backed Pelicans, Great and Long-tailed Cormorants, Open-billed Stork, African Skimmer, White-faced Whistling Duck, Marsh, Wood, and Common Sandpipers, Malachite Kingfisher, African Jacana, African Wattled Plover, etc. Stay in Mweya Safari Lodge, Mweya Hostel Kyambura Lodge, Jacana Lodge, Katara Lodge, Enganzi Lodge, or Kingfisher Resort for 2 nights

Day 11-12: Birding Safari & Wildlife Trip to Uganda to Kibale Forest.

Kibale Forest National Park protects a diverse array of primates, from the minuscule, nocturnal Demidoff’s Galago to our closest living relative, the Chimpanzee. Here we will take expeditions to observe the Chimps and many other species of primates and birds. We have a chance of birding the main road or one of the trails in the forest.

We might come across the African Emerald Cuckoo, Purple-headed Starling, Black-billed Turaco, Yellow-billed Barbet, Grey-throated Barbet, Blue-throated Roller, Narrow-tailed Starling, Western Black-headed Oriole, Yellow-throated and Yellow-rumped Tinkerbirds.

The next day of 19 Days Uganda Safari, we wake up very early and assemble for briefing before Chimpanzee Tracking and thereafter enter the forest to look for our cousins, the Chimps. The activity takes 1 to 5 hours. In the afternoon, we may choose to go bird-watching in Bigodi Wetland or take one of the trails in the forest to look for the stunning Green-breasted Pitta, Fire-crested Alethe, Scaly-breasted Liliopsids, colorful butterflies, and other species of primates. Dinner and overnight; Chimpanzee Guest House, Ndali Lodge, Primates Lodge.

Day13, 14, and 15: Uganda Bird watching safari to Budongo Forest.

This morning you will drive towards Budongo Forest Reserve in Masindi. This is a rather long drive but there are a few birding spots along the way. This forest is part of the Murchison Falls Conservation Area and is the largest natural forest in Uganda and East Africa as a whole. It lies on the escarpment northeast of Lake Albert.

The reserve occupies gently undulating terrain, with a general slope north-northwest towards the Rift Valley. Specialties in Budongo Forest include among others; Sabine’s spine tail, Cassin’s Spine-tail(rare), Pygmy Crake, Kingfishers (Chocolate-backed, Blue-breasted, African Dwarf), White-spotted Flufftail, Ituri Batis, Puvell’s Liliopsids, Brown Twin-spot, Cameroon Somber Greenbul, Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle, Crowned Eagle, Yellow-crested Woodpecker, Forest Robin, Little Green Sunbird, Grey-headed Sunbird, Olive Green Camaroptera.

The following day on 19 Days Uganda Safari, we will be at Budongo’s famous Royal Mile by early morning – a wide forestry track considered by many to be the country’s premier forest birding locality. This is the best place in Uganda for Nahan’s Francolin, Cassin’s Spinetail, and Chestnut-capped Flycatcher. Here we will find many confusing forests green bulls to test us, including Spotted, Xavier’s, White-throated, Red-tailed & Honeyguide green bulls.

Day 16, 17, and 18: Bird Watching and Wildlife holiday to Murchison Falls National Park.

Today on the 19 Days Uganda Safari, you will leave early for Murchison Falls National. You will have a boat cruise on the calmer stretches that will allow us to watch and photograph the birds and the large animals which throng the banks, and we may have chances of finding the world’s most peculiar bird, the Shoebill. We will also explore the park’s broad-leaved woodland, dry grasslands, and forests, including nocturnal expeditions to find the unrivaled Standard-winged Nightjar.

There are chances of seeing animals like; Giraffes, Elephants, kobs, Oribi, Elephants, Lions, Spotted Hyenas, Grass hare, Warthogs, leopards, buffaloes, and Birds such as Black-headed Gonolek, Spotted Dikkorp, yellow-throated longclaw, Kittlitz’s Plover, Water, and Senegal Thickness, Blue napped and Speckled mousebirds, Spur-Winged Plover, African wattled Lapwing, Purple -Backed Starlings, Crowned Lapwings, Black-bellied Bustards, Red-necked Spurfowls, Northern Red, and Black-Winged Bishop, White-browed Coucal and many others.

Special birds to look for in Murchison Falls National Park include Spotted Morning-Thrush, Marabou Stork, Secretary Bird, Abyssinian Roller, Ground Hornbill, Pied Kingfishers, Red-throated Bee-eaters, Goliath Heron, Saddle-billed Stork, Sacred Ibis, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Senegal Thick-knee, Water Thick-knee, Black-headed Lapwing, Long-toed Lapwing, Little Bittern, Osprey, Red-necked Falcon, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Vinaceous Dove, and Grosbeak Weaver.

Day 19: Travel to the Kampala for an overnight stay or Entebbe for evening departure

End of 19 Days Uganda Safari

19 Days Uganda Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Price includes:

• All accommodation and meals as indicated in the itinerary on FB & BB basis
• Gorilla permit fees/permit purchased NET from UWA each $700.0 per person per visit
• Chimpanzee permit fees/permit purchased NET from UWA each $200.00 per person per visit
• Full time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser
• Full time services of experienced English-speaking drive/guide
• All services in national parks i.e park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives
• Boat trips in both Murchison falls, Queen Elizabeth & Lake Mburo National Park
• A 3-hour guided night game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park (optional – depending on one’s strength and interest)
• Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas or soft drinks while on Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes or transfers
• All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program
• All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport
• All activities indicated & mentioned in 19 Days Uganda Safari
• A $15 per pax off as donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas
• All government related taxes

Price Excludes:

• Optional Forest walks each at $20.0 plus entry of $40.0 park entry fees
• Optional Batwa community visit in Bwindi or Mgahinga or Nyakabade and the entertainment each at ($25 per person)
• Rafting fees/Half Day trip Jinja – Expedition price $114 Per person
• Laundry service in different hotels we stay
• Bar bills, phone calls
• Personal insurance and medical bills
• Air fares
• All other services of a personal nature
• All services marked as Optional in 19 Days Uganda Safari
• Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity

Note:                         

• Gorilla permit cost $800.0
• Chimpanzee permit costs $250.0 in Kibale Forest NP/$100.0 in Kalinju Forest & Kyambura Gorge in QENP
• Half day Rafting fee costs $114.00

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