uganda Safari Entebbe, Kampala, Masindi, Budongo Forest,Jinja, Ssese Islands

posted by safaris - private message on October 23, 2009 around 7 am from Uganda

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Day 01:             Welcome to Uganda  Highlight: Arrival at lakeside town and port of Entebbe and transfer to any of the following hotels; Accommodation:  Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel (****), & Speke Resort                                       Munyonyo (****).  Day 02:             Tour of Entebbe town Highlights: Lake Victoria, Botanical Gardens, Uganda Wild life Education enter [Entebbe zoo] Your guide will take you to the wild Heritage birding-trail. This trail is about 3 kms . safari clothingThis walk may reveal; White-headed barbets, Redheaded love birds, green pigeons, Shikra Palm nut vulture,waders. Return to Hotel for lunch and visit the Uganda  Wildlife Education Center for garden and lakeshore species. Over night  at Kampala. Day 03:            Mukono Highlights: Mukono town - Mabira Forest This is a tropical low land forest with dense undergrowth and thick canopy in some parts. These designed trails where   birding is superb, we expect to see, White spotted Fluff-tails, Flycatchers, Narina                Trogon and African Broadbill. Return to lodgings for dinner and overnightDay 04:             MasindiHighlights: The wooded habitats of Masindi may reveal White-crested Turaco, Ruppell s Long- tailed Starlings, African Drongo, Crested Francolin and the Ross's Turaco among others. Scan the flooded areas off the main tarmac road for Knob-billed Duck, Painted Snipes, and colorful Storks.gorilla tours Check the palm trees for the Red-necked Falcon,and Piapiac. Return to your lodgings for dinner and accommodation.Day 05:             Masindi- Budongo Forest, Royal MileHighlights:  Start early to Budongo forest ( Busingiro site) and later to the Royal mile famous for the Blue-breasted king-fisher, Sabine's and cassin's spine tails, white-thigh hornbill, Olive long-tailed, Red chested and Black Cuckoos. While at Busingiro, check the forest under-growth for the rare Nahan's Francolin, Crested Guinea Fowl and the Black-eared  ground Thrush.Gorilla Tracking  Return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight Day 06:             Kanio Pabidi Highlights: After breakfast, transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Kanio Pabidi forest. This sector of Budongo forest  is teeming with  low land forest bird species. These include; Puvell's Illadopsis " special species to Uganda , Narina Trogon, African Broad-bill, Chestnut Wattle-eye, etc. After a picnic lunch, proceed to Nile Safari Camp birding in the woodland part of the park.Uganda safari  The bushes around the lodge is home to; Vinaceous Doves, Green crombec and the Savannah Cuckoos.Accommodation: Nile Safari Camp/Paraa safari lodge/Paraa Rest camp/Sambiya River Lodge


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