14-Day Ultimate Uganda Birding Safari

Your journey begins at Entebbe International Airport, where a Nobility Tours & Travel representative welcomes you before transferring you to your luxury hotel overlooking Lake Victoria.

Depending on arrival time, enjoy a relaxed birding walk through Entebbe's gardens, home to colourful turacos, hornbills, kingfishers, and other local species.

End the day with a welcome dinner and briefing from your specialist birding guide.

Begin your adventure with a private canoe excursion through Mabamba Swamp, one of Africa's most celebrated wetlands.

Navigate through papyrus channels in search of Uganda's most iconic bird—the prehistoric Shoebill—while observing wetland specialists including kingfishers, bee-eaters, and papyrus species.

Later, fly to Murchison Falls National Park and settle into your luxury riverside lodge.

Explore Uganda's largest national park through a combination of savannah birding and wildlife viewing.

Search for iconic species such as Secretary Bird, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Northern Carmine Bee-eater, and other wilderness specialists.

Later, cruise along the Nile toward the powerful Murchison Falls, where river habitats reveal herons, kingfishers, storks, fish eagles, and other remarkable water birds.

Discover Budongo Forest Reserve, one of East Africa's finest tropical forests.

Walk beneath towering trees in search of forest specialists, including rare kingfishers, hornbills, and elusive woodland species.

Return to your lodge surrounded by the beauty of the Nile wilderness.

After breakfast, take a scenic domestic flight toward Kibale Forest, Uganda's premier primate and forest birding destination.

Spend the afternoon exploring forest edges and lodge surroundings, where colourful forest birds provide the perfect introduction to this extraordinary ecosystem.

Rise early for one of Uganda's most exciting birding experiences.

Search the ancient forest for the legendary Green-breasted Pitta alongside a remarkable collection of forest species.

Later, explore Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, where community conservation protects an incredible diversity of birds.

Optional chimpanzee tracking can be arranged.

Travel to Semuliki National Park, a unique lowland rainforest ecosystem with strong Central African influences.

This remote habitat offers opportunities for some of Uganda's most specialised forest species, making it a highlight for dedicated birders.

Return to your lodge in the Fort Portal region.

Continue through Uganda's scenic crater lake region into Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Enjoy a cruise along the Kazinga Channel, one of East Africa's richest birding waterways.

Observe water birds gathering along the shores while enjoying spectacular wildlife encounters.

Spend the day exploring the park's varied ecosystems, from wetlands and forests to open savannah.

Search for regional highlights while enjoying the scenery and wildlife that make Queen Elizabeth one of Uganda's most diverse destinations.

Travel through the famous Ishasha Sector, known for its tree-climbing lions, before continuing to Bwindi.

Arrive at your forest lodge and enjoy your first introduction to one of Africa's richest mountain ecosystems.

Explore Bwindi's ancient rainforest in search of rare Albertine Rift endemics.

This is the crown jewel of Uganda birding, offering opportunities to encounter some of Africa's most sought-after forest species.

Continue exploring Bwindi's remarkable birding trails, focusing on species missed during previous excursions.

Guests wishing to experience Uganda's signature wildlife encounter may replace today's birding experience with optional mountain gorilla trekking.

After breakfast, transfer to the airstrip for your flight back to Entebbe.

Spend your final evening relaxing beside Lake Victoria and celebrating an unforgettable birding adventure.

Enjoy a relaxed morning before your transfer to Entebbe International Airport.

Depart Uganda carrying remarkable photographs, rare sightings, and memories of one of Africa's greatest birding journeys.