Kidepo Valley National Park located in the north-eastern Uganda is a true African wilderness offering untamed wildlife safaris, cultural experiences, immersive walking safaris, wilderness camping in the midst of extraordinary landscapes.
Mabamba wetlands located west of Entebbe is Uganda’s top birding hotspots offering best chances and convenience to encounter the prehistoric Shoebill. The community-run Mabamba wetlands extends over 100 sq km from the shallow marshy bay on the northern shores of Lake Victoria near Entebbe
Akagera National Park is Rwanda’s top birding destination boasting a checklist of up to 500 species across its varied habitats characterized by wetlands, wooded grasslands, savanna plains and lakes
Uganda’s Top Birding Hotspots include Bwindi Impenetrable Forest known for Albertine Rift Endemics, Mabamba Wetlands known for Shoebill, Kibale Forest, Semliki National Park, Murchison Falls NP, Queen Elizabeth NP, Kidepo Valley NP and more.
Uganda’s birding circuits combine a diversity of bird-rich habitats characterized by montane rainforests, extensive marshes and wetlands, wooded grasslands where a checklist of over 1080 species occur. Bird highlights include; the prehistoric Shoebill, Uganda’s Endemics, Albertine Endemics and more.
Looking to travel to Uganda soon? Highlights on a Uganda Holiday safari include; Trek expereince upclose the mountain gorillas and chimpanzee, white water rafting on the Nile, birdwatching, hiking, Big-5 wildlife safaris, culture and more.
Ishasha sector lies on the southern tip of Queen Elizabeth National Park in the western Uganda. Popular for its tree-climbing lion prides that habitually lounge up various fig-trees during the heat of the day, Ishasha sector offers an exciting wildlife game viewing expereince.
Entebbe Botanical Gardens established in 1898 lie along the shores of Lake Victoria and offer activities including Birdwatching, Nature Walks, cycling and picnic retreats.
King’s Palace Museum in Nyanza a southern province of Rwanda offers an immersive cultural and historic expereince. The museum complex houses the ancient Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Rwanda, traditional Inyambo Cows and a modern resident Palace used by King Mutara III Rudahigwa.
Umusambi Village is an excellently restored wetland lying on the edges of Kigali City and offers a rewarding day-birding on any of Rwanda birding tours. The sanctuary covers an area of over 21 hectares established as a Grey-crowned Crane sanctuary whose mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and release these species back into the wild.
Mabira Forest located 50 km east of Kampala offers a wide range of day-tour activities including birding, ziplining, mangabey tracking, cycling and guided nature walks to view waterfalls,
Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary near Kibale Forest offers excellent activities including; primates watching tours to encounter over 8 species, birding walks and community experiences where you engage in demonstrative coffee expereince, banana gin process…
Lutembe Bay is a Ramsar Site and an Important Bird Area that supports a diversity of over 110 checklist of species that include large congregations of Palearctic Migrants, Lake Victoria Biome species and resident waders.
Mount Elgon lying along the Uganda and Kenya border line offers rewarding hiking expereince from One-Day hikes to Multi-Day hikes to its Wagagai peak of 4321m. Hiking trails to the summit include Sasa Hiking Trail, Sipi Hiking Trail, Bushiyi Hiking Trail and Piswa Hiking Trail.
A Hiking Guide to Rwenzori Mountain Ranges; The UNESCO-listed Rwenzori Mountain ranges, also known as the Mountains of the Moon,…
Fort portal’s dozens of crater lakes are a hotspot for active outdoor adventure including hiking, walking tours, cycling, horse riding and engaging guided community experiences where visitors visit homesteads for coffee and vanilla demonstrative activities among others.
Sempaya Hot Springs also named male and female host springs lie within the lowland forests of Semuliki National Park set between the northern foothills of Rwenzori Mountains and the southern tip of Lake Albert. The hot springs which are major attraction lie only 60 km from Fort Portal