Birding Tours

We are pleased to offer a variety of different Uganda birding tours for winged-creature lovers everywhere. You will be accompanied by one of our professional bird guides as you search the swamps, savannas and lakes for some of the most beautiful birds of Africa!

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Uganda’s key bird areas include: Mabira Forest, Mabamba Bay Wetlands, Ngamba Islands Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Murchison Falls National Park, the Budongo Forest, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Echuya Forest Reserve, Nyamuriro Swamp, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Six are in the west near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwenzori Mountains National Park; Kibale National Park; Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake George; Kyambura Wildlife Reserve; Semliki National Park and Semliki Reserves.

Most of the following sites are in the Lake Victoria Basin in the south-central region of the country: Lake Mburo National Park; Sango Bay area; Nabuggabo Wetland; Musambwa Islands; Lutoboka Point (Ssese Islands); Mabamba Bay; Lutembe Bay and Mabira Forest Reserve. Five are in the north-west: Budongo Forest Reserve; Murchison Falls National Park; Ajai Wildlife Reserve; Mount Kei Forest Reserve and Mount Otzi Forest Reserve.

A further seven are in the east towards the Kenyan border: Doho Rice Scheme; Lake Nakuwa; Lake Bisina; Lake Opeta; Mount Elgon National Park; Mount Moroto Forest Reserve and Kidepo Valley National Park.