5 DAYS FOX’S WEAVER AND SHOEBILL TOUR
5 DAYS FOX’S WEAVER AND SHOEBILL TOUR.
Day 1 Early morning mabamba birding,A Ramsar site located on the shores of lake victoria,
The drive to this point will start with a morning breakfast and later drive to Mabamba as you make several stopovers along the way seeing Different bird species like the Shikra, Western-Banded Snake Eagle, Great sparrow-hawk. You will later join the canoe to go in search of the most sought after elusive bird the SHOEBILL, while on the cruise expect to see more waterbirds like the White-winged Warbler, Papyrus Gonolek, Lesser Jaccana, and many more other species. You will then start your drive to Masindi making a lunch break along the way. You will arrive in the evening.
Overnight is at Masindi Hotel or Kabalega Resort
Day 2 BIRDING ROYAL MILE AND DRIVE TO MURCHSION.
After our breakfast we shall kick off to Royal mile a key rewarding bird spot situated in Budongo Forest. the drive to that point takes roughly one hour but with great specie sightings along the way like the Black Bishop, Red Headed Quelea, Black and White Mankin, Greater Blue Eared Starling then late head to the forest for special species like the Chocolate-Backed Kingfisher, Dwarf Kingfisher, Ituri Batis, Forest Robbin, White spotted Flufftail, You will then drive back and have lunch in masindi before heading to Murchsion Falls National Park driving through Kaniyo Pabidi for the Purvell’s Illadopsis, Yellow footed Flycatcher.
Overnight is at Red chilli Campsite, Herritage safari Lodge, Pakuba Safari Lodge.
Day 3 GAME DRIVE AND BOAT CRUISE.
Today we start off right from our place of stay because of the habitant surroundings that may attract different birds like the Grasshopper Buzzard, Bruce’s Pigeon, Black Billed Barbet, Speckle fronted Weaver, White-browed buffalo weaver, Foxy’s weaver, Northern Carmine Bee-Eater, Red-Throated Bee-eater. After the cruise you will then do an evening birding as you drive back to your place of accommodation n.
Overnight is at Red Chilli Campsite, Herritage Safari Lodge, Pakuba Safari Lodge.
Day 4 SEARCH FOR THE FOX’S WEAVER.
After our breakfast we shall then drive to Eastern Region in search of the countries only endemic specie the FOX’S Weaver. The journey take about 6-8 hours making a lunch break around Lira then later arrive in the evening, you will then go to lake Bisina searching for this bird and other great sightings like the Karamoja Apallis, Pygmy Goose, Allens Gallinule, Wailing Cisticola, Comb Ducks, Lilac Breasted Roller among the many species.
Overnight is at Alabai Guest House.
Day 5 TRANSFER TO KAMPALA VIA MABIRA FOREST.
As we bring the trip to an end,we shall then set off from Kumi Via Mbale then drive past the worlds longest River{Nile} then stop by Mabira forest for more forest species like the Blue-Shouldered Robbin-chat, White-Headed woodhopoe, Nahans Francolin,
After that afternoon birding, you will then drive back to the airport.