July 2, 2024
A Complete Guide for the 1-Day Mabamba Swamp Birding Tour (Go Shoebill Tracking in Mabamba)
This 1-Day Mabamba Swamp Birding Tour is perfect for bird lovers, especially those who wish to see the elusive shoebill stork. The Mabamba Swamp, located 40 kilometers west of Entebbe, is the best place to spot this famous bird in Uganda.
The tour begins early in the morning and includes an afternoon visit to the Entebbe Botanical Gardens, another great birding spot. Throughout the day, you will be able to see many different bird species in both Mabamba and the Botanical Gardens.
Detailed 1-Day Mabamba Swamp Birding Tour
Day 1: Bird Watching in Mabamba Swamp
Your 1-Day Mabamba Swamp Birding Tour guide will pick you up early in the morning from your hotel or residence and drive you to Mabamba Swamp. When you reach the swamp, you will use a canoe (wooden boat) to go through the swamp on your quest to find the shoebill stork.
Apart from the shoebill, you will be able to see many other bird species like the papyrus gonolek, blue-breasted bee-eater, red-headed lovebird, and sun-billed stork. You will have lunch in Entebbe and thereafter visit the Entebbe Botanical Gardens, where you can spot birds such as the orange weaver and orange tufted sunbird.
In the evening, you will be driven back to your residence in Entebbe or Kampala marking the end of your Mabamba Swamp Birding tour.
- Accommodation: Not included (this is a day tour).
- Meal Plan: Lunch included.
1-Day Mabamba Swamp Tour Inclusions and Exclusions
Inclusions;
- Transport in a 4WD vehicle with a pop-up roof.
- All fuel for the tour
- English-speaking driver/guide.
- All activities described in the itinerary
- Drinking water throughout the safari.
Exclusions;
- International airfares
- Entry visa Uganda
- Personal (medical/travel) insurance
- Tips and gratuities to rangers, drivers/guides, porters, hotel staff, etc.
- All expenses of a personal nature (e.g. drinks, laundry, optional activities.)
