Uganda: Shoebill, Gorilla & Chimpanzee

his itinerary encompasses some of Uganda’s most beautiful habitats, from lush rainforest and wild savannah to wetlands and swamps, and has been carefully designed in collaboration with renowned local Uganda experts.

The journey begins and ends in Entebbe, Uganda’s only international airport, on the shores of Lake Victoria.

The western part of the country, with the richest selection of different bird species, is dedicated to intensive birding, butterflies and of course the observation of the African typical mammals. The west is home to many endemics of the Northern African Rift / Albert Rift and some species from the Congo jungle. So we see all kinds of coastal forest and savannah birds, but also highly interesting occurrences like tree-climbing lions and sheep.

The nature walk in the Entebbe Botanical Gardens alone will captivate you. Belonging to the pelican family, the eponym of this trip is the shoebill – a marvel of evolution; which we will visit right at the beginning of the trip in the Mabamba swamps. In the Bwindi rainforest we take part in the world-famous gorilla trekking, where we also observe numerous other very interesting primates; here, by the way, the permits are guaranteed! Of course, the forest elephants and giant forest pigs in Queen Elisabeth National Park are not missing either. We also want to look for chimpanzees and other primates in Kibale by means of trekking (hiking with tracking).

The experience with rare mammals, endless and colourful butterflies, fascinating reptiles and the magnificent bird species will of course also delight you at Murchison Falls / Kabalega Falls, where the Nile draws beautiful landscapes between Lake Albert and Lake Victoria!
In the Budongo Forest we will fill more memory cards with bird species of the Ituri Region (Congo), also a destination of former royal families, who had their fill of this richness of species.