1-Day Shoe Bill stork tracking-
ID: GYG732162-1188169
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Country: Uganda
Country: Uganda
Duration: 10:00 hours
Description
1-Day Shoe Bill tracking tour is a short exhilarating bird safari that takes you to lush Mabamba swamp for an incredible encounter with the pre-historic shoebill stork
Overview
1 Day ShoeBill tracking tour is a short exhilarating bird safari that takes you to lush Mabamba swamp for an incredible encounter with the pre-historic shoebill stork.
The swamp is every birder’s dream destination that hosts over 260 bird species, for example, shoebill storks, papyrus gonolek, herons, ibis, kingfishers, sunbirds, weaver birds, saddle-billed storks, and fish eagles among others.
Bird watching is the main highlight of the Mabamba Swamp but apart from the shoebill storks and other bird species, you can spot countless butterfly species that will leave you awestruck.
Travel with us for unique and exceptional birding excursion
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Full Day Birding around the swamp
Early in the morning, you will be pick from your hotel by the driver guide and then embark on a 1hour drive from Kampala to Mabamba swamp.
Upon arriving at Mabamba swamp, you will team up with a local guide who take you for a 2-hour canoe ride sailing around the dense swamp vegetation in search of the desperate dragon predator Shoe Bill Stork and other colorful bird species plus beautiful butterflies.
You will capture the best moments of the shoebill hunting for its prey in the swamp waters. Enjoy the sweet melody sounds of birds and nature.
Retreat from the experience, have lunch on the hotel prescribed, and then embark on the journey back to Kampala.
End of the 1 Day Mabamba Swamp tour. Thanks for choosing SilverBird tours
Overview
1 Day ShoeBill tracking tour is a short exhilarating bird safari that takes you to lush Mabamba swamp for an incredible encounter with the pre-historic shoebill stork.
The swamp is every birder’s dream destination that hosts over 260 bird species, for example, shoebill storks, papyrus gonolek, herons, ibis, kingfishers, sunbirds, weaver birds, saddle-billed storks, and fish eagles among others.
Bird watching is the main highlight of the Mabamba Swamp but apart from the shoebill storks and other bird species, you can spot countless butterfly species that will leave you awestruck.
Travel with us for unique and exceptional birding excursion
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Full Day Birding around the swamp
Early in the morning, you will be pick from your hotel by the driver guide and then embark on a 1hour drive from Kampala to Mabamba swamp.
Upon arriving at Mabamba swamp, you will team up with a local guide who take you for a 2-hour canoe ride sailing around the dense swamp vegetation in search of the desperate dragon predator Shoe Bill Stork and other colorful bird species plus beautiful butterflies.
You will capture the best moments of the shoebill hunting for its prey in the swamp waters. Enjoy the sweet melody sounds of birds and nature.
Retreat from the experience, have lunch on the hotel prescribed, and then embark on the journey back to Kampala.
End of the 1 Day Mabamba Swamp tour. Thanks for choosing SilverBird tours
Highlights
- The prehistoric ShoeBill Stork tracking
- Mabamba Swamp
- Canoe riding on the tranquil waters of Lake Victoria
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.