7 Days Chimpanzee Habituation and Bird Watching Tour in Uganda

Uganda Birding and Chimpanzee Tracking Tour | Chimpanzee Habituation Exercise

Uganda Birding and Chimpanzee Tracking Tour

In this seven day Uganda birding tour, a healthy list of cool African rain forest birds and detailed observation of Chimpanzees way of life are targeted. Technically, Chimp habituation is a whole day activity although you can retire at leisure. You spend more time with the chimps compared to the tracking experience, you, therefore, get exposed to the detailed ways of life of man’s closest relatives.  

Detailed Itenary

DAY 1 Uganda Birding: Arrival for Uganda Birding Safari

Entebbe International Airport, transfer to the Hotel. Depending on the time of arrival, we bird Entebbe botanical Gardens or Uganda Wildlife Education Centre.

DAY 2 Uganda Birding: Birding to Kibale Forest National Park – Uganda Birding Tour

Have breakfast then the bird to Kibale Forest National Park. We will have several stops on the way if we are to increase our chances of seeing a number of the beautiful birds along, and probably some primate species.

DAY 3: Uganda Birding in the forest-Green-breasted Pitta search

Today we bird the forest for the Green-breasted Pitta other species to look out for will include; Brown Illadopsis, Brown-capped Weaver, Brown-chested Alethe, Black-headed Oriole, African Emerald Cuckoo,African Green-pigeon, Black-crowned Tchagra, African Wood Owl, African/Rwenzori/Abyssinian Hill-Babbler, Alpine Swift, Ashy Flycatcher, Barn Swallow,Black Bee-eater, Black Cuckoo,Black Cuckoo-shrike, Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, Black-and-white Mannikin, Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher, Black-billed Turaco, Black-billed Weaver,Black-faced Rufous Warbler, African Dusky Flycatcher, Black-headed Weaver,Black-necked Weaver,African/Western Citril,Black-throated Apalis, Blue-shouldered Robin-chat, Blue-throated Brown Sunbird,Blue-throated Roller, African Blue Flycatcher, Bocage’ Bush-shrike,Bronze Mannikin, Zebra Waxbill,Bronze Sunbird, and many more.

DAY 4: Birding and Chimpanzee Habituation

After an early breakfast, we take on the Chimpanzee habituation experience. Technically, this is a whole day activity but you can retire at leisure. you spend more time with the chimps compared to the tracking experience, you therefore get exposed to the detailed ways of life of man’s closest relatives.

DAY 5: Birding Uganda Tour in Sebitore and Bigodi Swamp

This morning we bird the sebitore sector of Kibale Forest National Park for the Joyful Greenbul and a number of other species and in the afternoon we bird Bigodi swamp for Papyrus endemics and water birds. In Bigodi we expect the Papyrus Gonolek, Papyrus Canary, just to mention but a few.

DAY 6 Uganda Birding: Birding to Entebbe

DAY 7 Uganda Birding: End of Chimpanzee Tracking and Birding Tour – Departure

Tour Highlights

Departs: Entebbe International Airport Tour Length: 7 Days Focus: Birding | Chimpanzee Tracking Key Species: Orange Weaver, Green-breasted Pitta, Chimpanzee Expected # of birds: 250 Species Birding Pace: Moderate Physical Difficulty: Moderate Group Limit: Maximum 8 Bird Photography: Can be difficult in the forest