2 or more children get 50% discount, based on the price of two adults. Children must be accompanied by an adult.Infant seats available however send us reminder request by email.Pickup time will be sent via email or WhatsApp to you a few days prior to your tour.8 people maximum to ensure a small-group tour.Confirmation will be received by email at time of booking within 24 hours or WhatsApp.We will send a message 24 hours prior departure by email or text to inform you on the specific pick-up time at your hotel as well as the name of your guide and the telephone number. Please include the address of your accommodation when booking. Traveler pickup is offered – We will pick you up from any hotel or apartment in Kampala/Entebbe. After transfer back to your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe. A chance to taste some local food for lunch.

Experience being north and south hemisphere at ago. On a canoe tour, look out for Harmer kop, papyrus gonolek calling, yellow billed ducks, Spur winged goose, purple and Squacco Herons, Palm-nut vultures, purple swampen, African Jacana, African Marsh – Harrier, Intermediate Egret, Wood Sandpiper, Malakite Kingfisher, Long-toed Lapwing, African Black Crake, Gargany, and White-faced Whistling Duck.įinish your day with a trip to equator. Right by the shores is a tree with a massive amount of nesting village weaver birds. Mabamba Bay is the only place in Uganda with high chances of spotting the shoebill.

Unfortunately, she will let one (the weaker one) to die leaving the other which appears healthy and strong. Listen to Amazing stories including laying 2 eggs and has been known to hatch 2 chicks. Shoebills like this bay because there is plenty of fish and the area has an extensive marsh which local people have been passionate to protect. The bird’s massive beak and brilliant large eyes are usually noticed first. Local guides continue scanning around the mash for this amazing bird to behold and certainly one of the world’s most iconic. Recent sightings indicate Mabamba boasts of 9-15 shoebills and is a must-visit place for birders who come to Uganda. Getting on a motorized canoe in search for this pre-historic bird is a great experience. It takes 1.5 hours from Kampala City and /or an hour’s drive from Entebbe city to Mabamba bay – a massive papyrus swamp.Ĭanoe ride: You will board wooden boats with engine and there after traditional peddle canoeing in search of mainly the Shoebill which usually hides in the mash to looking for fish.

Located at least 57kms from Kampala city. Pass by townships and local suburbs on mixed surfaced and fairly maintained dirty roads, arriving at Mabamba bay landing site. Transfer by private car to Mabamba bay on Lake Victoria. What to expect – 1 Day Mabamba swamp bird watching Shoebill Experience and Equator: Itineraryħ am meet your private guide at your hotel. TIP: We can customize any tour and can start any date. A chance to taste some local food for lunch The shoebill’s feet and claws look very similar to many dinosaur fossils, including two that it is believed these birds came from. Mabamba swamp is characterized by small channels of marsh-filled water and lagoons and is a habitat to the shoe-bill This being a recognized International Ramser site, a local community association was formed which is tasked to preserve it for future generations. On your 1 Day Mabamba swamp bird watching tourĪt 2424hectares, Mabamba swamp bird watching tour is one of the few remaining on Lake Victoria. Their beaks are massive shaped like shoes. Like all birds, shoebills are a descendant of dinosaurs. 1 Day Mabamba swamp bird watching Shoebill Experience and Equator 1 Day | Mabamba Swampġ Day Mabamba swamp bird watching Experience Shoebills, Africa’s endemic bird species that live only in marshy places.

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