1 Day Shoebill Tracking in Mabamba

This birding safari takes you to a place called Mabamba bay wetland Located in Wakiso district. It is a small village of Kasanje just 40 kilometers away from Uganda’s capital Kampala, Mabamba wetland has become a prominent destination for birding safaris among local and international travelers. Birding safaris in Uganda are carried out in different places in Uganda and mamba has proven to be one of the top birding destinations for birders. It features over 260 species of birds that are currently recorded and because of it its great potential as a tourist attraction, it was declared as the Ramser Site way back in 2006.

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1-day tour to Mabamba swamp which is famously known as a home for the rare shoebill stork enables you to watch these birds here at their favorite home. Mabamba swamp/wetland is about 60km from Kampala and it takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes to get there using Masaka or Entebbe road in Kasane town. The swamp attaches Busi Island to the fishing village at Kasanje and the common catches of fish here are tilapia and lungfish. The swamp vegetation mainly has papyrus grass with beautiful hills around it.

The driver picks the visitor in the morning after taking their breakfast and drives you to Mabamba swamp where you are transferred to wooden boats that move on the small streams of the wetland expecting to sight some shoebill storks that have a habit of searching for fish in the water weed. They are on rare occasions seen on the mainland. Each boat carries 3 people so that they will watch the birds well. A minimum of 3 hours will be spent on the water depending on when you spot the shoe-bill stork, though the activity can go on for a full day.

Includes

  • Transport- picking you up from your residence, to the swamp and back to the hotel or airport
  • An English speaking driver guide
  • Packed lunch and soda
  • Bottled water

Excludes

  • Tips for the guide
  • Alcoholic drinks and cigarette

Includes

  • Transport- picking you up from your residence, to the swamp and back to the hotel or airport
  • An English speaking driver guide
  • Packed lunch and soda
  • Bottled water

Excludes

  • Tips for the guide
  • Alcoholic drinks and cigarette

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