Private Luxury Uganda Birding Safaris & Packages For 2025

Kabira Uganda Safaris emphasizes quality Luxury Birding in Uganda/long Uganda birding safaris from 8 to over 21 days all through the top birding destinations in search of all kinds of bird species in the country.

Whether you are an avid or a novice birder, a professional Uganda bird watching tour guide will help all through the long safari in Uganda.

In Africa Uganda is among the best birding destinations with the fact that there a few birding destinations in the world where over 600 bird species are in a single national park. However, Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park has more than 600 bird species recorded within its boundaries.

To have a Luxury birding in Uganda/Long Uganda birding tour is an opportunity to see as many birds as possible while birding Uganda. In reference to size, Nigel Wheatley a professional conservationist and an ornithological consultant author of Where to Watch Birds in Africa states that;

“In terms of its size, Uganda is the richest country for birds in Africa.”

Many more authors including Philip Briggs have considered Uganda highly when it comes to bird species and therefore a destination you should consider for an African birding tour.

For your long tours, you can go bird watching in search of the savannah bird species, forest birds, Albertine rift endemics and all kinds of birds.

Bird watching safaris in Uganda can be customized as Luxury, Mid-range or budget depending on the desire of the traveler.

Some of the bird species that can be seen during Uganda birding tours include the Marabou storks, Long Crested Eagle, Black Bee-Eater, Doherty’s Bushshrike, Saddle-billed Stork, Green-Breasted Pitta, Standard-Winged Nightjar, Black Breasted Barbet, Bar-tailed Trogon, Chocolate Backed Kingfisher, White-faced whistling-duck, Fulvous whistling-duck, African Spoonbill, Yellow-billed Oxpecker, White-backed duck, Knob-billed duck, Egyptian goose, African green-pigeon, Karamoja Apalis and many more.

Best time for bird watching Tours in Uganda

With the different habitats birding safaris in Uganda can be undertaken all year round depending on the destination. However, the best time for birding in Uganda for most of the destinations is during the months of late May to September.

Uganda as has 2 seasons in the south, the dry season being June –August and December – February and the rainy season March –May and September – November. To the north, late March – early November is the wet season and November – March being the rainy season. None of these weather conditions are extreme and birding safaris can be done any time.

Uganda Bird Safari

Luxury Uganda Birding Safaris

With more than 1,066 species of birds—representing over half of Africa’s bird species and eleven percent of the world’s total—Ugandan birdwatching safaris are famously excellent. Because of its many ecosystems, Uganda is a paradise for avian residents and visitors alike. Because of its varied habitats—including rainforests, savannahs, marshes, and mountainous regions—and its small size—about the same as Britain—the country is home to a high concentration of bird species.

Uganda is home to an enormous variety of bird species, in large part due to the country’s unparalleled range of environments. There are a number of conservation areas and birding hotspots across the nation known as Important Bird Areas (IBAs). To make the most of their time there, tourists can hire local guides who are experts in bird identification to point out both common and uncommon species.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is well-known as a birdwatcher’s paradise due to its abundance of rare and endangered species, while Mabamba Bay Wetland is a popular destination for those hoping to see the elusive Shoebill stork.Ugandan birdwatching safaris provide a wide range of activities to suit individual preferences. Adventurers can go on game drives in savannah parks, take a boat ride on lakes and rivers, or go for a stroll through verdant woodlands.

Uganda is a fantastic place for birdwatching safaris due to its varied habitats, abundant biodiversity, and expert local guides. The best places to go birdwatching in Uganda are these: