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Uganda Birding Circuits

Uganda’s birding circuits combine a diversity of bird-rich habitats characterized by montane rainforests, extensive marshes and wetlands, wooded grasslands where a checklist of over 1080 species occur. Bird highlights include; the prehistoric Shoebill, Uganda’s Endemics, Albertine Endemics and more.

Birding at Umusambi Village – Kigali

Umusambi Village is an excellently restored wetland lying on the edges of Kigali City and offers a rewarding day-birding on any of Rwanda birding tours. The sanctuary covers an area of over 21 hectares established as a Grey-crowned Crane sanctuary whose mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and release these species back into the wild.

Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary – Primates and Birding Walks

Bigodi wetlands offer excellent activities that include; primates watching tours to encounter over 8 species of primates, birding walks and community experiences where you engage in demonstrative coffee expereince, banana gin process, a visit to traditional healer and women groups.

Birding Lutembe Bay

Lutembe Bay is a Ramsar Site and an Important Bird Area that supports a diversity of over 110 checklist of species that include large congregations of Palearctic Migrants, Lake Victoria Biome species and resident waders.

Hiking Guide to Mount Elgon

Mount Elgon lying along the Uganda and Kenya border line offers rewarding hiking expereince from One-Day hikes to Multi-Day hikes to its Wagagai peak of 4321m. Hiking trails to the summit include Sasa Hiking Trail, Sipi Hiking Trail, Bushiyi Hiking Trail and Piswa Hiking Trail.

Discover Fort Portal Crater Lakes

Fort portal’s dozens of crater lakes are a hotspot for active outdoor adventure including hiking, walking tours, cycling, horse riding and engaging guided community experiences where visitors visit homesteads for coffee and vanilla demonstrative activities among others.

Volcano Hiking in Rwanda

Volcano hiking experience at Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park: explore the towering peaks that form the greater Virunga Mountain Range chain…

Lake Ihema Boat Cruise Safaris in Akagera NP

Lake Ihema offers exciting boat cruise safari experiences tailored for different interests. Wildlife cruises explore the lake edges to bring you up-close to a variety of game, while other cruises include dedicated birdwatching and sunset trips.

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