Signature ExperienceA thousand wings over the wetlands
Over 1,400 Species
East Africa is one of the richest birding regions on earth
From the prehistoric shoebill standing motionless in the papyrus to the great grey crowned cranes that dance across the wetlands, this is a corner of the world where birdsong is the first thing you hear at dawn and the last at dusk. Uganda alone records over 1,000 species in a country the size of Britain — more than half of all the birds in Africa.Our guides are specialist birders. They know the calls, the seasons, and the exact bend in the swamp where the shoebill fishes at first light.Mabamba Swamp
A Ramsar wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, poled by dugout canoe through corridors of papyrus. The near-guaranteed place to meet the shoebill — that ancient, unblinking giant — alongside African jacanas, malachite kingfishers and papyrus gonoleks.
Best Time
When to travel for birds
Birding is rewarding year-round, but the best months are the drier seasons — June to September and December to February — when trails are passable and resident species are joined by migrants from November to April.Begin
