Glide through the papyrus of Mabamba Swamp in search of the shoebill, then lunch by Lake Victoria in Entebbe.
The shoebill looks like something left over from the age of dinosaurs, and Mabamba Swamp, an hour from Entebbe, is the easiest place in Uganda to find one. You go out at first light in a wooden canoe with a local guide who knows exactly where the birds have been fishing.
It is the perfect first or last day of a Uganda journey, and it fits neatly around an international flight.
Uganda
Luxury safari
Handpicked luxury lodges and camps, chosen for their setting, service and guiding.
Private safari
Your own vehicle and guide for the whole journey, never shared with other travellers.
Made to measure
Change the pace, a lodge or an activity and we rebuild the itinerary around you.
Start any day
Travel on the dates that suit you, subject to lodge and permit availability.
Solo travellers welcome
Priced for one on request, with the single supplement shown under Rates.
Pace and fitness
Relaxed, fitness: easy.
We collect you from your Entebbe hotel before dawn and cross to Nakiwogo by the short ferry. At Mabamba a community guide paddles you into the channels of the swamp, where shoebills stand motionless waiting for lungfish. Mornings are also rich with jacanas, herons and kingfishers. After two or three hours on the water we drive back for lunch by the lake, with time for the Entebbe Botanical Gardens before your flight or hotel.
Important to know
Rates per person
| Season | Solo | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 5 people | 6 people | 7+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All year | US$288 | US$240 | US$226 | US$226 | US$226 | US$226 | Get quote |
Prices are per person, in US dollars, and depend on the number of travellers sharing the vehicle and guide. They are sample rates for planning and will be confirmed when you enquire, as lodge and permit prices change each year.
Best time for this trip Jun to Mar
Pack light, neutral colours for game drives, a warm fleece for early mornings, a sun hat and good sunscreen. Light aircraft have a soft-bag limit of 15 kg per person including hand luggage, so leave the hard suitcases at home.
Made to measure
Every Uwera safari is private. Slow the pace, add a night by a lake, swap a lodge or bring the children: tell us in your request and we will rebuild the itinerary around you.
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