5 Days Mabamba and Murchison Falls Birding Safari

A shoebill stork in lush green forest

This route links Uganda’s best-known shoebill spot with the forest of Kaniyo Pabidi and the Nile at Murchison Falls, with more than 450 species on the way. It is a good first birding trip: three habitats, two boat trips and a game drive, in five days.

6 Days Mabamba, Lake Mburo and Queen Elizabeth

Shoebill stork standing in tall grass

Three very different habitats in six days: the papyrus swamps of Mabamba, the acacia woodland of Lake Mburo and the plains, craters and channels of Queen Elizabeth. It works well for a birder travelling with someone who prefers mammals, with a walk among zebra and giraffe and a day searching for tree-climbing lions.

9 Days Mgahinga and Bwindi Forest Birding

Broad-crowned tree over the forested slopes near Bwindi

This is a route for serious forest birders. It follows the Albertine Rift endemics through the high bamboo of Mgahinga and the misty ridges of Ruhija to the lower trails of Buhoma, with more than twenty-five localised species in reach. It is demanding walking at altitude, and every day is planned around the forest’s best […]

15 Days Grand Madagascar

Dirt road through the baobabs of Madagascar

The south, the west and the capital: Andasibe, Ranomafana, Isalo, Ifaty and the baobabs of Morondava, in fifteen days.

12 Days Classic Madagascar

Dirt road through the baobabs of Madagascar

The whole classic route: Andasibe, Antsirabe, Ranomafana, Isalo and Ifaty, by road, with a flight home.

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