4 Days Mabamba Shoebill and Kibale Chimpanzees
A short route for two of Uganda’s best encounters: the shoebill in the papyrus of Mabamba and wild chimpanzees in Kibale Forest, with the forest birds of Bigodi Wetland in between. Days are paced around dawn. If the Green-breasted Pitta is your target, your guide will have you in the forest before first light.
4 Days Queen Elizabeth Birding Safari
Queen Elizabeth holds a list of more than 600 species, drawn by the mix of open plains, crater lakes, papyrus swamps and lowland forest. This short route spends most of its time in the park. It involves early starts and a long drive at each end, so it suits birders who want a quick, rich […]
5 Days Mabamba and Murchison Falls Birding Safari
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
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
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
The south, the west and the capital: Andasibe, Ranomafana, Isalo, Ifaty and the baobabs of Morondava, in fifteen days.
8 Days Andasibe and Sainte Marie
Indri at Andasibe, then four nights on the whale island of Sainte Marie, from Antananarivo.
7 Days North Madagascar: Ankarana and Diego Suarez
The limestone tsingy, caves and night walks of Ankarana, and the bay at Diego Suarez, in the dry north.
12 Days Classic Madagascar
The whole classic route: Andasibe, Antsirabe, Ranomafana, Isalo and Ifaty, by road, with a flight home.
10 Days Madagascar South: Ranomafana, Isalo and Ifaty
Antsirabe, the rainforest at Ranomafana, the canyons of Isalo and the lagoon at Ifaty, by road.
7 Days Isalo and Ifaty Beach
Three nights in the canyons of Isalo, then three on the lagoon at Ifaty, with flights from Antananarivo.
10 Days Lemurs, Isalo and Nosy Be
Indri at Andasibe, the canyons of Isalo and a beach finish on Nosy Be, by road and light flights.