A 12-day Uganda birding safari through Bwindi, Mgahinga, the Rwenzori foothills, and Semliki, targeting over 20 Albertine Rift endemics.
Overview
Uganda holds one of Africa’s richest concentrations of birdlife, but the Albertine Rift is its crown jewel. This arc of mountains and forest hosts species found nowhere else, and many of them are rare, secretive, or highly localized.
On this 12-day birding safari, you’ll move through Uganda’s finest ecological hotspots—Mgahinga, Bwindi, the Rwenzori Mountains, and Semliki—tracking more than 20 Albertine Rift endemics alongside an extraordinary sweep of Central African forest birds.
This isn’t a casual birdwatching trip. The focus is sharp: the elusive Grauer’s Rush Warbler in the swamps, the dazzling Regal Sunbird in the montane forests, the rare African Green Broadbill at Mubwindi Swamp.
Along the way, the habitats themselves are spectacular—from the bamboo-clad slopes of Sabinyo to the tangled heart of Bwindi Impenetrable. For those who love both precision and adventure, this is Uganda birding at its most intense.
Highlights
- Track over 20 Albertine Rift endemics, including Rwenzori Turaco, Shelley’s Crimson-wing, and Purple-breasted Sunbird.
- Bird Mgahinga’s Sabinyo Gorge, a mosaic of bamboo and montane forest alive with elusive specialties.
- Spend two full days at Ruhija and Mubwindi Swamp—prime territory for the African Green Broadbill.
- Explore Bwindi’s Buhoma trails for forest rarities, sunbirds, and mixed flocks.
- Search the Rwenzori foothills for Stuhlmann’s Double-collared Sunbird and Grauer’s Cuckoo-shrike.
- Bird Semliki’s lowland forests and the Kirumia Trail, with strong West African influence.
