The Top 03 locations for shoebill tracking in Uganda are Mabamba Swamp in Entebbe, Lugogo Swamp in Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary, and the Nile Delta Area inside Murchison Falls National Park.
Top 03 Locations for shoebill tracking in Uganda
Seated on the mighty Lake Victoria – the world’s second-largest lake after Lake Superior, Mabamba Swamp is home to the vulnerable shoebill Stork. Mabamba Swamp is easily accessed from Entebbe using a traditional motorized canoe. Although shoebill tracking in the Mabamba swamp can be done in the morning and afternoon, we prefer tracking in the morning when the temperatures are cool. The best time to track the shoebill in Mabamba Swamp is in the dry season from January-March
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Recommend Trip: Half-Day Mabamba Shoebill Tracking Tour.
Accessible through the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the Lugogo swamp is among the top 09 places to indulge in Shoebill tracking In Uganda.
A visit to Lugogo Swamp for shoebill tracking can easily be combined with Rhino Tracking at Zziwa, Chimpanzee tracking in Budongo Forest, Shoebill tracking In Murchison Falls, a boat safari to the falls and a game viewing safari in Murchison Falls National Park.
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Shoebill Tracking In Murchison Falls National Park is done at the Delta area – a spot where the Nile divides into Lake Albert and the Albert Nile – which continues further north through Sudan into the Mediterranean Sea.
While the delta area is popular for shoebill Tracking, it is also home to a variety of other beautiful Ugandan birds. Shoebill Tracking in Murchison Falls National Park is best done on a boat Safari down-stream. Alternatively, one can opt to take the boat trip one way to track the shoebill, and later join a guide on a game drive through the savannah plains of the gigantic Murchison Falls National Park.
** Taking a one-way boat safari requires proper planning. A packed lunch is recommended, and your guide must be informed to wait for you at the delta area. If booked with Realm Africa Safaris™, we take care of all this!
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