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Kampala, Uganda tel: +256(0) 414 581 479 | enquiries@birdinginparadise.com | www.birdinginparadise.com

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Bird watching in Uganda and Rwanda

Birding in Paradise Safaris is special interest safari company and wildlife tour operator specialising in Birdwatching Uganda tours, and wildlife tours in both Uganda and Rwanda. As an eco-tourism friendly company and a film co-ordinating company based in Kampala it is run with a lot of emphasis on conservation and the environment.

Birding in Paradise Safaris offer exceptional birding watching in Uganda and Rwanda tours for small guided groups predominantly centred around Africa birding with unique itineraries tailor made to meet client requirements. A number of the Uganda tours offered will visit the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (a tropical birding paradise), Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Semliki National Park amongst a variety of others.

As a special interest birding safaris company employing only knowledgeable and experienced guides, it ensures that birders and clients enjoy a trip of a life time. The guides are fluent in English with an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of wildlife spotting, identification, behaviour and of-course general tourism.

Birding in Paradise Safaris offer relaxed birdwatching holidays for small guided groups. Group sizes range from 1 to 6 people, occasionally 12 people which involves usage of two vehicles and an additional guide.

7 Day Uganda Tour

Birding in Paradise Uganda Tour

This 7 day tour will take you to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Murchison falls and Kidepo

Valley National Parks. River crossing and an early game drive at Murchison Falls National Park which is famous for the big mammals like elephants, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, Lelwel Hartebeest, Oribi, Defassa Waterbuck, Uganda Kob, Lions and more.Pricing from US$ 1,400 per person.

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10 Day Uganda Tour

Abby Roller

This 10 day tour will take you to Lake Mburo, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Queen

Elizabeth and Kibale Forest National Parks. Lake Mburo National Park is home to 320 bird species and 68 mammal species and will include a game drive to look for animals like the gorgeous Eland, Zebra, Impala, Buffalo, Reedbuck, Topi, Waterbuck Bushbuck, Hippos, Oribi, Bush-duiker and others.Pricing from US$ 1,935 per person.

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13 Day Uganda Tour

Mayer's Parrot

This 13 day tour will take you to Mabamba Swamp, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Kidepo Valley,

and Murchison Falls National Parks. Look out for birds like Raptors, Rock Pratincole, Crested Francolin, White-headed Barbet, Narina Trogon, Red-throated Bee-eater, Rufous-sided Broadbill, Silverbird, Red-cheeked Cordon blue, Waxbills, Finches, Sunbirds, Canaries among others. Pricing from US$ 3,315 per person.

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14 Day Uganda Tour

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This 14 day tour will take you to Mabamba Wet land, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi

Impenetrable Forest and Lake Mburo National Parks. Tours includes Chimp walk as you look out for other Primates like Red Colobus, Black and white Colobus, Grey-cheeked Mangabey, Olive Baboon, Red tailed Monkey, L’Hoest’s Monkey among others. Pricing from US$ 2,310 per person.

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19 Day Uganda Tour

Uganda Shoebill Stork

This 19 day tour will take you to Mabamba Wet land, Murchison Falls, Budongo Forest, Kibale,

Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Lake Mburo National Parks. This tour includes a safari looking out for mammals like the graceful Giraffe, Uganda Kob, Defassa Waterbuck, Buffaloes, Elephants, Warthog, and when lucky a Lion and Cheeta among others. Pricing from US$ 3,930.

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For more bird watching in Uganda and Rwanda tours visit the Birding in Paradise Safaris website

Please note Birding in Paradise Safaris reserves the right to change listed pricing anytime at their discretion. Please contact them directly to confirm.

Regal Sunbird

Tropical Birding Africa

Found in Uganda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania.

The Regal Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.

Dusky Crimsonswing

Birding in Uganda

The dusky crimsonwing is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa,

Uganda and Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.

Mountain Masked Apalis

African Mountain Masked Apalis

The mountain masked apalis first described in 1902 is also known as the black-faced

apalis, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Uganda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.

Rwenzori Turaco

Rwenzori Turaco

It is monotypic within the genus Ruwenzorornis, a herbivorous bird and it is a

species of bird in the Musophagidae family. Found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.

African Scops Owl

African Scops

Is difficult to sight due to its camouflage, small size and cryptic behaviour even though

it gives a distinctive “prrrp” at five second intervals. During roosting in daylight, this species extends its ear tufts to give the impression of a tree branch, making it easily overlooked. Primary habitat is woodland, especially Mopane and Okavango.

Shoebill Stork

Uganda Birding Tour - Shoebill Stork

Also known as whalehead or shoe-billed stork,it is a very large stork-like bird that derives its

name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. Some authorities have now reclassified it with the Pelecaniformes.

Mayer’s Parrot

Uganda Mayer's Parrot

The Meyer’s parrot is a small stocky African parrot, about 21 cm, 90-130g. They display a

dull brown head, back and tail, green or blue-green abdomen, blue rump and bright yellow markings on the carpal joint of the wings.

Black-Headed Gonolek

Black-Headed Gonolek

Is a distinctively coloured bush-shrike bird species generally shy and retiring,

though when in close proximity to human habitation and gardens, it often becomes much bolder. It also has a very distinctive call which it makes in concert with its partner.

Saddle-billed Stork

Saddle-billed Stork

The saddle-billed stork is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. It is a

widespread species which is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan Africa.

Variable Sunbird

Tropical birding - Variable Sunbird

The variable sunbird also known as a yellow-bellied sunbird, Cinnyris venustus

(formerly Nectarinia venusta), which largely feeds on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young.

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Heidi W.
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July 2018 Uganda Dream Trip

WOW….a million times over! My expectations were beyond exceeded. I could not believe h…. Show More

WOW….a million times over! My expectations were beyond exceeded. I could not believe how many gorgeous creatures, leopards, chimpanzees, gorillas and birds included, we saw, and how pleasant in all respects the trip was. Johnnie is a dream guide – he knows everything and tries to learn more, he likes to share his knowledge. He is just a genius, in my opinion – just a master guide. I could go on safari everyday with him! Words cannot express how breathless the trip left me.…. Show Less

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Guy Flint
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Fantastic

Thanks a million to Agnes Joy K of Birding in Paradise Safaris Ltd. You not only organised…. Show More

Thanks a million to Agnes Joy K of Birding in Paradise Safaris Ltd. You not only organised today’s trip to Mabamba Swamp but drove us there and back in good cheer. You and Judith were fantastic tour guides and your knowledge of east African birds helped us positively identify many exotic birds we’d never seen before. You saved the best til last as the boat ride to get up close to a shoebill was thrilling! A rare bird and a prized ‘tick’ to be treasured forever. Can’t wait to come on on safari with you again :)))))))))))))))))))…. Show Less

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Kiptoo James
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Excellent

It was a wonderful experience,it was my first time meeting Johnnie in person who proved to…. Show More

It was a wonderful experience,it was my first time meeting Johnnie in person who proved to be the best of the best not only in wildlife but also,creating awareness on conservation to all the people we
encountered throughout the 10 days birding gorilla trip.
The route was amazing accommodations were great apart from the crested crane which should be Grey crowned crane.I wish more wildlife should be added to Lake mburo.
I must say thank you to Agnes and Johnnie for making that trip a success.…. Show Less

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Eva Tracy Nyakaisiki
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Wonderful Experiences with Birding In Paradise Safaris

Birding in Paradise rocks!!!! Thanks for making my in country travel dreams become a reali…. Show More

Birding in Paradise rocks!!!! Thanks for making my in country travel dreams become a reality – Last year, it was Queen Elizabeth N.P at Enganzi and this year it was the Kasenge resort beach for the camp activities and Griffins falls camps in Mabira for the ziplining.. be sure i will contact the company again and again cause you are reliable and very efficient.
Keep up the great work Agnes J.K and Johnnie K…. Show Less

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Ivan Baguma
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The Domestic Tourist

Its a new experience that has been existent for a while, fun, adventurous, amicable expert…. Show More

Its a new experience that has been existent for a while, fun, adventurous, amicable experts and people with passion, new friends, networking, inclusive. Definitely add this to your bucket list.…. Show Less

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Alicia and Art Hulse
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Arthur and Alicia Hulse; 12th July 2016 to 25th July 2016. (American Citizens from North Carolina)

My wife and I have gone on birding and general wildlife tours on six continents and to ove…. Show More

My wife and I have gone on birding and general wildlife tours on six continents and to over 30 countries. As a result, I speak from experience when I say that our recent birding and gorilla trekking tour with Birding in Paradise was one of the very best tours we have ever been on. There are a number of things that made this trip so enjoyable and productive, but they really boil down to Johnnie and Agnes.

Agnes works in the office and takes care of all of the pre-trip details. I don’t think that I ever sent Agnes an e-mail that wasn’t promptly answered in less than a day. Her helpful information about climatic conditions, visa applications, post-trip accommodations and many other inquiries was excellent. I thank her very much for the wonderful job she did.

Johnnie was amazing. His knowledge of the avifauna of Uganda resulted in us having a final trip list of over 350 species of birds. This included unique, secretive and or rare species. Among these were shoebills, finfoots, African Green Boradbills, Green-breasted pittas, white-backed night heron and a host of Albertine Rift endemics. His knowledge is not limited to the birds as he has extensive knowledge of the mammals as well. He and Agnes arranged a gorilla trek for us while we were staying at Bwindi National Park. It was an amazing experience to spend an hour with the magnificent animals. During our birding trip we were able to observe, often in great detail, 29 other species of mammals.

Johnnie is, in addition to his ability to located and then assist us in locating the birds and mammals, an extremely enjoyable travel companion. He is extremely friendly, has a marvelous sense of humor, and has a deep love and concern for the environment.

Our accommodations at all six locations where great. All of our rooms were comfortable and spacious with comfortable beds and excellent bathrooms. Meals were well-prepared and varied. The staff at the various locations were fun and a pleasure to be around.

Our vehicle was a very comfortable and reliable Toyota Landcruiser with a pop-up top for game viewing.

I strongly recommend that if you want to do a private birding or general wildlife tour of Uganda that you select Birding in Paradise.…. Show Less

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Roland and Ann Gifford
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Roland and Ann Gifford ( Dec 26th 2015 to Jan 9th 2016)

Hi, Johnnie,
Just a quick thank you for our recent Birding Tour with you which was deligh…. Show More

Hi, Johnnie,
Just a quick thank you for our recent Birding Tour with you which was delightful from beginning to end. We saw over 400 species with you in 15 days of which 91 were lifers for us. We haven’t finished going through the 10,000+ photos we took yet but you will be pleased to know that Roland was able to get his camera fixed. 🙂 The whole tour was well organised from beginning to end and we stayed in some truly wonderful spots. We particularly appreciated your arranging for us to eat local food throughout – it was very good of the lodges to comply with this request and we are appreciative of their co-operation. I have not finished my full report yet because I have been tied up with Jury Service since our return, but as soon as I have completed it, I will send you a copy. Here is a foretaste:
“We used Johnnie K Kamugisha of Birding in Paradise Safaris. We had met and talked to him a few times at Bird Fair where he had impressed us with his enthusiasm. He and Agnes were very helpful when we were planning an itinerary and were always prompt in answering all our queries, no matter how small. Johnnie is well-travelled and speaks excellent English. He is friendly cannot be faulted on his birding skills, calling them all the time and spotting the tiniest of birds in an instant. He rarely uses play-back as he is so good at imitating and calling in birds himself, having veritable conversations with them. He cracked me up every time he saw a bird and charted its progress as it was just like listening to a football commentary! When we arrived, we told Johnnie we didn’t want any rubbish international food but preferred to eat local food so he telephoned ahead and arranged exactly that everywhere we stayed. We very much appreciated him making the effort and are very grateful to ALL the lodges we stayed in for acquiescing to this request. We ate some truly excellent food and are hoping that our favorite takeaway in Preston can introduce Rolex to their menu. “…. Show Less

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WOW....a million times over! My expectations were beyond exceeded. I could not believe how many gorgeous creatures, leopards,...Read More
Heidi W. 29 Oct
Thanks a million to Agnes Joy K of Birding in Paradise Safaris Ltd. You not only organised today's trip to...Read More
Guy Flint 03 Jul

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