Previous post You must carry this document with you throughout the tour. Photos. Video. Come and see this for yourself. Travelers Cheques are not widely accepted and it is very difficult or impossible to pay by credit card outside the cities.

Kampala is an ideal place for this species, with so many bat colonies in old roofs, food is not a problem. Image Achilles Byaruhanga, Nature UgandaA Long-Crested Eagle watched me from a telegraph post when I first viewed my new house; I took it as a good sign.
In most lodges it is possible to charge your batteries.Visitors without experience of African roads are advised to travel with a 4x4 vehicle driven by a knowledgeable driver/guide, rather than self-drive.All our guides are well trained in "Defensive Driving".Please mind that washrooms along the road are sometimes not to European standards, for example squatting toilets, no flushing toilets or no toilet paper available. Like the locals say: T.I.A.

To many Kampalans, I may as well live in De Bush!You can set your watch by the sound of the early morning birdsong in Uganda, more or less constant throughout the year, thanks to the country’s position on the Equator. Scavenging birds are very conspicuous in Kampala and a number of counts have been made of their numbers since the 1970s.

Route. Photos. … It is advisable to get the most updated copy.Kazinga Tours is established in 2006, so we celebrate our 14th anniversary this yearThis website (or parts of it including the photos) is copyrighted by Kazinga Tours Ltd. At 8.00 in the morning meet and greet with your driver guide. One of Kampala’s best kept secrets is Kampala is a great destination for birding! XXYou’d be up and able for this walk Pa, not too many hills on this one (unlike so much of Kampala).What a fantastic post. Here's one on the edge of Lake Victoria, just a few km away. Day 1. I can’t wait to visit Uganda some day and enjoy some African urban birding!Thanks Mike! It really makes me want to come back and to be 30 again – or even 40. During safari we use custom made safari vehicles, custom made for an optimal view of the wildlife.
We advise to bring some Dollars for daily expenses and tips.The unit of currency is the Tanzanian Shilling. Image Achilles Byaruhanga, Nature UgandaI work in the centre of the capital and live in Bukasa, just 4 miles outside town – or less, as the Pied Crow flies. birds with buffaloes in the background on the shores of the Kazinga Channel, connecting Lake Edward with Lake George Crested Cranes grazing in a field in Western Uganda. But for all this, Kampala is still a birder’s dream with over 300 species. Birding Kampala. No looking back  – only up David has a few Urban Birding tips to get you started:My gosh I enjoyed that Cha! The swamp is only a short drive from Kampala and has numerous water birds. Banana plantations and cassava plots metamorphose overnight. For wildlife, the best guidebook is ‘Watching Wildlife East Africa’ from the Lonely Planet. Paradise on earth, for the birds alone… I’m just from Well, it was actually me who wrote it Although David Lindo’s Urban Birding was my inspiration … Here, expect to see the Giant Kingfisher, Swamp Flycatcher, Broad-billed Roller, Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill, Splendid Starling, Olive-bellied … Not clear to me whether it was essentially written by you or by David but terrifically enjoyable all the same! They can be seen on Kololo Hill and anywhere where there are large big evergreen trees for suitable day roost sites. The way the cattle egrets sedately keep abreast of their cow or hitch a free ride, and the gleam of starlings, the red-eyed doves and, up in the golf-links area, several types of hornbill. This material may not be used, published, broadcast, rewritten, redistributed or whatever without written permission from Kazinga Tours. Video. You can choose between the Maisha Silver (Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar), Maisha Gold (Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi) or Maisha Platinum (Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and Ethiopia).Uganda is a tropical country, with higher temperatures at lower altitudes (Kampala, Murchison Falls, Kidepo and Bundibugyo).Areas around Bwindi, Mgahinga, and Lake Bunyonyi are generally cooler.Uganda can be visited at any time throughout the year. Route. We also advise that you bring a mosquito repellent with you. Am very lucky to be here Do get in touch if you ever plan to visit, I’d love to put an itinerary together for you.This us very interesting especially when it reveals to you and reduces the bias about urban birding. Birders should be able to see up to 30 bird species in one day.At 8.00 in the morning meet and greet with your driver guide.Transfer from your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala to the leafy Makerere University gardens to see the numerous eagles and kites.Continue birding at the Bahai Temple and Ndere centre.On our way we will also make stops in the more green parts of Kampala and on the shores of Lake Victoria.Lunch in the afternoon and transfer back to your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe in the late afternoon.Furthermore all required inoculations must be recorded by your health practitioner on a valid vaccination certificate. Forest birds, such as Black and White Casqued Hornbills, nest in a few remaining large trees in the city environs and Palmnut Vultures nest overlooking the golf course in the middle of the city.Hammerkops often perch on the neighbour's roof. People used to think I was nuts when I lived in London, neck craned up at the sky – but urban birding is becoming all the rage now.