Day 1: From Denpasar - Bali, Arrive at Komodo Airport - Labuan Bajo, picked up by the driver and guide. Driven to the hotel and check-in. After the check, visit wetlands and mangroves south of Labuan Bajo to do birding around here till evening. Targets; Cerulean Kingfisher, Stork Billed Kingfisher, Javan Plover, and more. Continue with Moluccan Scops Owl, Mees's Nigtjaar, dan Savannah Nightjaar.
Stay overnight at Puri Sari Beach Hotel or similar.
Day 2: Wake up very early in the morning (the hotel will prepare breakfast box) then drive to Puarlolo forest for morning birding there. Target: Flores Monarch, Thick-billed Heleia, Crested Heleia, Chestanut Capped Thrush.
In the midday, drive to Lembor. Birding at the rice fields for raptors. Lunch at a local restaurant in Lembor. Afternoon drive to Ruteng. Shortstop before Ruteng to see spider web ricefields.
Stay overnight at Ara Garden Inn.
Day 3: Early morning birding to find Flores scops-Owl. Continue Birding in Ruteng Nature Reserve. Targets; Bare-throated Whistler, Flores Shortwing, Flores Hanging Parrot. Chestnut Backed Thrush
Stay overnight at Ara Garden Inn.
Owling in the evening to find Wallaces Scops-Owl.
Day 4: Early morning drive to Poco Ndeki. Birding here till midday. Targets; Flores Green Pigeon, Elegant Pitta, Flores Crow. Lunch at a local restaurant in Aimere. After lunch drive to Bajawa and visit Bena Traditional village. Stay overnight at Manulalu Villa.
Day 5: After breakfast, long drive to Moni. Stop at Panggajawa beach. Lunch in Ende. After lunch drive to Moni. Birding around Moni in the afternoon. Stay overnight at Kelimutu Eco Lodge.
Day 6: Early morning visit Kelimutu Crater Lake (National Park) then birding around the National Park till 10.00 AM. Back to Moni then visit Wolojita village to see the citically endangered species Flores Hawk-Eagle at Otoseso sacred forest. Afternoon drive back to Ende.Stay overnight at Grand Wisata Hotel/Similar.
Day 7: Morning birding around the shore of Ende, then drop to the airport. Fly back to Denpasar - Bali.
Bird Finders Uganda is in collaboration with The Bird Ranger CIC. The following is the proposed Itenary for Adventure Birding & Safari for one week.
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International airport, drive to Mabamba bay for the Shoebill. Mabamba is adjacent to the shores of Lake Victoria, famous for the Shoebill. Wayne's weaver, papyrus gonolek, lesser Jacana. We continue to Lake Mburo National park; overnight.
Day 2: After morning breakfast, Birding & Game Drive to Lake Mburo National Park. Target Bird Species are Red-faced Barbet, Black-collared Barbet, Livingston's Turaco, Tabora cisticola and many others. Wildlife that we expect to see include Zebras, Giraffes, Impalas, Elands, Topis, in the evening Boat cruise; overnight.
Day 3: After breakfast, we shall drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park the second largest national park in Uganda. In the evening Birding & Game Drive looking for the big cats. The lion & leopards. We expect to see the big four in this park. It also has the largest number of bird species; overnight.
Day 4: After breakfast, morning game drive, later transfer to Kibale National park the home of the Chimpanzees; overnight.
Day 5: After morning breakfast, we have an option of Chimpanzee tracking or Birding, our target bird species here is the African green breasted pitta later transfer to Murchison falls National park which is the biggest National park in Uganda and overnight.
Day 6: After morning breakfast, we shall go for the morning game drive and Birding and visit the Top of the falls which is the Strongest falls on earth and overnight.
Day 7: After breakfast, we shall drive to Ziwa sanctuary for Rhino tracking as we continue back to Entebbe International airport for Visa clearance and fly back home.
Hoping you have a memorable trip with Bird finders Uganda in collaboration with The Bird Ranger CIC. Welcome, all who come here.
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