Uganda birding and mammaling (1 Viewer)

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M Collard

Well-known member

• Oct 27, 2009

• #1

Hi all,

I am trying to arrange a trip to bird and also got for chimp's and gorilla's. I have emailed two birding companies a couple of weeks ago with no response.

I wonder if anybody can provide any recommendations; for various reasons I need to get it moving; so far there is my wife and I only but we are hoping we can get two more to make it a compact group

We are aiming to go this Jan/ Feb for work and other reasons.

Thanks/ Mike

 

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Oct 27, 2009

• #2

Have a look on this thread:

www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=147227

Amazing trip report, and Gorillas too!

Jon

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

Staff member

• Oct 27, 2009

• #3

I was there the winter before last - this report might help you, I travelled independently, the gorillas and chimps, etc all very easy to organise

 

vicente malagon

Well-known member

• Oct 27, 2009

• #4

Hi Mike.

We did a birding and hiking tour in Uganda two years before. Maybe this company would help you http://www.accessugandatours.com/

It's managed by Hassan Mutebi. He and his brother, Joseph, are some of the best (if not the best) birding guides of Uganda. Both are professional, personable and responsible.

Good luck,

Vicente.

 

birdboybowley

Well-known member.....apparently so ;)

• Oct 28, 2009

• #5

Speaking from personal experience I wouldn't recommend Herbert - just too many clashes and we all felt he just didn't do enough for us and we ended up wasting alot of time

 

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M Collard

Well-known member

• Oct 28, 2009

• #6

Uganda

Thanks all for the really helpful information; shame about the ones which did not work out.

I will update you when if I get a response from the others I have mailed as to who I decide to go with; but now looking at the possibility to going without a guide.

Best/ Mike

 

jc122463

Well-known member

• Oct 28, 2009

• #7

You might try looking at Gorilla viewing in Rwanda as another option.

Cheers,
Benji

 

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Sussex bird man

Well-known member

• Dec 1, 2009

• #8

We are booked with www.exodus.co.uk in February. The itinerary is Kigali-Ruhengeri-Bunyoni-Kampala-Jinja-Eldoret-Nakuru-Naivasha-Masai Mara-Nairobi. Not a birding company - really an adventure company - but I intend to get out a bird as much as I can! SBM

 

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M Collard

Well-known member

• Mar 16, 2010

• #9

We have been and had an amazing 10 days birding and mammaling; Gorilla's were sensational; words cannot describe the hour we spent with them; a huge huge Python was another highlight in QE Park; Chimps were wonderful; too much to mention but thanks to Hassan we managed about 275 species of birds, which Hassan was disappointed about; the views of Shoebill at Murchison were distant; weather was not so good and the Gorilla trek was on the worst day of the lot.

But a lovely safe country and I even managed to convert a few Ugandans to supporting my team as I jammed in on City beating Chelski; managed to get a few singing Blue Moon near the end; great stuff

Thanks again for all the help

Mike Collard

 

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Alf King

Well-known member

• Mar 23, 2010

• #10

M Collard said:

We have been and had an amazing 10 days birding and mammaling; Gorilla's were sensational; words cannot describe the hour we spent with them; a huge huge Python was another highlight in QE Park; Chimps were wonderful; too much to mention but thanks to Hassan we managed about 275 species of birds, which Hassan was disappointed about; the views of Shoebill at Murchison were distant; weather was not so good and the Gorilla trek was on the worst day of the lot.

But a lovely safe country and I even managed to convert a few Ugandans to supporting my team as I jammed in on City beating Chelski; managed to get a few singing Blue Moon near the end; great stuff

Thanks again for all the help

Mike Collard

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Will you write a trip report Mike?