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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Swissboy" data-source="post: 3517966" data-attributes="member: 4926">Day six was essentially split into two parts. In the early morning, we had a walk in Kibale NP in search of the Green Pitta which we eventually got to see, albeit only briefly. July seems to be the better time for this species. But at least we saw it. In the afternoon, we visited the Bigodi Wetland sanctuary, a community project. This place offered some good views of several species. But over all, species numbers were not all that great for this day.Day seven made us realize just how important the banana trade is for Uganda. The drive brought us to Queen Elizabeth NP where we took the boat tour on the lower parts of Kazinga Channel. This boat cruise was one of the major highlights of the entire trip. There was such an impressive diversity of both birds and mammals along much of the shoreline. We were lucky to be on the 2 PM boat, as that meant there were still elephants at the water. Though a 1 PM boat would have been even better. Two specialties struck us in particular. For one, at least two of the elephants had tusks that reminded me a bit of pre-historic mammoths. Then, there was a albino (though the eyes looked very dark) Malachite Kingfisher. For the return to the hotel we used the picturesque drive along the explosion craters.</blockquote>