Shoebill trips from Entebbe to Mabamba Swamp

Shoebill trips from Entebbe to Mabamba Swamp – Best place to see the shoebill

Shoebill trips from Entebbe to Mabamba – Shoebill is a pre-colonial bird that is heavily threatened in Africa by the human activities, man relatively survives in the same habitat as the shoebill stork and this has driven the bird to a blink of extinction as the human population is increasing daily

Uganda is one of the countries in Africa where there are still high chances of seeing the endangered shoebill stork a long side Zambia’s bangweulu swamps

However conservation efforts in Mabamba wetland located across Lake Victoria from Entebbe is one of the strong holds of the endangered shoebill stork through the community project in the Ramsar site that is to protect the few species and other bird species like the weavers, papyrus Gonolek and the necked spotted otters

Great adventure safaris organises day trips from Entebbe in the morning or the afternoon to search for the endangered shoebill and other birds

How to get to Mabamba swamp from Entebbe?

Mabamba swamp can be accessible by boat or road

By boat Mabamba can be reached within 35-40 minutes from the jetty at the Uganda wildlife education centre known as the Zoo

By road Mabamba is a two hour drive via kisubi Nakawuka turning at Kasanje and this is the most popular way as the boat may be a little bit expensive

Actual experience of the Mabamba shoebill trip

The actual experience of the Mabamba shoebill trip is that you will go out on the dugout canoes and navigate through the narrow channel of the Mabamba wetland swamps as you look out for the endangered shoebill stork and other bird species

Best time to visit Mabamba swamp

Mabamba swamp is best during the dry season when the water levels are lower and there is a lot of mud fish and lung fish however you can still see them during the rainy season

Morning hours have proven to be more successful as later in the day the local fishermen do go and fish hence disturbing the birds and also during the hot heat of the day the shoebill may fly up to cool off.

Price range for the shoebill trips from Entebbe to Mabamba

1 pax -100$- this will include traditional motorised canoe boat, bird guide and a smaller canoe to move around the swamp in search of the shoebill

2 pax 70 PP$ –this will include traditional motorised canoe boat, bird guide and a smaller canoe to move around the swamp in search of the shoebill