Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula. It's one of Uganda’s 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance. Key protected bird species in Mabamba are the shoebill, the blue swallow and the papyrus gonolek. Mabamba Bay is a unique extensive marsh stretching along a narrow bay, fringed with papyrus towards the main body of Lake Victoria.
Highlights
1 day
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
1 day
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled water
National Park fees
Driver/guide
2-course lunch
Fuel surcharge
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Most travelers can participate
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Not wheelchair accessible
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This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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Infants must sit on laps
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Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula. It's one of Uganda’s 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance. Key protected bird species in Mabamba are the shoebill, the blue swallow and the papyrus gonolek. Mabamba Bay is a unique extensive marsh stretching along a narrow bay, fringed with papyrus towards the main body of Lake Victoria.
Highlights
1 day
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
1 day
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 3 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled water
National Park fees
Driver/guide
2-course lunch
Fuel surcharge
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Itinerary
While on a Mabamba Birding Tour, you will sail on the calm waters of the swamp. A canoe voyage through papyrus swamp in the Mabamba Bay will take you to the unscathed attractiveness of the wetland, where you will have the highest chance of seeing Shoebill and other papyrus specialist birds like Saddle-billed Stork, Malachite Kingfisher, African Jacana, and other swamp specialities. Mabamba Swamp birding Tour will offer you with an opportunity to make acquainted with one of Uganda’s stunning swamps. The marshland is a newly discovered home for the most wanted bird the shoe bill that you look out for in the skies and down on the swamp. Others bird species at the bay include the White-winged Wa...
