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1 Day Mabamba Swamp Excursion
1 Day Mabamba Swamp Excursion: a 1-day private safari with Afrisites, starting from Entebbe. The route is Mabamba Swamp. Built around a Mabamba canoe for shoebill. Road days are the real west-Uganda or Rwanda distances, not padded shopping stops. Lodge class is mid-range unless you ask us to go simpler or higher. Park fees for this circuit are included in the quote.
From US$400 per person sharing
1 days · Uganda · private safari
Indicative for two people sharing, mid-range lodges (or the luxury tier if this trip is sold as luxury), current gorilla and chimpanzee permit rates. Your invoice names the lodges, the permit numbers and the season. Permit tariffs are set by the parks and can change.
At a glance
- Mabamba swamp canoe for shoebill
- 1 days private from Entebbe
Day by day
Day 1 — Mabamba Swamp
Canoe birding for shoebill and wetland specialists, usually as a day trip from Entebbe. Best in the morning before the wind comes up.
Included
- Private 4×4 safari vehicle and English-speaking driver-guide (or light aircraft plus transfers on fly-in days)
- Lodge or camp as named in the day-by-day, full board except on arrival/departure city nights (bed and breakfast)
- Park fees for the reserves in this itinerary
- Bottled water in the vehicle
- Airport meet-and-greet
Not included
- International flights
- Uganda or Rwanda visa
- Drinks, laundry and tips
- Travel insurance (mandatory — you buy this yourself)
- Optional activities not named in the day-by-day (second gorilla permit, golden monkeys, extra boat)
On this safari
