Mabira
Forest Reserve Nature Walk Day Trip From Kampala
Buikwe
District, Uganda
(Mabira
Forest Reserve Nature Walk Day Trip From Kampala
takes
you to Mabira forest Reserve located approximately 54
Kilometers from Uganda's capital Kampala on the main
Kampala-Jinja high way in the district of Buikwe. Mabira
forest covers an area of about 300 square kilometers)
Mabira
Forest Reserve Nature Walk Day Trip
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Forest Reserve Nature Walk Day Trip View
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Mabira
Forest Reserve Nature Walk Day Trip From Kampala is
an exciting tour to Uganda's Mabira forest reserve for
a nature walk. This forest is the largest semi-deciduous
forest remaining in the central region of Uganda and
an important Bird area with over 300 species including
the endangered Nahan’s Francolin.
After
an breakfast, drive to Mabira Forest located on the
main Kampala-Jinja Highway, 54 kilometers from the City
of Kampala and about 26 kilometers from Jinja Town.
The forest center is on the edge of Najjembe village
approximately 500 meters north of the main road. A short
walk or drive down this marrum road leads you to the
forest center.
You will take Jinja
road offering en-route beautiful scenery featuring undulating
hills covered with lush green vegetation, sugarcane
and tea plantations. The journey takes approximately
1 hour and by virtue of it's location the nature walk
has become very popular for weekend visitors from both
Kampala and Jinja.
The
forest has well established trails and is also home
to over 315 species of Bird like the Nahan's Francolin,
cassin Hawk Eagle, the forest wood hoope, the purple
throated cuckoo, the tit hylia, the red headed blue
bill, the black bellied seed cracker, the shinning blue
king fisher and many more.
Some
of these species can only be found in Mabira forest
and nowhere else. It is truly an awesome experience
for nature lovers.
Lunch
break and continue birding in the evening. The forest
also hosts a wide range of animals, including endangered
primates. One primatologist recently confirmed the discovery
of a new Primates Species very close to the Grey-checked
Mangabey in this forest!
Other
unique features to be explored in the forest Reserve
include 218 butterfly species, 97 moths species,23 small
mammal species especially primate species of Monkey
clan and the spectacular Griffin falls.
Mabira Forest Nature
Walk main attraction is birding and nature walk. Return
back to Kampala.
Mabira
Forest Reserve Nature Walk Day Trip Prices
Dates
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Dates
To |
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1st
Jan 2014 |
31st
Dec 2014 |
300
US Dollars |
Notes
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Mabira
Forest Reserve Nature Walk Day Trip From Kampala is
available throughout the year
* Mabira
Forest Reserve Nature Walk Day Trip From Kampala
Package includes: Transport, fuel, tour guide, park
entrance fees, lunch and a soft drink
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& Reservations for Mabira Forest Reserve Nature
Walk Day Trip From Kampala - Uganda
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Office Tel: + 254 (0) 20 2437871
Mobile
: 0721-242-711
Email:
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