Shoebill next to person drivers#
Shoebill next to person driver#

Shoebill next to person drivers#

The taxi drivers that ferry you from your hotel to the harbour are local and in most cases owning their own vehicles The guides we use are unemployed youth from Entebbe that we train at no cost The owners of the canoes and the guides are local people from Bussi and Mabamba The owners of the bigger boats that take you across the lake are smaller traders from the island

This project has come about as a means of supporting the community, especially the fishing families on Bussi Island.Įxcept for a small administration fee to cover costs of advertising and handling all money goes to the community in form of. Whatever the case may be, the boat trip through the lagoon is usually very rewarding for all of its birds. Sometimes the Shoebill may also be seen from the shores in the lagoon while coming into or when returning to Entebbe. Most of the times this is where the Shoebill can be spotted.Īfter about two hours it is time to return out of the swamps and shift to the bigger boat for the journey back to Entebbe.

Shoebill next to person driver#

The canoes will take a maximum of 3 persons excluding the driver and guide.Īfter some minutes in the canoe the papyrus reads opens up into the big grassy swamps. Local fishermen stay out in the swamp in these basic huts.īoat-ride across the lake with beautiful view of Entebbe, the airport, fishermen and lots of birds, especially on approaching the swamps.Īt Mabamba or Bussi we disembark the bigger boat and enter the smaller canoes for the Mabamba Swamps. For outside of Entebbe please enquire.ĭrive to the harbour to enter the boat. Leave from Sunset Entebbe or pick-up at your hotel, within Entebbe at no extra cost. Masses of birds make the swamps here home. For group’s seven participants and above please enquire. For any additional person the cost is UGX 100.000. Please note that although the chances are high, the organisers can never guarantee that the bird is viewable at the time of reaching the Mabamba swamp. We met local fishermen who had a good catch - including lung fish, Shoebill food! Payments can be made at the time of booking or before departure at Sunset Entebbe reception, or to the driver when picked from other places. For group discounts please contact us to discuss the costs as group rebates are available for 4 and above. The costs-per-person is the same for 1-3 persons as it is based on transport, boat/canoe and guides. The tours should preferably be booked in advance 1700 hrs the day before. For outside Entebbe we can organize the transport at a small extra cost. You may also be picked at any other hotel within Entebbe at no extra cost. The tours to Mabamba leave daily from Sunset Entebbe, 25 Church Road, Entebbe at 07:30 or at a time of your choice. Long-tailed Cormorant right alongside our boat.

Sometimes even the shoebill may elude you in the canoes only to be seen as you approach, or leave, by the bigger boat. Reaching Mabamba by boat, rather than by car, gives you an opportunity to see many of the birds that you may otherwise miss. This Yellow-billed Duck allowed a very close approach.Īlthough one can reach Mabamba by road we highly recommend the boat tour across Lake Victoria. They may stand absolutely still for long periods awaiting the movements of their prey and then suddenly strike with a marvellous speed. The bird is best looked for in the morning when they stalk their main prey, the mudfish or frogs, but may be spotted all day. After a few minutes in a small canoe the papyrus reeds opens up into a flat grassy wetlands where a number of Shoebill can regularly be seen with luck. The Mabamba Swamps west of Entebbe is one of the best and most convenient places to see the elusive Shoebill. The Mabamba Wetlands a paradise for birds and home of the Shoebill.īest place to see the Shoebill is the Mabamba Swamps