Uganda · Africa
Mabamba Swamp
A papyrus swamp near Entebbe where Shoebills are searched for by canoe.
Photo: Josefito123 · CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go
- JanJanuary: Best
- FebFebruary: Best
- MarMarch: Good
- AprApril: Good
- MayMay: Good
- JunJune: Best
- JulJuly: Best
- AugAugust: Best
- SepSeptember: Good
- OctOctober: Good
- NovNovember: Good
- DecDecember: Best
BestGoodFair
Go early in the morning.
Why go
Mabamba Bay is a wetland on the edge of Lake Victoria, northwest of the Entebbe peninsula in a village called Kasanje. It covers an area of 2424 ha and is a home to over 300 bird species. Mabamba Swamp is famous for lungfish which is known as mamba in native language(Luganda).
Background from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
