About Us

We thank you very much for visiting our website, and we welcome you to Africa Uganda Chapter!

we are a fully registered company, independent and privately owned, founded by experienced members of the travel industry with a wide range of services including cultural (community), game, primate and in general eco-tours but with a very big bias in birding safaris

We make you experience the unforgettable exclusive African safaris where none can match the sheer range of scenery and landscapes found in the chosen destinations of our safaris, coupled with a great variety and concentration of wildlife and birds. These are birding destinations of contrasts, a land where anything is achievable, hospitality only limited by your imagination.

The drive as you leave the cities epitomizes everything - the verdant tropical vegetation, colourful clothing of the people within the local community blending with certain bird plumages, bearing fruit markets, smiling and surprised faces, flashes of exotic birdlife and primates lounging in the canopies is only within what we offer.

We also offer our clientele tailor-made safaris to suit individual and/or group interests. If therefore you do not find one that meets your requirement, please send us an e-mail telling us your ideas, time you have, budget and we will work together to design your dream African safari. Come and join us for the best, memorable and lifetime birding safaris / expeditions in Uganda and certain African Birding destinations and while doing these tours we advise that you give us attention to preferred mode of transportation, parks and areas of interest, levels of accommodation, budget, safari duration, group size, and activities of interest.

What makes us different from other tour operators is our hard work and dedication by the entire staff. We pay particular attention to detail and offer very personalised service both during the planning period to arrival and completion of your safari, which has earned us great references as evidenced from our past clients. Our guides are trained to offer you the most captivating and informative Safari experience. They are expert game trackers with extensive knowledge about different cultures, wildlife, geography of the countries, as well as an insightful awareness of the people and their history wherever you pass all these led by Paul Tamwenya a core member of the Uganda Bird Guides Club, a Bird Guide/ Tourist Guide Trainer in Uganda.

Tour Leader: Paul Tamwenya.
He holds a bachelors degree in tourism management from Makerere University and is a founder member and chairman of the Uganda Cultural Guides Club, Editor Uganda Birding Association. Paul was born in Eastern Uganda near the foothills of Mountain Elgon National Park. He grew up accompanying the grandfather who was a great hunter of birds, small mammals and big rodents. Something that prepared him for the lifetime job he nurtures. Paul has developed effective and efficient leadership and teamwork skills, is punctual and is always keen to learn and share with his clients. He has led both cultural and wildlife tours around Uganda, Rwanda, Northern Tanzania and Southern Kenya. Paul has done various courses and has a Certificate in Cultural tourism Guiding, Bird Guiding and a Certificate in Advanced Motoring Techniques for Tourist Drivers. He is the Chairman of the Uganda Cultural Guides Club (UCGC) and the Editor of the Uganda Birding Association (UBA).

Paul is an Ordinary Member with Africa Birding Club and NatureUganda - a national membership NGO working to promote the understanding, appreciation and conservation of nature in Uganda which is the East African Natural History Society and a Member of the Uganda Safari Guides Association (USAGA), Uganda Bird Guides Club (UBGC), Uganda Cultural Guides Club (UCGC) and Uganda Tourist Driver Guides Club (UTDGC) and he heads two sites where common birds are monitored through NatureUganda courtesy of Birdlife International.

We have gained remarkable reputation in the industry. We ensure the highest quality of service throughout your safari. Our mission is, to bring Africa with all its wildlife, landscapes and cultures closer to you and make this an experience to be told always admired and to be done again and again!!!!.
  
For further questions please feel free to contact us, we help you with expert and informed travel advice, whether you are a first time holiday maker or experienced. Send us an e-mail info@birdinginuganda.com.

We hope to welcome you soon to these stunning destinations! Tell your friends about us and come see for yourself!!!

MISSION
To promote birding and the understanding of their habitats by local communities and our clientele which will later lead to their appreciation and conservation.

OUR VISION
To be the undisputed leader in agitating for birds and their habitat conservation while involving the local communities as we promote the understanding and appreciation of these interesting creatures in the  travel business with a dedication to providing quality adventure services, guiding, tour planning and accommodation reservation to a selected range of customers with the concern of the environment and the local communities, wherever our birding tours are conducted coupled with the safety of our clients.

Core Values
The four guiding principles below represent the key nucleus values that we shall continuously nurture and uphold for the entire operation and success of the company.

            Open Mindedness

• We shall listen actively, communicate openly and value feedback.
• We shall be open and honest in our dealings and foster a climate of trust and support to all we are entrusted to serve and those who serve us.
• We shall encourage creativity and constantly challenge the status quo.
• We aim at operating across functions and boundaries and involve all our stakeholders.

            Strength in Diversity

• We shall seek ideas and accept input from a range of birding sources around the globe.
• We shall recognise and value individual abilities and utilise these in improving team contribution towards the success of our birding entourage.
• We shall foster a diverse workforce from around the globe given the abilities of the company.
• We shall highly believe in the contribution that people can make and invest in the best.

            Freedom through Responsibility

• We shall provide our people with accountability, responsibility and the resources they need, where the situation warrants it.
• We shall actively encourage exposure to our people to reach their full potential.
• We shall provide role clarity, set and maintain standards.

            Innovative Spirit

• We shall encourage an innovative or creative environment.
• We shall celebrate and reward the success of all our stakeholders accordingly.
• We shall constantly challenge the way we do things for the better.

             Mission
To establish regional Destinations World over as well as developing the most competitive and comprehensive range of birding products and services with sufficient allocations in each territory of aggrandizement in our operation to meet the requirements of partner offices and customers globally.

             Aim
Our Aim is to:

• Exceed respective birding market expectations world over.
• Develop birding products and services to meet respective market requirements and needs of our clients.
• Deliver the highest quality of service at all levels for the core existence of our company.
• Maintain competitive birding prices.
• Solve problems quickly.
• Maintain excellent communications.
• Be accessible at all times.
• Maintain neutrality and not compete with our birding clients.
• Help our customers business to grow profitably.
• Support the birding Destinations of the World network.
• Respect and honour suppliers’ payment terms and conditions.
  
  Goal

The goal of the company will be to develop and equip the sister tour operators with knowledge and skill in tourism operations with a special focus to product diversification, development and marketing in the destinations of the world

            Objectives.

• Develop and support the implementation of tourism birding product diversification and rural development planning modalities in the different regions of our operations.
• Develop sustainable tourism market chains and enterprises and linking communities/ local tour operators to the tourism markets and contributing to local economies.
• Offer un rivaled birding expeditions or safaris in Uganda.
•  Maintain professionalism in all services we offer by using the best Guides who have attained training from the Uganda Bird Guides Club a brain child of the Uganda Safari Guides Association.
• Champion Uganda's un beaten reputation and recognition by the Africa Birding Club as No. 1 Africa’s Birding spot by maintaining the highest standards of service and value
•  Delivering to our clients the personal service touch from the word go i.e. first inquiry time to till the air port drop time.

SERVICES
We are a tour company based and operating in Uganda, offering birding, primate and wildlife tours and safaris in Uganda and Rwanda. We pride ourselves on our extensively-researched birding locations and our Wildlife tours. All tours are appropriate for all skill levels of birders.
With 14 years of experience in organizing and leading bird and wildlife tours in Uganda, we feature various tour packages that include;
scheduled tours, private customized tours as well as pre-planned itineraries of varying lengths. We also offer tours that are habitat-based, such as forest birding and savanna birding,
allowing us to concentrate in depth in a few selected areas. Although our original focus was in birding, we also offer tours which emphasize natural history, butterflies of Uganda, botany of Uganda, mammals of Uganda, and our newest tour categories, people's culture of Uganda and photographing Ugandan wildlife. We have enough flexibility in all of our tours to allow "unscheduled" stops for wildlife of interest to participants.

Our membership with the Uganda safari Guides Association, Uganda Bird Guides Club, Uganda Birding Association, Cultural Guides Club, Nature Uganda and Uganda Driver Guides Club makes us the most reliable local birding guides and company in Uganda. If you are looking for excitement, discovery and sharing adventure with friends new and old, then we will guarantee the pleasure of attaining the most thrilling birding and wildlife experiences on the African continent most especially I Uganda.