Kigali: Birdwatching Tour with Lunch and Transfers｜Rwanda

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Kigali city is the administrative and business capital of Rwanda. A number of wetlands were restored around Kigali to improve flood resilience, enhance ecosystems, and create public green spaces. Additional to that, Kigali is not far from Bugesera District, a home to numerous lakes and extensive wetlands. The main birding sites around Kigali are Umusambi Village, Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-tourism Park, Gikondo Wetland and wetlands in Bugesera.
Birding around Kigali is an introduction to birdlife of East Africa as these places are a mix of habitats including grassland, wetlands and lakes (ponds). Birding at one (or all) of the mentioned sites, birders have an opportunity to see rare birds like White-collared Oliveback, Papyrus Gonolek and Papyrus Canary.
Wetlands in Bugesera i.e Gashora (1 hour drive from Kigali) is a home to watebirds like Eurasian Moorhen, African Swamphen, Blue-billed Teal, Black Crake, White-faced Whistling Duck, Fulvous Whistling duck, Yellow-billed duck, etc. Gashora is one of the migration flyways and you can see migrant species like Wood Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper, etc.
We offer a half or a full day birding excursion around Kigali. With a half day birding we can have a morning or afternoon birding at one of the mentioned sites and with a full day we can combine 2 of these sites:
1. A half day at Gashora Wetland can yield in over 70 bird species, mainly waterbirds and wetland birds
2. A half day at Nyandungu Eco-park can yield in over 60 species
3. If you have few hours, we can go at Umusambi Village, a sanctuary of Grey-crowned Crane, and a home to over 100 bird species
4. If you have a full day, we can combine one of these site in morning and add another site after lunch.
Our services include transport, expert bird guide, mineral water and lunch. After birding we drive you at the departure place or drop you at the airport.