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To “The Pearl of Africa” Uganda. Home to over 1000 bird species and the mighty Nile Perch. Feather and Fin Pursuits is the latest activity we can offer you in Jinja.
BIRDING
We specialize in birding trips at the Source of the Nile, Jinja, Uganda focusing on riverine/wetland species and the terrestrial species that rely on these habitats for their well being. Our policy is to make this truly rewarding activity available to everyone, whether it is your first time birding or you are a seasoned birder, whether you are 6 years old or 60 years old, you can partake. We intend to make our birding trips educational and a memorable experience and we sincerely hope that the “bug bites” as the saying goes and make this something you will pursue with passion hereafter. You can do birding anywhere and everywhere you find yourself on our planet. Come on, try it out, you will be pleasantly surprised.
We supply all the necessary equipment required to make this a great experience, a check list which you can take with you which has all Uganda’s species listed, binoculars, recording devices and bird identification book. Before each departure, our guides will give you a briefing about birding, what to look for and how to use the equipment if you are not familiar with the gear. Our 2 boats are specifically designed as birding/game viewing craft and can accommodate 8 people and 11 people and come with all the relevant safety gear. Please refer to the “BIRDING” page to view the options we have available.
FISHING
Well, what can we say, the Nile River and Lake Victoria is home to one of the largest fresh water fish species in the world, the mighty Nile Perch. It can reach in excess of 100 kilograms and is classed as a game species for anglers. We can now offer you the opportunity to pursue these fish on both the Nile River and Lake Victoria. On the river we offer full day, morning and afternoon trips which once again cater for first time angler or the experienced angler. Lake trip are multi day itineraries due to the distances required to get to the fishing areas and start from a minimum of 4 days (3 nights camping) or customise your own trip and we will happily advise you on any questions or suggestions you have. These trips are based on rough camping on secluded beaches and catering is inclusive. Better known as hard core fishing. All fishing gear, camping equipment, safety gear and drinking water is supplied. The surrounding Bavuma chain of islands are spectacular in their own right with pockets of rain forest, cliffs and rocky outcrops with plenty of bird species for those who wish to throw in a bit of birding. Target species on the Lake are Nile Perch and Tilapia and on the River, Nile Perch, Tilapia, Yellow Fish and on occasion, Cat Fish. We practice a strict policy of catch and release and will only keep fish which are obviously not going to recover after being landed. We also have a tagging system which we hope will shed some light onto the habits of these species over a period of years. Please refer to the “FISHING” page for more details.
