Wildlife

Lungfish

Lungfish — Uganda wildlife guide covering facts, habitat, where to see, and safari experiences. Part of our Aquatic Wildlife collection.

Category
Aquatic Wildlife
Group
Freshwater fish
Best time
Year-round in Uganda; season and park choice affect viewing quality.

Safari packages to see Lungfish

Bookable itineraries below include parks and activities where you are most likely to encounter Lungfish in the wild.

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15 Day Uganda Birding Safari

Private tour

You visit

Murchison Falls, Budongo, Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth NP, Bwindi Forest, Mgahinga, Lake Mburo, Entebbe

Uganda holds 1,100+ bird species — Africa's richest bird list for its size. This 15-day birding safari targets Albertine Rift endemics in Bwindi and Mgahinga, shoebill at Mabamba or Murchison, green-b…

14 Days Uganda Birding Safari

14 Days Uganda Birding Safari

Private tour

You visit

Entebbe (Start, End)

Fourteen days of intensive Uganda birding — shoebill, Albertine Rift endemics, papyrus specialists and savannah raptors across Murchison, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Ruhija and Lake Mburo with a s…

1 Day Shoebill Safari — Mabamba Swamp

1 Day Shoebill Safari — Mabamba Swamp

1 day

Uganda · Wetland birding by boat

You visit

Entebbe (Start, End)

Mabamba Bay on Lake Victoria is one of the most reliable places in Africa to see the shoebill stork — a towering, prehistoric-looking bird that hunts lungfish in papyrus channels. The wetland is a Ram…

3 Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking SafariBestSeller

3 Day Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari

3 days

Uganda · Mountain gorillas · Bwindi focus

You visit

Bwindi Forest, Entebbe

This private Uganda gorilla trekking safari is a focused 3-day Uganda gorilla trekking road trip: a full-day mountain gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park—a UNESCO rainforest where roughl…

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