Butterfly watching in Uganda | Africa Safari Holidays

Uganda’ butterfly species are day-flying and they regularly attract attention to those who love watching their beautiful colors. Come and see various species of butterflies, for example;  buacraeaphasalus,buanthenelarydas,bubebariachriemhilda,bubelenoistheora,bubelenoistheora, bubelenoisthysa, bucatunacrithea. The diverse patterns formed by their brightly coloured wings and their erratic yet graceful flight have made butterfly watching an interesting tourist activity.Some migrate over long distances across a number of regions. Culturally, butterflies are a popular logo or decoration in the visual and literary arts. Scales on the wing give the colors of which one may use in any decoration activity.

They feed primarily on nectar from flowers thus many of the species are common in the tropical rainforests of Uganda. By deriving nourishment from pollen, tree sap, rotting fruit, dung, and dissolved minerals in wet sand or dirt.Butterflies are important as pollinators for some species of plants although in general they do not carry as much pollen load as the birds. They are however capable of moving pollen over greater distances from one place to another.Butterflies can be found in Mabira, Bwindi, Mgahinga and Kibale Forests in great numbers with different species as earlier mentioned. The journey to the sites of the butterflies is 17 days of which day one is arrival, day two butterfly watching in Mabira, day three transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, day four butterfly watching in Kyambura and chimpanzee viewing as well, day five transfer to Bwindi and trek gorillas at day six, then day seven to eight whole day butterfly watching in the forest, day nine transfer to Kabale, day ten transfer to Kibale Forest, day eleven to twelve whole day in the forest, day thirteen transfer to Budongo, day fourteen to fifteen butterfly watching in the forest, day sixteen transfer to Kampala and finally departure can be on day seventeen.While in these forests, you will be able to do more than one activity as follows; Track gorillas in Bwindi and see other wildlife such as chimpanzee, lion, buffalo, hippo in Queen Elizabeth Park and in Kibale animals like elephants will also be seen. On the tour, travelers have an opportunity to stay in low-budget accommodations, mid-range or top-of-the-range properties, for each of these service levels, there are price variations. Please contact us for details.More families of butterflies are found in Entebbe Botanical Gardens which include; Swallowtails such as Green Banded Swallotail, Narrow Green Banded Swallowtail, Emperor Swallowtail of which one can enjoy as soon as you arrive in Uganda because these are in Entebbe where our International airport is situated.You do not have any reasons to miss out on such activity instead come and tour in these beautiful forests where butterfly watching can only be found.