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The 3 Days Queen Elizabeth Safari will take you to Uganda’s most visited National Park- Queen Elizabeth National Park one of; which covers an area of 1,978 sq. km, found in the Western part of the country, approximately 376 km from Kampala. It is classified as having various ecosystems such as dazzling lakes, the Kazinga channel, extensive savannah, humid forests, and lush wetlands.
The park is home to about 100 mammal species and around 606 bird species: you will be in line to see big numbers of antelopes, crocodiles, hippos, elephants, and buffaloes, among others during game drives through the park and on a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel which bisects the park. The park is also home to Climbing lions that are found in the Ishasha Sector, Chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge and various birds and monkeys in the Maramagambo forest, which you will get to see in this 3 Days Queen Elizabeth Safari.
Tree climbing lion
The park lost many animals during the liberation war that toppled Uganda’s famous dictator Idi Amin Dada in 1979. However, the population of animals is back to where it was with 95 species of mammals which include buffaloes, hippos, Elephants, warthogs, African lions, hyenas, cave bats, leopards, crocodiles, bush pigs and antelopes like the Uganda Kob. Queen Elizabeth National Park is famous for the Tree Climbing Lions of Ishasha, boat cruising along the Kazinga channel and chimpanzee trekking in the Kyambura gorge and Maramagambo forest. The park has over 550 species of birds and butterflies.
During a Uganda wildlife safari to the park, you can see the Rwenzori maintains which has snow-capped peaks and glaciers on the horizon. The best time to visit Queen Elizabeth National Park like most parks in Uganda is just after the rains have stopped and the vegetation is still perfectly green.
Included/Exclude
- Pick and Drop Services
- 1 Meal Per Day
- Cruise Dinner & Music Event
- Visit 7 Best Places in the City With Group
- Additional Services
- Insurance
- Food & Drinks
- Tickets
Tour Amenities
Tour Plan
Meet and greet our company representative who assists you with anything you will need for your safari. Embark on a safari route through many hills, picturesque green tea plantations, and beautiful landscapes to Queen Elizabeth National Park. En route, you have a stopover at the Equator crossing for photography, shopping, and meals.
Proceed to Queen Elizabeth N.P located at the base of the massive Rwenzori Mountains. The park provides an abundance of game viewing like; elephants, leopards, bucks, lions, buffaloes, hippos, and others.
Early morning cup of coffee, go for a game drive in time to see the sunrise. You will search for all the wildlife in the park; Uganda kob, buffalo, elephant, lion, waterbuck, leopard, warthog, etc.
In the afternoon you will take a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel- a natural channel that connects Lake Edward to Lake George. View buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, crocodiles, and the highest concentration of hippos plus a variety of water bird species. This will definitely be one of the highlights of your tour.
Optional Activity: Lion Tracking
For visitors who yearn to get up close to wild African fauna, a research trip is a rewarding adventure. This unique experience allows visitors to actively participate in monitoring some of the lions in the park, using locator devices and learning habituation calls, as well as monitoring the weather, surroundings, and behavior of these great cats. The results are added to researchers’ databases, contributing valuable information to the overall understanding of wildlife ecology - and helping to conserve this wonderful ecosystem. This gives you a 95% chance to see the lions!
The number of people on each outing is limited in order to reduce stress on the animals and to increase the quality of the experience for visitors.
The experiential tourism activities currently available are; Mongoose Tracking, Hippo Census, and Bird Counts.
You will proceed to check out of the park and drive back to the starting point of your safari.
Please Note-Accommodation for tonight is not inclusive in the program. This trip can be undertaken by both Road and by Air, however, if you do choose the road option and wish to depart tonight from Entebbe Airport, make sure your flight is at 10 pm or later. If you would like us to book one or more nights in Kampala or Entebbe, please let us know.
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4.4
It is a great place to shop not too far from New York. We took the bus from Port Authority and traveled through the countryside to get there.
4.4
This is the best tour on the east coast! It was amazing how many places we visited and what great memories we made!