3 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park Wildlife Safari
Duration
Overview
3 Days Queen Elizabeth Safari will give you an opportunity to spot Africa’s top mammals, beautiful forests, sprawling savannah and stunning landscapes. Queen Elizabeth national park is found in the western part of the country and was named after Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. The park is found in an area covering over 1,900 square kilometers and has two main Lakes Edward and George which are connected by the Kazinga channel. Queen Elizabeth is Uganda’s second largest and most visited park. 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, chimpanzees, cave bats, leopard, 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 600 species of birds and butterflies.
During a Uganda wildlife safari to the park, you can see the Rwenzori Mountains 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 perfect green.
Highlights
Day 1: Travel to Murchison Falls – Stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Day 2: Game drive, Launch cruise along the river Nile and Hiking to the top of the falls
Day 3: Second Game drive – Return to Kampala
Included/Exclude
- Accommodation full board
- Transportation by 4x4 tourist vehicle
- Professional English speaking guide
- All entrance fees
- Drinking water onboard
- Government taxes
- All hard drinks, including the drinks for the sundowners
- Uganda Entry Visa fee
- International air flights
- Any optional activity not indicated in above program
- Laundry Services
- Gratuities and Tips
Tour Itinerary
Our guide will pick you up from an agreed point (usually your hotel) at around 6am. The journey to the park takes about 6 hours but you will be treated to great views of the beautiful countryside. You will stop along the way to take photos at the equator. As you approach and leave Mbarara, get ready to see great physical landscapes, valleys and terrain that are dotted with tea plantations and grazing long horned Ankole cattle. Lunch will be in Mbarara town after which you will head to the park and lodge. In the evening hours, you will be taken to tour the Crater Lake Katwe and the salt mining activities therein.
Dinner and overnight will be at either Mweya safari lodge, Twin Lakes Safari Lodge or Bush Lodge.
Meal Plan: Full board
You will wake up very early to take tea/coffee then go for the early morning game drive at the Mweya peninsular around the Kazinga Channel or Kasenyi sector. The safari is for about 3 hour and you will follow different trails to spot Jackals, buffaloes, forest hogs, warthogs, the Uganda Kob, Elephants, lions and the elusive leopard. You will be taken back to the lodge to have late breakfast then relax or stay at the poolside as you wait for lunch. The two hour afternoon launch cruise at the Kazinga channel will give you opportunities to spot several bird (Kingfishers, pelicans etc) species, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, crocodile and other water animals.
Dinner and overnight will be at either Mweya safari lodge, Twin Lakes Safari Lodge or Bush Lodge.
Meal Plan: Full board
You will wake up to heavy breakfast and then head for the Kyambura gorge. The underground forest in the Kyambura gorge is home to Chimpanzee, Baboons and many other primates. The forest also has many plant, tree and bird species. After visiting the Kyambura gorge, the guide will take you back for lunch as you also checkout from the lodge. You will then start the journey back to Kampala passing through Maramagambo forest to spot more mammals and primates. Expect to reach Kampala in the evening for your departure flight or to your hotel.
End of Safari
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