During this trip, tour activities in the Queen Elizabeth National Park safari include boat cruises on the Kazinga Channel, game drives, interactions with local people, visits to Kyambura Wildlife Reserve, traditional salt works, and the tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha section.
Tour Prices – per Person
$865 (1 Person)
$715 (2 People)
$605 (3 People)
$495 (4 People +)
Day 1: Drive to Elizabeth National Park
Early morning, after breakfast, start your trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park (1978 sq.km) in western Uganda. Have a break at the Uganda Equator for a photo shoot.
Move on to Mbarara town, where you will have lunch before continuing to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is one of Uganda’s treasures and was named after the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Uganda in 1954. As you get into the park, you will be able to see the escarpments of Rwenzori Mountain Crater Lakes, the rift valley, and spot some animals on the roadside.
Have an evening game drive in the park and see the tree-climbing lions, elephants, buffaloes, Kobs, bushbucks, waterbucks, warthogs, and leopard. Then have dinner at Mweya Safari Lodge or the Institute of Ecology, where you will have a good view of the Kazinga Channel and the Lake Edward peninsula.
Day 2: Early Morning Game Drive
Have a cup of African tea in the morning, then go on a chimp safari to Kyanbura Gorge, where you will stumble upon buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda kobs, and other animals, plus a collection of birds. Over 95 species of mammals and 600 species of birds have been recorded.
Head to Katunguru trading center, where different ethnic groups with very similar languages gather for cultural performances. You will be taken back to Mweya Safari Lodge for refreshments and lunch.
Take a boat cruise at the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon and spot buffaloes close to the water, scores of hippos, and swarms of pied kingfishers and Pelicans, among others. After lunch, in addition to the boat cruise, one can take jungle walks in the sprawling Maramaganbo forest, preceded by a brief history and background of the forest.
While on the guided forest nature walks, you will see the bat cave with pythons in it. There are other trails that will lead you to the crater lakes and the Blue River, which is in the vicinity of the bat caves. You may see other primates like chimps, plus elephants and birds. Return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
DAY 3: Morning Game Drives
Wake up early on this day to catch the early risers’ game drives that usually start at 6:30 am, when the predators are returning to their hideouts. You could possibly see elephants, lions, spotted hyenas, leopards, and hippos grazing. Have a late breakfast at Mweya Safari Lodge, then proceed to Kampala via the Kasese-Fort Portal Road.
Arrive in Kampala in the evening, where you will have a wonderful dinner and overnight, as you reflect on the concluded exciting trip.
Day 4: Airport Transfer
You will be picked up by our driver for the airport transfer.