Overview
3 days Queen Elizabeth National Park will take you to Uganda’s second largest park with various ecosystems making it the perfect habitat for a diverse range of animals, primates and bird species.
Whether you’re exploring wetlands, forests, savannas, or waterways, the park offers incredible opportunities to enjoy what the park has to offer. Expect to see animals like lions, elephants, buffaloes, kobs, hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, warthogs, giant forest hogs, leopards, hyenas and more; primates like chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, olive baboons, L’Hoest’s monkeys, blue monkeys and more; birds like African jacana, great cormorants, papyrus gonolek, African fish eagle, marabou stork, pelicans, herons, African skimmer, king fisher, terns, gulls, ducks and many more. The trip will start in Kampala and end in Kampala.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Upon arrival to your agreed point you will be met by a driver guide who will brief you on how the next 3days will move, after which you will set off for Queen Elizabeth national park which will take about 6-7hours. You will have a stopover at the Equator for picture moments, and another stopover in Mbarara for lunch at the Igongo Cultural center which also offers insights into the culture and history of the Ankole region. The center features a museum showcasing artifacts, traditional homesteads, and cultural performances. You’ll pass through a region dotted with crater lakes, remnants of volcanic activity. These scenic lakes offer picturesque views and opportunities for photography. Then proceed to Queen Elizabeth where you will arrive in the evening, you will check in then have dinner. Once dinner is done, you will retire at will.
Day 2: Morning game drive and boat cruise at Kazinga Channel
You will have breakfast and then head out for the morning drive through Queen Elizabeth with a guide and expect to see 4 of the big five: elephants, buffaloes, lions, bush backs, kobs, leopards, hyenas, antelopes, giant forest hogs giraffes, colobus monkeys as well as several bird species like the African jacana, great cormorants, papyrus gonolek, African fish eagle, marabou stork, pelicans, herons, warblers, African skimmers and more., then return to your lodging to relax as you wait for lunch. After lunch you will head to Kazinga Channel and launch, the cruise will tale 2-3hours with a guide to avail answers for any questions you might have during the boat cruise and during the cruise you will see water animals like the hippopotamus, buffaloes, elephants, water bucks, crocodiles and bird species including the African skimmer, pied kingfisher, pelicans, fish eagles, terns, gulls, ducks and more. When done with the cruise you will head back to the hotel in time for dinner and after dinner you can enjoy the evening by the fire as you relive the experiences of the days and retire at will.
Day 3: Checkout and Departure for Kampala
With breakfast done, you will check out of the hotel and exit the park for Kampala. On your way to Kampala you will enjoy the beautiful scenic views of the countryside and also have a chance to take some pictures while at it. A stopover in Mbarara for lunch and another at the Equator for more pictures and exploring the craft world will be done. Then continue to Kampala at an agreed point for drop off which will mark the end of your 3 days Queen Elizabeth national park trip.
