Overview
3 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park safari, a remarkable wildlife tour package that takes you to unearth the wonders of Queen Elizabeth National Park. While at Queen Elizabeth Park, expect to experience the best of Kasenyi game drive, and Kazinga channel boat cruise. Each of these unique experiences has a lot to offer.
On a game drive, you will keep eyes on diversity of savanna dwellers along the park’s Kasenyi plains. The likely faunal species to look out for here include buffaloes, hyenas, leopards, lions, elephants and varied birds.
Kazinga boat cruise is a 2-3 hour experience and you will be spotting hippos, crocodiles and varied aquatic bird species. The entire trip will begin and end in Kampala/Entebbe city.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is happens to be Uganda’s 2nd biggest National Park extending up to 1978sq.km. It was established in 1952 and takes its name from the late Queen of England –Queen Elizabeth. The park features diversity of habitat each with unique attractions and most importantly, the tree climbing lions at Ishasha sector in the Southern part.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up & drive to Queen Elizabeth Park, en-route stopover at the Equator
Following a delicious breakfast, check out of the lodge and you will drive up to Queen Elizabeth National Park using a 4×4 safari vehicle. Taking the Kampala-Mbarara route, expect to make a stopover at the Equator crossing for photography or opt for water experiment.
After photography at the Equator, proceed to Igongo for lunch and you may also opt to visit the Igongo cultural museum where you can unearth the unique cultures and traditions of the Banyankole people. From Igongo, drive via Mbarara-Bushenyi while enjoying the scenic countryside characterized by breathtaking landscapes and tea farms, etc.
Arrive at Queen Elizabeth National Park early and you will check in at the lodge. The rest of the evening be enjoyed at the comfort of the lodge and don’t miss the sunset views.
Day 2: Game drive & boat cruise tour
A full day is dedicated for you to explore different attractions in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The key focus will be the morning game drive through Kasenyi Plains and this area is known for its huge concentration of wildlife from big game to small mammals and bird species. It will be 2-3 hours game viewing excursion and you will get back to enjoy lunch and also relax a little.
In the afternoon, you will be exploring Kazinga channel, an exceptional natural channel that links Lake Edward and Lake George. As you ride along this channel, keep a close eye on hippos as they swim, crocodiles while they bask and diverse bird species.
Day 3: Depart back to Kampala
After breakfast, the main thing to be done will be check out of the lodge. Later, you will be transferred back to Kampala/Entebbe via the same route and today marks the end of the 3 day trip.
End of safari
