3-days safari adventure to Queen Elizabeth National Park, the crown jewel of Uganda’s wildlife. Nestled in the western part of the country, this 1978sqkm park boasts a diverse range of ecosystems, from dazzling lakes and lush wetlands to extensive savannah and humid forests. Encounter the incredible variety of wildlife, including 96 mammal species and 606 bird species, as you explore the park through exhilarating game drives, a mesmerizing boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel.
Day 1 Travel From Kampala To Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up early, enjoy your morning breakfast from the hotel after which you will be picked from there by your guide at 7:30am who will brief you about the trip on how it will be conducted and you embark on the 7hours journey to Queen Elizabeth National park depending on traffic jam. Along the way you will have few stopovers at the Equator, here you will take enough photographs and in Mbarara town for lunch.
Thereafter proceed to the park as you drive through the spectacular landscape characterized with open grasslands, Ankole long horned cattle, tea plantations, the Rift valley escarpment and various woodlands. Reach the park in late afternoon and have a game drive as you drive to your lodge. Have dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan; full board
Accommodation Option; Tembo safari lodge, Bush lodge, Pumba safari lodge, Engiri safari lodge.
Day 2 Morning Game Drive And Afternoon Boat Cruise
Begin your day with a delicious breakfast / cup of coffee/ tea before getting on with the game drive on different tracks in the park including the Kasenyi plain .
Along the Kasenyi plains there is a great opportunity of seeing various animals like water bank, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, lions’ warthogs as well as various bird like African fish eagle, palm-nut vulture, hooded vultures, African wattle wrap-wing, spur-winged prover etc. After the drive you will get back to the lodge for lunch and relax in the afternoon you will take pleasure on a boat cruise for 2 hours on Kazinga channel that connect lake George and lake Edward while on boat you see a good number of animals like hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, warthogs, elephants, Kobs, among others which will be coming for water on the shores of the channel and also a collection of birds like the malachite, Pied kingfishers, pink backed pelicans, on the banks of the channel and on trees.
After the boat cruise drive to Ishasha sector for dinner and overnight stay at Topi Safari lodge.
Day 3 Departure To Kampala
After your Lazy breakfast, you will go for Tree climb lions tracking in Ishasha sector where you will also see various wildlife such as Herds of Topi antelopes, African elephants, buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, Leopards on your luck day, Hippos along Ishasha river which boarders Uganda and D.R. Congo.
After a game drive you will proceed to Kampala, where you will be drop off at hotel in the late evening or at the Entebbe Airport for your departure back home depending on your flight time.
Price Include
- Accommodation
- En-route lunch
- Park entry fee
- 4*4 safari vehicle
- Boat cruise
- Game drives
- Equator experience
- Full-time English-speaking guide
Price Excludes
- Visa
- International flights
- Insurance
- Personal need
- Tips
- Sigalates
