This 4 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park will take you to Uganda’s undoubtedly popular touristic destination. Its diverse ecosystem which includes sprawling savannah, shady, humid forest, sparkling lakes and fertile wetlands make it the ideal habitat for classic big game Queen Elizabeth National Park is an idyllic habitat location for various species of wildlife, offering diverse ecosystems, including savannah, humid forests and sparkling lakes. Similar to most areas in Uganda, wildlife in the park decreased significantly during the civil war. However, over the years, the numbers have been replenished and continue to rise. The park is currently home to over 95 species of mammal including buffalo, elephants, lions, leopards and ten primate species including the chimpanzee. And, for those who wish to see all their hippos in one, tidy place, the parks boasts one of the highest concentrations of hippos in the entire world! It is also worth visiting for the birding alone. With over 600 species of birds, the largest in any protected area in East Africa, it is sure to offer an unforgettable experience to bird watchers. Not only is Queen Elizabeth National Park known for sightings of some of Africa’s most iconic bird species and chimp tracking, it also provides scenery ideal for hiking and cruises along the Kazinga channel of the Nile, which flows from its headwaters in Lake Victoria and joins the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt.
4 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park Places Covered
Queen Elizabeth National Park
4 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park Highlights
- Great for First Time Adventurers
- Be a Part of Heritage Route.
- Make Memories For Life Time.
DAY 1: ARRIVAL AND AIRPORT PICKUP
On arrival at the airport, our guide will be already waiting to pick you up. Upon welcoming you to the pearl of Africa, he will drive you away to your hotel for relaxation after long hours fligh.
Preparation and briefing of the coming adventure.
Dinner and an overnight stay
DAY 2: TRANSFER TO THE PARK
Early in the morning, you will embark on your journey to Queen Elizabeth National park in western Uganda.
A stopover at the Uganda Equator at Mpondwe. Here, you will be at the center of the universe (00), stand both the northern and the southern hemisphere and experience the scientific experiments and later proceed on the journey to catch up with Lunch time in Mbarara
On arrival in the evening, you will check in the wilderness lodge and enjoy the quite fresh air of the park with calls from birds and herds of elephants which sometimes will keep visiting you
Dinner and an overnight stay
DAY 3: MORNING GAME DRIVE AND BOAT CRUISE
As early as 6am, you will leave the lodge with packed breakfast for a game drive to the famous Ishasha sector of the park for sighting of the tree climbing Lions. It a peculiar behavior among lions but those of Queen Elizabeth are now known for climbing trees. This game drive is always rewarding with several savannah encounters like herds of elephants, buffaloes, baboons, waterbuck, giant forest hog, leopards, lions and hyenas and several bird species flying and perching on thickets.
On this drive, you will also see the stunning crater lakes dispersed throughout this park, the Katwe Explosion craters being the most notable. This group of extinct volcanoes just north of the Mweya peninsula will be explored on a winding crater drive which offers amazing views of these craters.
After lunch at the lodge, you will head to the jetty for an afternoon boat ride on the Kazinga channel. This is among the highlights of Uganda safaris within Queen Elizabeth Park. the launch cruise offers great chances to take pictures since the boat drifts slowly just by the shores of the channel. The Kazinga Channel supports the biggest number of Hippos in the whole of Africa, crocodiles, elephants quenching their thirst, buffaloes and thousands of bird life that flourish on the banks.
Later, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
DAY 4: CHIMPANZEE TREKKING AND DEPARTURE
After an early morning breakfast, a chimpanzee trek at the Kyambura gorge will commence the day’s adventure. This gorge is still within the park boundaries and will give you stunning views of chimps swinging up and about in trees. The experience at kyambura gorge is beyond just walking and discovering chimps, it a natural ecosystem. It grants you ideas of kyambura gorge’s atmospheric environments to mention underground forests, vegetation types, bird discoveries and behavior , monkey and chimpanzee ecology. Much as viewing chimpanzee are not guaranteed, travelers still stand high chances to hear the chimpanzee at a distance as they are being habituated.
Later, you will embark on a relaxed drive back to the city to either catch your flight back home or to the hotel according to your flight arrangements