3 DAYS SAFARI TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK TOUR

Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in the western Uganda in Kasese and it is approximately to 410km that takes around 7 to 8 hours from Kampala. The Park has a variety of wildlife and has the most popular Savannah reserve. The variety of habitats such as the Savannah grassland, forests, lakes and wetlands, this provides a setting of an extensive of a large mammals and primates. The four of the BIG FIVE is present apart from Rhinos.

Tour highlights

• Boat cruise
• Game drive
• Bird watching

Day 1: Transfer to Kasese

In the early morning after breakfast, start the journey from Kampala to the west via Masaka-Mbarara highway. Stopover at the equator for photos and buying handcrafts you may need on the trip. Continue with journey to Mbarara, the land of milk, honey and long horned cows.  Lunch in Mbarara town at Agip motel/Café Havana/Shaheen restaurant and proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

On arrival you will go for an evening game drive into the park. During the game drive, you will spot an elephant, the largest land mammal skilfully using its trunk to feed, a lion preying on an antelope or a hyena patiently waiting to devour the lion’s leftovers from a distance. Different groups of animals like Buffalo herds and Uganda kobs traverse the game park, Warthogs, leopards, the giant forest hog are among the others. Dinner and overnight stay Mweya Safari Lodge/Kyambura Gorge lodge/Marafiki Safari lodge.

Day 2: Game drive and Bird watching.

Early morning breakfast and off you go to Kasenyi plains. This is the most remote area in the park yet rewarding when visited. It’s famous for tree climbing lions. Other mammals also inhabit the savannah grasslands and they include buffaloes, elephants, antelopes, bushbuck among others. You will have your lunch back at the lodge

Then you will proceed in the afternoon for bird watching. Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of Uganda’s top birding spots. A haven to over 600 bird species, the enthusiastic bird watcher is in for a major delight at the park.

Some of the birds likely to grace your photographic memories include the; Sedge warbles, Papyrus canary, the martial eagle, Pink backed Pelican, Yellow throated Cuckoo, and the Verreaux’s Eagle Owl, all which inhabit the park’s expansive grasslands, forests and wetlands. Do not miss the flamingos found at the Katwe and Bunyampaba salt lakes. Dinner and overnight stay Mweya Safari Lodge/Kyambura Gorge lodge/Marafiki Safari lodge.

Day 3: Boat Cruise and Departure

Take your morning breakfast, go for a boat cruise which takes place on the Kazinga Channel, a long natural water channel linking Lake Edward to Lake. During the cruise, you will get to enjoy the various sights and sounds that the park’s rich aquatic life extravagantly offers. Besides the large hippopotamuses taking their dips in the waters, the fierce Nile crocodiles basking lazily on the channel banks for a feel of the warm sun are some of the lifetime experiences you will encounter on the cruise.

After the launch cruise, you will turn back at the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you will start the journey back to Kampala. You will be dropped at the location of your choice or at the Airport for your departure flight.

END OF TOUR

Cost Inclusions

• 4WD Safari vehicle
• Park entrance fees
• Full board accommodation
• Tour activities as per the itinerary
• Meals as per the itinerary
• Bottled drinking water
• Government levies & taxes
• Professional English speaking guide

Cost Exclusion

• Visa costs
• Insurance costs
• Personal expenses
• Laundry costs
• Extra activities not in the itinerary
• Extra food and drinks
• Tips