18 Days Uganda Adventure
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Queen Elizabeth National Park boasts of its myriad of attractions that make it a special destination in Uganda. A huge concentration of herbivores species survive within this park and includes Uganda Kobs, hippos, waterbucks, topis, elephants, buffaloes, and more.
Priding itself of abundant wildlife and birdlife, Queen Elizabeth NP is one place you should consider a must-visit for excellent game viewing. This is the 2nd largest National Park in Uganda, with land area stretching up to 1978 sq.km and encompasses Rukungiri, Kamwenge, Rubirizi and Kasese Districts.
The park was created in 1952 as Kazinga National Park and in 1954 its name was changed to the present Queen Elizabeth National Park in commemoration of the former Queen Elizabeth 11. It is a vast protected area with diverse habitats, represented in its numerous sectors/regions such as Kasenyi Plains (sector), Maramagambo Forest, Mweya Peninsula, Kyambura Gorge and Kazinga Channel.
Located along the Western rift valley floor, Queen Elizabeth NP has its boundaries stretch in the districts of Kasese, Rubirizi, Kamwenge, and Rukungiri. The park sits on the elevation range of 884 to 1337 meters.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is hosts diversity of floral and faunal species, thriving within its diverse habitats. These include an estimate of about 95 species of mammals, 620 bird species, reptiles and others.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is an impressive wildlife destination, protecting over 95 mammal species including primates. The park’s diverse animal species include bushbucks, leopards, lions (tree climbing lions), African bush elephants, cape buffaloes, giant forest hogs, duikers, Uganda Kobs, warthogs, waterbucks, spotted hyenas, jackals, mongoose, sitatungas, reedbucks, hippos, Nile crocodiles, topis and many more. The beautiful primate species that survive within the park’s tropical rainforests include the red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, chimpanzees, olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys.
At Queen Elizabeth National Park, there exist over 620 bird species. The park supports aquatic and woodland bird species in their abundance making it an outstanding birding location in Uganda, East Africa. The park’s bird species for you to expect spotting include the African wattled plovers, blue-napped mouse bird, grey kestrel, black-bellied bustards, lesser and greater flamingos, papyrus canary, hooded vultures, scarlet-chested sunbird, yellow-wagtail, Verreaux’s eagle owls, slender billed storks,
Swamp flycatchers, yellow-throated cuckoos, papyrus gonoleks, yellow backed weavers, grey headed kingfishers, shoebill storks, water thick knee, African broadbill, African harrier-hawks, African fish eagle, pin-tailed whydahs, African beautiful black headed gonoleks, knob-billed ducks, Eurasian wigeon, spotted redshanks, pygmy kingfishers, pink-backed pelicans, white-tailed lark, brown snake eagles, Chapin’s flycatchers, and many others.
This park protects a variety of wildlife and includes 95 mammal species. At the comfort of your 4×4 safari vehicle, drive through the Kasenyi Plains while spotting some finest animal species. The expected sightings along the Kasenyi Plains include the cape buffaloes, spotted hyenas, leopards, African bush elephants, topis, warthogs, duikers, lions, waterbucks, reedbucks, and bird species, elephants, cape buffaloes, leopards, spotted hyenas, Uganda kobs, warthogs, and crossing to the Ishasha area- expect to see the tree climbing lions, topis and others. The important game drive sessions to take part in Queen Elizabeth NP include the morning and afternoon.
At Queen Elizabeth NP, a boat cruise is a must-do and embarking on it is an incredible opportunity to enjoy the view of aquatic species. The launch or boat cruise in this park is done in the morning and afternoon. Both sessions guarantee excellent sightings of water species such as the Nile crocodiles, hippos, and aquatic birds. The Kazinga channel is where the boat cruise is carried out, and this natural channel connects Lake George and Lake Edward.
Bird watching in Queen Elizabeth N/Park allows you watch plenty of bird species in the various habitats/sectors. The park hosts resident, migratory and endemic species of birds. Birding trips in this park are ideal all-year-round and birds to identify include among others the slender billed storks, red-chested sunbird, sedge warblers, long-tailed cormorants, African harrier hawks, bar-tailed Godwit, swamp flycatchers, little stint, shoebill stork, yellow wagtails, curlew sand pipers, African skimmers, grey kestrel, flamingos, and pink-backed pelicans.
Chimpanzee trekking in this park is all about you immersing yourself into the splendid Kyambura Gorge to search for the common/eastern chimpanzees in the wild. Each chimpanzee community has a composition of 30 to 80 members. During the long day chimpanzee trek, you will be spotting diversity of other primates besides chimps. They include olive baboons, red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys. The Kyambura Gorge has a depth measuring 100 meters and width of 500 meters with length of 16 kilometers.
Queen Elizabeth NP guided nature walks allow visitors to explore the park’s diverse habitats with the lead of an experienced park ranger guide. The ideal locations for nature walking include Kyambura Gorge, Maramagambo Forest and the nearby Kalinzu Forest Reserve. During the guided forest hikes, visitors get to see a variety of primates including olive baboons, l’hoest monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys and blue monkeys.
Experiential tourism in Queen Elizabeth NP offers a remarkable opportunity for tourists to engage in the different research activities. These offer in-depth exploration about wildlife for instance lion trekking, hippo census and mongoose tracking.
When it comes to hot air balloon tours, Kenya and Tanzania top on the list in East Africa, but a visit to Queen Elizabeth NP in Uganda thus guarantee exceptional aerial viewing experience. This is one of the 2 places in Uganda where hot air balloon tours are conducted for you to see diversity of wildlife including large and small mammal species. The park offers the morning with bush breakfast and the sunset hot air balloon experiences.
A visit to Queen Elizabeth NP isn’t only about spotting wildlife, but also visiting the nearby local communities for a cultural encounter. There are many cultural encounter opportunities to engage in including Kasoga Cultural Experience, Kikorongo Equator Cultural Group, Katwe Village Walk and Nyanz’ibiri.
Lake Katwe is an extinct explosion Crater Lake located in Queen Elizabeth NP boundary. This is where visitors can observe locals while mining salt using traditional methods. This Crater Lake formed as a result of volcanic activity and there are other Craters worth visiting while on Queen Elizabeth National Park safari.
Queen Elizabeth N/Park safaris can be planned and conducted at any time of the year. But the most ideal time is during the dry season which is experienced twice a year, running from June to September, and December to February. This is the perfect season for you to experience the most of Queen Elizabeth N/Park game viewing. The breeding or nesting season for birds, also ideal period to sight migratory birds is during wet or rainy season from October to November or March to May.
The park’s budget lodges include Simba Safari Camp, Queen Elizabeth Safari Camp, Pumba Safari Cottages, Topi Lodge, Kazinga View Resort, Tembo Safari Lodge and others. The moderate lodges include Buffalo Safari Lodge, Mbogo Lodge, Enganzi Game Lodge, Enjojo Lodge, Ishasha Jungle and Bush Lodge. The popular luxury lodges at the park include Kyambura Game Lodge, Katara Safari Lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge, Elephant Plains Lodge, Kasenyi Safari Camp, Ishasha Wilderness Camp and more.
Travel to the park by road: begin from Kampala/Entebbe along the Masaka-Mbarara-Kasese route -7-8 hours’ drive |the Kampala-Mityana-Mubende-Fort Portal city route to Kasese then Queen Elizabeth National Park. From Kibale National Park, set out for Queen Elizabeth National Park and by air, be part of the scheduled and chartered flights often arranged by tour operators from Entebbe to Mweya/Kasese airstrips.
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