Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s second biggest National Park, its a popular biodiverse safari destination offering a unique breathtaking landscape and lavish wildlife, spanning the equator this park poses the monument where it crosses latitude 00, making it Uganda’s medley of wonders.
Queen Elizabeth was originally called Kazinga National parkin 1952, later renamed in 1954 to commemorate the queens visit , queen Elizabeth 2 of England, currently the park is a home to Africa’s greatest wildlife, over 95 mammal species call this medley of wonders home ,additionally to the overwhelming number of bird species about 600+ bird species making it an interesting paradise for nature enthusiasts.
What to do on a self drive safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Game drives: Immerse your self in a rewarding game viewing in the kasenyi plains during this astonishing game drive you expect to encounter big games like African Savannah Elephants, buffaloes, Uganda Cobs, waterbucks, hippos, predators like lions, leopards, spotted hyenas among others.
Primate-Tracking: Lately queen Elizabeth national park is a home to interesting numbers of chimpanzee in the kyambura gorge ,Kyambura gorge is also known as the valley of apes, its a 11km gorge located in the Northeastern corner of queen Elizabeth National park formed by kyambura river covered by a concave rainforest, surrounded by cliffs and Savanna this is a prime current tracking location for chimpanzee.
Bird Watching: Are you a birding enthusiast? queen Elizabeth is a paradise for different bird species these can be seen in the kasenyi plains and kazinga channel , over 600 species including the African fish eagle ,flamingoes and papyrus gonolek.
Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel: Cruise along the kazinga channel, one of the longest channel spaning about 4okm connecting the two beautiful lakes ,George and Edward, this is unmatched with encounters of different wildlife and scenic views of the mweya peninsular.
Game drive to Ishasha Sector: A game drive through the southern sector of queen Elizabeth famously known as ishasha sector gives you a chance to see the tree climbing lions up-close , these unique predators spend their day lounging on fig trees scanning their preys.
Experiential tracking: Spend more time in the front of these savanna kings while at queen Elizabeth by booking an experiential lion tracking, its one of a kind , this activity is only done in queen Elizabeth ,this is done by tracking a certain pride of lions, these predators have a radio collar attached in the neck , your assured of seeing the lions and getting to know their extra behaviors.
Accommodation in Queen Elizabeth National park.
Luxury
- Mweya safari Lodge.
- Acacia wildness mweya.
- Buffalo Safari lodge.
Midrange:
- Bush Lodge.
- Enganzi Game Lodge.
- Warujojo Safari Lodge.
Budget
- Engiri game lodge
- Pumba Safari cottages
- Enshama game lodge.
How to get there
The medley of wonders is located in the western parts of Uganda, a direct drive takes at least 7-8hours however your self drive road plan might include some other national parks making it shorter to get there , from kampala/ entebbe, the most common self drive or driver guided route is Kampala/ entebbe-masaka-mbarara-kasese road where as another common route will be driving via fort portal toursim city