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Queen Elizabeth National Park: Wildlife Safari Tours in Uganda 2023

Queen Elizabeth National Park is located West of Uganda offering amazing Wildlife Safaris. Queen Elizabeth National Park is your go to destination in Uganda.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in western Uganda with in various districts like Bushenyi, Kasese, Bundibugyo and covers an area of 1978 square km with some parts of Lake George and Edward that are connected by beautiful Kazinga channel. Use the route from Kampala through Mbarara/ Fort Portal via Kasese in approximately 5-6 hours to get to this wonderful destination. There are various safari activities travelers can adventure while in Queen Elizabeth National Park and these include;

Game Drives

Queen Elizabeth National Park UgandaGame drives are very interesting and one of the most prominent activities carried out at the park. These involve driving around the park following different troops so as to spot different wildlife animals in their habitats.

There are preserved areas that are perfect for all those on game drive and these enable visitors spot the animals very clearly and some of these include elephants, buffalo, zebras, lions, kobs, mongoose, antelopes, warthogs, hyenas, topis, water birds etc and these are usually feeding and enjoying their habitats peacefully and calmly with out any distractions.

Bird Watching

Embark on a bird watching safaris to Queen Elizabeth National Park  where you will encounter remarkable experiences that will make your entire trip exceptional for there are more than 550 species of birds that inhabit the  thick montane rain forests, rivers, open grasslands, woodlands, Lakes, seasonal and permanent swamps in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

The best time to visit the park for birding is December-February and the species you will spot include aquatic birds for example the White-faced Whistling, Spur-winged Plovers, Squacco Heron, Fish Eagle, Pink, white backed Pelicans, Long tailed Cormorants, African Jacana, Yellow backed Weavers, open-billed Stork, Water-Thick knee, Pied kingfishers, Wattled Plovers, the Black Crake and the Knob-billed Ducks beside the tremendous Kazinga Channel.

There are also species like the malachite, black-ramped buttonquail, Collard Pranticles, papyrus canary, verreauv’s eagle-owl, black bee-eater, squacco heron, African fish eagle, swamp fly-catcher, long-tailed cormorants, Martial Eagle, Black- rumped Buttonquail African Skimmer, White winged terns, White-winged Warbler, shoebill, African skimmer, Verreaux’s Eagle-owl, Grey-headed kingfisher, papyrus gonolek, Papyrus Canary, and the thin-tailed Nightjars which usually echo and sing with in the tree branches in the morning.

Chimpanzee tracking

Chimpanzee tracking is such a fulfilling activity for every one to take part in and is usually carried out at Kyambura gorge a place where majority of these primates are habituated for tracking by visitors. Additionally, other wildlife animals as well as birds are found around the Gorge.

These live peacefully in groups of 30-80 individuals referred to as troops and use most of their time wandering on their four limbs along the ground. They are fast climbers and build their nests by bending branches and interlacing them simply high above in the trees where they relax and rest at noon and dusk.

Their groups are big enough consisting of candid cluster groups of few individuals i.e females, males, both.  Involve in chimpanzee tracking to learn and encounter these unique intelligent species for remarkable experiences.

Launch Trips

Launch trips in the Park take place at the Kazinga Channel an elongated channel that joins Lake Edward to George. This usually begins in the morning at 9:00am or afternoon at 2:00pm daily in about 2-5 hrs. While on a cruise, you will experience nature’s mysteries like the beautiful vibrant fresh waters, birds of the air and wildlife animals along  Kazinga channel.

The boat floats steadily from the shores into the water offering incredible opportunities to spot various species of wildlife like the hippos, crocodiles, large herds of Elephants, antelopes, buffalos within the waters which makes them secure from lions etc. Vivid photographers should not miss out on this opportunity.

Hiking and Nature Walks

Visit the park and take on nature walks so as to spot and discover the massive terrain, vegetation and wildlife of Queen Elizabeth National park. Walk to the Mweya penninsula via the thick Maramagambo forest where you will have clear beautiful sightings as well as the magnificent Ishasha River.

The forest has many different species of Savannah woodlands that inhabit bold warthogs, birds and other mammals. There are also hippos that will make your exploration extraordinary and exciting too.

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