Located in the southwestern part of Uganda, Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda's most popular National Park and certainly one of its most scenic. It stretches from the crater dotted foothills of the Rwenzori ranges in the north, along the shores of Lake Edward to the remote Ishasha River in the South, incorporating a wide variety of habitats that range from wetlands to savannah to lowland forest.

A massive variety of habitats including the savanna grassland mixed with various kinds of trees and grassy plains as well as different swamps and volcanic features which include volcanic cones and deep craters and tropical rain forests give the park its distinctive look. Queen Elizabeth National park is an ideal place to sight large game, go bird watching (612 species) on the Kazinga channel, and track chimpanzees in the Kyambura Gorge and find tree-climbing lions in Ishasha.

 

DAY ONE: Kampala – Queen Elizabeth National Park

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Our road trip will start as early as 6 am to beat the terrific Kampala morning traffic as we hit the road to the far southwest to our destination. We shall have a couple of stopovers starting with photo moments and access to African gift shops at the equator. Then we shall proceed to Mbarara where shall have lunch at Igongo Cultural Center in Biharwe, a place with insightful details about the Ankole culture.

 

After our lunch and cultural experience, we shall continue with our journey to queen Elizabeth National Park. Along the way, we shall witness some magical sights of nature like the crater lakes in Bunyaruguru, and the great Kyambura gorge.

We shall enjoy a 2-hour chimpanzee trekking in the Kyambura Gorge the 100m deep an extraordinary, sunken underground tropical rain forest environment that has an indescribable beauty of contrast to the surrounding cascading cliffs and savannah grasslands offer a rare sight of nature you won't find a landscape like this anywhere else.  We shall then head to the park for dinner and accommodation in any midrange lodges like Simba Safari lodge.

           

DAY TWO: The Queen Elizabeth Experience

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The day begins early as we search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, and other wild animals in their natural habitat before returning for lunch. In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to stretch your legs as we visit the Maramagambo Forest for a walk through the tropical forest known for the Blue Lake and the Bat and Hunters Cave. The same walk through Kalinju forest will provide you with views of primates, butterflies, and various bird species endemic to the Albertine Rift.

 

In the evening, we will visit several crater lakes, the transparent lake, and Lake Katwe and experience salt mining as well as flamingo sites before driving through the game back to our accommodations for dinner and the night.

 

DAY THREE: Kazinga Channel To Kampala

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We shall check out after our morning breakfast and head for a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. The 32 km long freshwater channel connecting L. Edward and L. George is the world’s largest concentration of hippos (around 2,000) and countless Nile crocodiles among other wide range of animals and birds.

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After the two hours of a boat ride, we shall hit the road Kampala as ther smile at the endless memories made while on the 3 day holiday at Murchison falls National Park.