Safari activities to do in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Safari activities to do in Queen Elizabeth National Park : Queen Elizabeth National Park is the second largest and one of the oldest national park in the Pearl of Africa with several attractions for sightseers to sight and marvel at. The national park is located in the western part of Uganda and is established in four districts, which are Kasese, Kamwenge, Rukungiri and Rubirizi.
With over 1,978 square kilometers big in size Queen Elizabeth National Park is a savannah grassland, acacia forests, forest grassland, and marshy vegetation destination, and home to different kinds of wildlife, with 95 types of mammals, including elephants, buffaloes, lions, and leopards, as well as Uganda Kobs, waterbucks, hippos, warthogs, and primates like chimps, black and white colobus monkeys, baboons, and more than 600 bird species.
Queen Elizabeth National Park can be visited at any time of the year, despite of the fact that statistics have it that the best time to sightsee the national park is during the dry season, from June to September, December to February.
Due to the given facts that during the dry season, it doesn’t rain much, making it easy to explore the park freely, and also various animals will gather around the water sources. This gives you a chance to see a lot of different kinds of wildlife.
Join us for a thrilling safari experience through the national park as you get to sight see different attractions and also engage in the numerous safari activities in the national as listed below.
Safari activities in Queen Elizabeth national park.
Tree Climbing Lions of Ishasha in Queen Elizabeth national park.
Visit the Ishasha sector of the park to search for the famous tree-climbing lions. This unique behavior, where lions climb trees and rest in the branches, is a rare sight and makes for excellent wildlife viewing and photography opportunities.
Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Embark on a thrilling game drive through the park’s vast savannah plains to spot a diverse array of wildlife including elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, hippos, and various antelope species.
Queen Elizabeth national park offers both night and day game drives, where you can search for animals that come out at night and those that move during day and for the night experience sightseers are most likely to see animals that only come out at night, such as leopards, lions, civets, bush babies, serval cats, and hippos eating, among others.
Nature Walks and Guided Hikes in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Explore the park while on guided nature walks and hikes on foot, which offer a closer look at the park’s diverse ecosystems, flora, and fauna. There are several trails available, including the Mweya Peninsula nature walk and the birding trail at Maramagambo Forest.
Bird watching in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Queen Elizabeth National Park has more than 600 known bird species, including water birds, forest birds, and migratory bird species. Hence, birding is an ideal safari experience while at Queen Elizabeth national park as you get to sight different such as African finfoot, African hobby, Black bee-eater, Caspian plover, swamp flycatcher, African skimmer, black, Caspian plover, broad billed roller, Great white pelican, Palm-nut vulture, Marabou stork, Papyrus gonolek, African Jacana, Yelow bellied stork and among others.
Cultural Encounters in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Discover the rich cultural heritage of the local communities surrounding Queen Elizabeth National Park through cultural encounters and village visits. Learn about traditional customs, dances, and daily life from the indigenous people.
Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Take a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake George and Lake Edward. This offers a unique opportunity to see hippos, crocodiles, and numerous bird species up close, including African fish eagles, pelicans, and kingfishers.
Chimpanzee trekking in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Chimpanzee trekking is a thrilling safari experience that is the second most popular event to do in the park. chimpanzee trekking safari takes place in Kyambura Gorge starting early in the morning with a briefing at the headquarters and the trek lasts between 30 minutes and 4 hours, sightseers get to see creatures like red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, bird species, tree and plant species, and more.
Where to stay during your safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
There are extensive variety of accommodation facilities where you can stay during your Uganda safari in the park. The accommodations range fromluxury, midrange and budget including Mweya Safari lodge, Elephant Plains Lodge, Kingfisher Lodge, Kyangabi Crater Resort, Tembo Safari Lodge, Enganzi Game Lodge, Katara Lodge, Twin Lakes Safari Lodge, Kikorongo Safari Lodge, Engiri Game lodge, Kyambura Gorge lodge, Kasenyi Safari Camp, Parkview Safari Lodge, Buffalo Safari Lodge, Simba Safari Camp, Queen Elizabeth Safari Lodge and among others.
For information about safari activities in Queen Elizabeth national park contact us at Explore Rwanda Tours to get booked up for any safari adventure into the national park.
