3-Day Wildlife Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Depending on the agreed point of pick up, meet and greet with your assigned guide / driver and receive a simple briefing about the safari and Uganda at large. The driver-guide quickly takes you to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Masaka-Mbarara-Kasese highway. This journey exposes you to Uganda equator which is an excellent stopover for photography and coffee.
While at this point, take photos and you can support the locals by purchasing some souvenirs like handmade crafts. Later proceed, have lunch in Mbarara and find your way to your final destination. Queen Elizabeth National Park starts appealing in your sight as soon as you enter its premises with roaming wildlife such as Elephants, buffaloes, antelopes among others. Arrive late evening and head for your accommodation for relaxation.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LeopardOccasional

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Queen Elizabeth Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Queen Elizabeth National Park exploration – Game drive and boat cruise

This will be a great day of creating memories where you spend the whole day exploring the park with rewarding game drives and a boat cruise. You will have game drive in the morning either in areas of Kasenyi plains or Mweya peninsular which is highly concentrated with wildlife.
During a morning game drive, animals that maybe spotted include Elephants, lions, leopards, waterbucks, oribis, olive baboons, warthogs, Uganda kobs, buffaloes, and topi among others. A game drive normally lasts for only 2 to 4 hours and after return for break at the lodge followed by lunch.
Head to Kazinga channel that inhabits hippos and crocodiles but animals like elephants, buffalos, antelopes, warthogs are normally spotted on its banks. Also, birds are spotted mostly water birds like fish eagles, African mourning dove, hammerkops, pelicans, terns among others. Retire after three hours of boat cruise along the waters of Kazinga channel.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation:

Queen Elizabeth Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer back to Kampala

Have an early morning game drive for a chance of spotting the missed wildlife and after head back to the lodge for breakfast and check out. This time you will pass via Fort portal where you will have a chance to view the Rwenzori ranges covered with glaciers, the tea plantations of Fort Portal, natural forest of Kibale and Matiri reserve.
You will have stopovers and the major ones will be on the roadside local markets and another one to take your lunch in Mubende town. You will then dropped at the agreed point or at the airport. This will mark the end of your 3 days wildlife safari.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.