This safari takes you through Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive and boat launch cruise. The tour begins and ends in Kampala.
Day 1: Depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park
This morning, we depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park. Queen Elizabeth
is Uganda's most popular game reserve. It boasts one or the highest bio
diversity ratings of any game park in the world, from the open savannah
to rain forest, dense swamps and beautiful crater lakes to the vastness
of Lake Edward. Almost 100 species are found here including hippos, lions,
buffaloes, leopards, hyenas, chimps, colobus monkeys and baboons.
Dinner and overnight at:
Mweya Safari Lodge
(Luxury)
Katara Lodge
(Midrange)
Ihamba Safari
Lodge /
Simba Safari Camp (Budget)
Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise
An early morning game drive provides an excellent platform to see Queen
Elizabeth's large variety and volume of wildlife. This drive will be in
the Kasenyi area of the park. In the afternoon, we enjoy the unique 2-hour
boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This trip passes
through a high concentration of hippos, buffalo, elephants, crocodile and
water birds, for fantastic photo opportunities.
Dinner and overnight at:
Mweya Safari Lodge
(Luxury)
Katara Lodge
(Midrange)
Ihamba Safari
Lodge /
Simba Safari Camp (Budget)
Day 3 : Chimpanzee tracking and drive back to Kampala
We will head into the Kyambura Gorge to track chimpanzees and other primates.
Afterwards, we return to Kampala, having lunch en route, arriving in the
evening.