3 days trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park

You will be picked from Kampala at 7am and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda. The drive from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National park is about 7 hours. You will have a lunch stop along the way.

You will check into your lodge and enjoy the view of the park from the comfort of your lodge, or, go out for a late afternoon game drive to spot some wildlife and enjoy the bush as the sun sets. As an extra to the game drive, if time allows today, go visit a nearby salt lake and see how salt is traditionally mined from the salt lake as it has been done for centuries.

Optional activity:

Night safari: You can go out for a night safari to look for the nocturnal species.

Accommodation to choose from:

Budget: Bush Lodge

Midrange: Kasenyi Safari Camp

Upmarket: Mweya Safari Lodge

Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner

Have early breakfast and set off by 6.30am to go for the game drive in the beautiful Kasenyi plains which is the main animal watching area of the park. The game drive will last about 3 hours and some of the animals you expect to see include: elephants, buffaloes, lions, hyenas, antelopes, etc…

You shall return to the lodge for lunch and some relaxation.

Later you shall go for the afternoon boat safari on Kazinga Channel which is scheduled to start at 2.00pm. The cruise will bring you close to a range of wildlife along the banks of the channel, such as hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, monitor lizards. The channel offers incredible bird watching opportunities as several water birds flock the banks of the channel, for example, pelicans, herons, lapwings, plovers, African skimmers, fish eagles, kingfishers etc… The boat cruise is about 2 hours long.

Returning from the Kazinga Channel boat trip you will take a drive through  the scenic crater lakes region passing over ridges of various explosion craters and enjoying panoramic views of the landscape and may also bump into more wildlife.

Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Optional tour activity:

Lion tracking: As part of your morning game drive, you can join researchers from the Uganda Carnivore Programe on a lion tracking experience for a sure opportunity to see the lions which are monitored by the program. The lion tracking gives you a chance to see these apex predators up close allowing you great photos and getting more information about  them and their importance to the eco system.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today you may go for another morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park before checking out and traveling back to Kampala.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch