3 Day Trip to Beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park

Driving Time & Distance: 387km/6 hours+

Your 3 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari begins today. You’ll be picked from your place of stay in Kampala or Entebbe at about 7 am and embark on a long but rewarding journey southwest to Queen Elizabeth National park. Along the way you will a break for lunch and a stop at the Kikorongo Equator monument to capture some photos and stretch your legs. Upon arrival, you will check into your lodge and enjoy the view of the park from the comfort of your lodge. In the evening, you enjoy a game drive to explore the impressive landscapes “Queen” as Ugandans endearingly call this park.

Accommodation Options:

Luxury: Kyambura Gorge Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge/Elphant Plains Lodge

Semi Luxury: Marafiki Safari Lodge/Park View Lodge

Midrange: Enganzi Game Lodge/Bush Lodge

Budget: Pumba Safari Cottages

Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner

Day two of your 3 days Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari begins with an early breakfast at the lodge before heading back into the park.

Morning Game Drive

Your morning game drive through the Kasenyi Plains offers a great chance to spot a variety of wildlife, including Buffalo, Elephants, Lions, Leopards, Uganda Kobs, Bushbucks, Hippos, Forest Hogs, Warthogs, Crocodiles, Hyenas, Jackals, and more. This area is not only rich in wildlife but also one of the most picturesque parts of the park, especially in the golden light of the morning. 

You’ll also have the opportunity to spot a variety of bird species, such as the African Hobby, Ruppell’s Vulture, Bateleur, African Skimmer, Great Blue Turaco, Great White Pelican, Palm-nut Vulture, Papyrus Gonolek, and Pel’s Fishing Owl, among others. 

After your game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch and some relaxation.

Afternoon Boat Cruise

In the afternoon, a thrilling boat cruise awaits! At 2 PM, you will head to the Mweya jetty for a two-hour boat ride on the Kazinga Channel. The channel is a squiggle of fresh water, roughly 35km long and 2,500 feet wide.  Though officially a river, its flow is almost unnoticeable. Kazinga Channel connects two freshwater lakes — Lake Rutanzige (also known by its colonial name, Lake Edward) and Lake Katunguru (also called Lake George). It is one of the best wildlife-viewing spots in the whole of Uganda. 

This natural river channel attracts many wild animals of Uganda, including one of the world’s densest concentrations of hippopotamus and numerous Nile crocodiles.  Elephants and buffalos also frequent its banks, making it a prime destination for safari boat cruises and wildlife game viewing in Uganda.

As you might expect, the Kazinga Channel is also teeming with a variety of African birds. You can easily spot 60 or 70 species of bird on a single 2 hour boat cruise excursion. If you are a bit of a twitcher, you are going to love it! Here are some of the species you might see African Skimmer, Pink-backed Pelican, Great White Pelican, African Openbill, Saddle-billed Stork, African fish eagle, and King Fishers. 

After the cruise, a short game drive along the channel track will take you back to the lodge for some well-earned rest, dinner, and a peaceful night’s sleep.

Today you make go for another game drive in the park before checking out and traveling back to Kampala or Entebbe.

Accommodation: Not Included

Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch