Queen Elizabeth National Park is the most popular park in Uganda, located in South of the Rwenzori Mountains, bordering Congo and including two lakes, George and Edward that are connected by the famous Kazinga Channel which supports the experiential boat cruise. The Park sites on 1,978km² which spans the equator line; monuments on either side of the road mark the exact spot where it crosses latitude 00. The Katwe explosion craters mark the park’s highest point at 1,350m above sea level, while the lowest point is at 910m, at Lake Edward.
Species in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park records a large number of wild animals, including 95 mammal species like some big five and others respectively-Elephants, Lions, Buffaloes, Rhinos and Giraffes- leopards, Uganda kobs, jackals, spotted hyenas) and 10 primate species, like chimpanzees, vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, red tailed monkeys, black and white Columbus, olive baboons. The list of birds is of 606 species recorded, possibly the highest in any African National Park and in the world.
Popular Activities:
Game drive in Ishasha Sector and Kasenyi
Quietly an amazing game drive along the Ishasha sector in Queen Elizabeth National Park is eminently perceived for its occupant Tree climbing lions that are an outstanding fascination to the numerous travelers that.
Mweya Peninsular
The Mweya Peninsula at Queen Eilzabeth National Park is situated on the northern bank of the amazing Kazinga Channel at the merging of the channel with Lake Edward.
Kazinga Channel
The popular Kazinga channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park is approximately 40 meters in length, the channel connects or acts as a bridge between two lakes .
Kyambura Gorge
The Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth National Park is the longest chasm in East Africa and it’s watered by stream Kyambura that keeps the forest with loads of food and water for the wildlife.
Kalinzu Forest
Kalinzu Forest is an amazing natural forest situated in Bushenyi district in south western Uganda around the confines of Queen Elizabeth National Park uganda, it’s also famous for chimpanzee trekking..
Imaramagambo Tropical Rain Forest
Imaramagambo tropical rain forest in Queen Elizabeth National Park was gotten from a customary story in which a group of youngsters got lost inside the woodland, and it really took them various days.
Accommodation facilities
Queen Elizabeth National park has luxury accommodation that will favor all visitors. It also caters for the budget travelers. Mweya safari lodge and Jacana lodge have excellent services and Ishasha wilderness camp with lavishness accommodation. Budget accommodation includes Mweya hotels and Ishasha bandas with average standards that will make your stay memorable. Queen Elizabeth National park also has camping sites such as Maramagambo, Ishasha and Mweya alternatively; one may take on the Hippo Hill Camp adjacent to Katwe along with Kingfisher safari lodge on a beautiful Kichwamba escarpment. Kyambura Uganda safari wildlife is also establishing a luxury lodge that will surely meet your needs
How to get there
Queen Elizabeth National park can be accessed most easily from Kampala. The tarmac road from Kampala via Mbarara town-Bushenyi leads to the park Centre passing a mere 22 km from Mweya Peninsular, the main tourism hub .Approaching Queen Elizabeth National park from the south via Mbarara covers a distance of 420km while the north through Fort Portal covers a total of 410 km.
En-route to Queen Elizabeth National park, visitors have the opportunity to enjoy short detours to Lake Mburo National Park, Kibale National park renowned for chimpanzee tracking.
The park can also be accessed from the south from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.