5-Day Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari

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

Pick up from residence- travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park

You will be picked up at 6:30am and begin your journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park, which is approximately six hours west from Kampala via the Masaka – Mbarara Highway. Your first stop will be at the Uganda equator, where you will take plenty of pictures and grab a snack. You still stop for lunch in Mbarara, where you will rejuvenate your body with a delicious meal. During your drive, you will take in the beautiful Ugandan landscape, including the long horned Ankole cattle, the vast tea plantations in Ishaka and savanna vegetation. Upon arrival at Queen Elizabeth, you will check-in, relax and have dinner.

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:

Parkview Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Early morning game drive - afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga channel

Wake up at 6:00am and have some African tea or coffee before your 6:30am game drive. This is an ideal time to begin your safari, since most animals are active in the early morning. The carnivores are usually hunting around this time and the other animals are on guard - extremely alert so as not to become prey! If you are lucky, you will definitely be a part of this exciting action!

Expect to encounter elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, lions, hyenas, leopards, giant forest hogs, Uganda kobs and lots of savannah birds on this game drive. After two or three hours in the park you will return to the lodge and have breakfast. Spend the rest of the morning relaxing by the swimming pool until lunch. After lunch, you will take a 2:00pm boat cruise along the famous Kazinga Channel, where you will see lots of hippos and spectacular birds.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation:

Parkview Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura gorge - evening game drive in Ishasha wilderness

With breakfast done and out of the way, you will drive to Kyambura gorge for a forest walk in search of habituated chimpanzees and other primates. The chimpanzees are known for being mobile so viewing them can be a bit unpredictable, but the walk is still a great adventure and one you should look forward to doing! You will return to the lodge for lunch and then drive into the Ishasha wilderness for the evening game drive in search of the tree climbing lions.

Main Destination:

Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Ishasha Jungle Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Morning and evening game drive in the Ishasha wilderness sector

Today you will go on a full day drive. After eating a quick, small breakfast you should be out in the park by 6:30am in order to catch the animals at their most active. Four hours later you will return to the lodge for a full breakfast and relaxation until lunch.

In the afternoon you will go on a game drive in the Ishasha sector, which will give you another opportunity to search for the tree climbing lions. Later you will return the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)

Accommodation:

Ishasha Jungle Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)

Meals & Drinks:

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

Breakfast - check out of the lodge- travel back to Kampala

After breakfast you will drive back to Kampala. You will stop for lunch at the Igongo cultural center and pay one more visit to the equator before continuing on to Kampala. You will be dropped off at your preferred hotel in the city or the airport for your flight home.

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.