My expections were pretty high, since I have always heard amazing things about QENP. And I must say I was not disappointed.
The day started in the best possible way: Reaching the main road of the park, we spotted a Hyena. As we were moving towards the park entrance, we also spotted elephants and crocodiles near Katunguru bridge.
But when we reached Kasenyi plains... Thatºs when the magic started.
Large herds of Ugandan Kob and buffalos were easily spotted. Waterbucks are also common in this area. Warthogs and hippos are abundant in QENP.
I was expecting to see a larger variety of herbivores, but it seems the park is a bit limited when it comes to that - no giraffes, zebras, etc.
The main gold for the morning was not achived, tho: Tracking lions and leopards.
Then we moved to Mweya so we could have lunch. The dense vegetation didn't allow us to see more than a few waterbucks and some baboons, but when we reached Mweya
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Lodge - which is indeed a lovely place - we could see the elephants on the other side of the lake. Warthogs are also around.
As we decided that Ishasha should be postponed (it was about to rain and our guide called another guide to check the situation in that sector - no lions were spotted in the morning), we came to the conclusion that we should go back to Kasenyi plains to track the big cats.
We drove for almost an hour when we finally spotted them: A lioness, with four cubs. After driving around, we were lucky enough to spot a few more lions.
But the best was yet to come. The leopard. We spotted her on top of a tree, with a warthog in her mouth. She climbed down, and we stood near her for more than one hour and a half. We watched her drinking water, cleaning herself, resting, anyway, a true lifetime experience.
All in all, I must say it was one of the best days in my life. I truly recommend this experience and this park to anyone.
Sean
KE
Visited:
December 2020
Reviewed: Jan 10, 2021
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| under20 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing classic safari lions are common as well as leopards
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Amazing............. it was so good myaya is a must see place
Aidan
US
Visited:
January 2018
Reviewed: Sep 14, 2020
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| under20 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
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it was amazing
Davyth
GB
Visited:
March 2020
Reviewed: Mar 8, 2020
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| 50-65 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
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classic safari destination with good variety of animals
Janice
GB
Visited:
January 2020
Reviewed: Feb 25, 2020
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| 65+ years of age
| Experience level: 2-5 safaris
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Fantastic both for close up of wildlife and birdwatching
Richard
GB
Visited:
January 2019
Reviewed: Feb 19, 2020
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| 35-50 years of age
| Experience level: over 5 safaris
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The boat safari as well as a jeep safari enabled me to see so many birds and lots of other animals. Absolutely brilliant place and super guides too.
Barbara Osmundson
US
Visited:
July 2019
Reviewed: Aug 13, 2019