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Ross
CA
Visited:
August 2014
Reviewed: Jun 10, 2015
Email Ross | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Picturesque views, great camping and a perfect layover between seeing chimps and gorillas
QENP is definitely worth a visit and it's location between Kibale and Bwindi/Mgahinga make it an ideal place to spend a night between seeing the more impressive chimps and gorillas of the other parks. Because the wildlife is rather sparse in the park, grab a guide from the front gate if you must see the leopards and lions, otherwise do what we did and take a relaxing drive through the many tracks along the craters to enjoy the scenery while searching for the herds of elephants, buffalo and other animals.
Considering this isn't Uganda's forte, the park offers some surprising moments and picturesque views. As long as you're not expecting the Maasai Mara, it will add to your experience of the country.
Steve Bosworth
Visited:
December 2013
Reviewed: May 28, 2015
Queen Elizabeth National Park was a fantastic place to visit and to see all the wildlife including lions, elephants, various antelope along with so much birdlife complimented the fabulous views seen at dawn as the sun rose.
Richard
US
Visited:
February 2014
Reviewed: May 27, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A crash course in biriding
QENP does have some elephants and cats, but not as many as the bigger parks in East Africa. We were not birders before this trip, but you cannot help to be one here. The diversity is so great, you are sure to find a new bird wherever you look. It is relatively quiet compared to the parks in Tanzania. There are other vehicles, but not as many as you would see in Tanzania.
RedCany0n
Visited:
September 2013
Reviewed: May 14, 2015
Val and Simon
GB
Visited:
September 2011
Reviewed: May 12, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
We stayed at Mbewa Lodge and Ishasha Camp. Highlight of our whole trip was a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel seeing so many water birds and elephants. Tree-climbing lions were amazing in Ishasha
Daniel and Janique
BE
Visited:
September 2014
Reviewed: May 6, 2015
Email Daniel and Janique | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Excellent because of the beauty of the place, the boat safari's and the lions!!!
CanonBruno
Visited:
January 2012
Reviewed: May 4, 2015
An interesting park but a little too crowded for my own taste. A nice selection of wild life
Callan
AU
Visited:
February 2014
Reviewed: May 3, 2015
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Wow, this place was not as expected. A lot less animals than expected and while the boat trip was a different way to do a safari in africa, the commentary while on the boat was a real disappointment.
Shannon
UG
Visited:
February 2015
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2015
20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Game drives in Queen Elizabeth
I spent one day and one night in Queen Elizabeth and did the game drive in Inshasha and one in the north of the park. The scenery was good especially in the south of the park. We saw lots of animals including several close encounters with elephants. Sadly no lions though. I drove my personal car but we picked up an UWA ranger for the game drive. I'm glad we did since he knew the best places to stop which I would have likely passed otherwise. We stayed overnight @theRiver which I definitely recommend. Good food and accommodation. There were not many other tourists around so it felt like we had a lot of the park to ourselves. I went in February which is the dry season and was a nice climate.
Kent MacElwee
Visited:
January 2014
Reviewed: Apr 21, 2015
We drove through Queen Elizabeth between National Parks and really could not believe the wildlife. I wish we had more time there. We met people who camped there, who really loved their experience.