3 Day queen Elizabeth national park safari
3 Days safari takes you to Queen Elizabeth National Park located in the Western region which is one of the most visited national parks; the park is a home to 4 out of 5 big five that include; Lions, Leopards, Buffaloes and Elephants. Queen Elizabeth national park consists of many fascinating features like the Kazinga channel which connects Lake Edward to Lake George, the breath taking Kyambura Gorge, Kalinzu forest and many more.
Highlights of the safari
- Game drive
- Boat cruise
- Chimpanzee tracking
- Sights seeing
Brief Itinerary.
DAY 1: Transfer to queen elizabeth national park to entebbe.
DAY 2: Game drive and boat cruise.
Day 3: chimpanzee trekking and transfer back to Kampala
Detailed itinerary for the safari
DAY 1: TRANSFER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK FROM ENETEBBE
You will be picked up from your hotel either in Kampala or Entebbe by your assigned safari guide after early morning breakfast then transfer to Western Uganda. On your way, you will cross through districts like Mityana, Mubende and Fort portal where you will enjoy beautiful tea plantations and hilly terrain. You will make a first stopover in Fort portal town for lunch before heading to the park in Kasese district, Arrive to queen Elizabeth park after 3 hours in the park and check-in your lodges and relax, dinner and overnight stay
Accommodation
- Luxury: Mweya safari lodge
- Mid-range: Park view Safari lodge
- Budget: Pumba Safari lodge
Meal plan half board
DAY 2: GAME DRIVE AND BOAT CRUISE
You will wake up early for breakfast and then go for a morning game drive where you will encounter a variety of wildlife like herds of Buffaloes, Elephants, and Antelopes as they graze in the vegetation. You will rest go for lunch and then go for the thrilling boat cruise on kazinga channel where you will see many water wildlife like buffaloes, crocodiles and water birds like cheeky bronze-tailed starling, majestic crowned crane enjoying life of the water. Then you will go back to your lodges, relax, have dinner and the sleep.
Meal plan: full board
Day 3: chimpanzee trekking and transfer back to Kampala
You will wake up early for breakfast, go at the briefing spot where a game ranger reads you the rules and instructions to be followed while with the chimpanzees, you will proceed to the forest of kyambura gorge where you will encounter the amazing chimpanzees and other primates like Columbus, Ververt monkeys, Baboons and many more.
After trekking, embark on your journey back to Kampala with en-route lunch in Mbarara and a stop at the Equator. You will be dropped off at a location you will advise in Kampala/Entebbe. End of the safari. Meal plan: breakfast and lunch.
