OVERVIEW
This 3 Days Queen Elizabeth Wildlife safari and Experiential Lion Tracking Experience will take you to the gifted Savannah national park in Western Uganda – Queen Elizabeth National Park for a wonderful adventure. Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the 10 national parks in Uganda and is famous for wildlife viewing, experiential game drives, boat cruise, nature walks and many other park activities.
The park is also known to host 4 of the 5 members of the big game animals and these include the Lions, Leopards, Buffaloes and Elephants. It has the Kazinga channel where the boat cruise takes place and you can’t miss out on the various bird species and big mammals such as elephants, buffaloes, hippos and Nile crocodiles feeding and relaxing in the water. The park receives the highest number of tourists among all parks in the country and one of the reasons is that the park has a special sector called Ishasha. This is the only place in Uganda where you can find the famous tree-climbing lions.
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and evening game drive
You will start your trip with a pick up by our professional driver guide from the airport/ your hotel. Then, you will embark on your journey heading West to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Along the way, you will have a stop-over for the tea plantation tour and proceed to Fort Portal for lunch. Thereafter, you will drive to the park reaching early evening. On arrival, you will check in at your lodge and head out for an evening game drive to view some of the game animals like the buffaloes, elephants, and many others. You will then return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
3 Days Queen Elizabeth Wildlife safari and Experiential Lion Tracking Experience
Accommodation
Irungu Forest Safari lodge (Budget)
Twin Lakes Safari Lodge (Mid-range)
Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury)
Meal plan: All meals and mineral drinking water
Day 2: Experiential lion/leopard tracking and Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel
On this day, after your breakfast, you will head out to the Northern section of the park “Kasenyi planes”. While there, you will interface with the predators under the guidance of a ranger guide and researchers who drive around the park with radiation trackers. These trackers help them to find lions that have radio collars placed around their necks. The lion tracking experience takes about 3 hours and later on, you will return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch.
After lunch, you will go for a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. A boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel will offer you one of the greatest wildlife experiences. Expect to see various bird species as well as countless hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes and elephants drinking from the channel as you enjoy the boat cruise. You will later return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.
3 Days Queen Elizabeth Wildlife safari and Experiential Lion Tracking Experience
Accommodation
Irungu Forest Safari lodge (Budget)
Twin Lakes Safari Lodge (Mid-range)
Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury)
Meal plan: All meals and mineral drinking water
Day 3: Tree climbing lions at Ishasha and transfer to Kampala via Masaka-Mbarara
Highway
On this day, you will wake up to a delicious breakfast at your lodge and then check out. You will then be transferred to Ishasha sector to view the famous tree climbing lions. Afterwards, you will depart for Kampala with a stop-over at the Equator for lunch and souvenir shopping.
End of your 3 Days Queen Elizabeth Wildlife safari and Experiential Lion Tracking Experience
SAFARI PRICE PER PERSON (USD):
Budget- 900$
Mid-range- 1000$
Luxury- 1400$
INCLUDES
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labelled as optional).
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide.
- All transportation (Unless labelled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT.
- Airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section).
- Drinking water (On all days)
EXCLUDES
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour.
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp. per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees.
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