Safaris in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Safaris in Queen Elizabeth National Park : The most popular and second-largest national park in Uganda may be reached by safari to Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda. One of the main draws to Queen Elizabeth National Park—along with Tanzania’s Lake Manyara National Park—is the uncommon tree-climbing lions, which are found nowhere else in the world.

The Ishasha area of Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to the largest concentration of tree-climbing lions in the world, earning the park an exceptional reputation across the globe. When the lions are sleeping on the branches of large fig trees in the afternoon, it is easier to spot them.

You can have a wonderful game drive in the early morning or late evening to witness a variety of species in the Kasenyi Plains. The animals will be easier to spot during these hours, just like in other national parks. Lions, elephants, topis, buffaloes, hyenas, leopards, warthogs, giant forest hogs, banded mongoose, hippos, vervet monkeys, olive baboons, and black and white colobus monkeys are among the wildlife that can be spotted in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Chimpanzees can also be found in the Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Boat cruises on the Kazinga Channel are another activity that can be included in a safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Lake George and Lake Albert are connected by the largest channel in the world, the Kazinga Channel. Except in cases where the weather prevents it, the boat trip on the Kazinga Channel occurs every day. During their two- to four-hour journey, visitors can witness hippos, crocodiles, fish, and several water bird species, including the African skimmer, yellow-billed stork, big and long-tailed cormorants, superb pied kingfisher, and open-billed stork. Many Park animals are at the water sources, sipping water, during the dry session.

Bird viewing is another thing you can do while on a safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The Park is one of the best places in Uganda to go birdwatching because it is home to over 600 different species of birds. The Park contains a variety of locations for birdwatching, including the Maramagambo forest, the Mweya peninsula, the Kasenyi area, the Ishasha sector, the Katwe area, and the Kazinga channel, to name a few.

African jacana, rare saddle-billed stork, grey-crowned crane, rare shoebill stork, Papyrus gonolek, Papyrus canary, lesser and greater flamingo, bar-tailed godwit, pink-backed pelican, martial eagle, corn lake, white-winged warbler, African mustached warbler, barbets, black crake, hooded vulture, black belied bustard, white-tailed lark, grey kestrel, and swamp nightjar are some of the bird species found in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

In the Kyambura Gorge, hikers can also undertake chimpanzee trekking. The activity starts with a briefing, after which they are divided into groups and taken into the bush by a ranger guide. Trekkers are allowed a maximum of one hour to spend with chimpanzees after they have been located, which aids in their learning about their environments. Lion tracking, which takes place in the Kasenyi plains on the park’s northern border, is the other activity carried out in Queen Elizabeth National Park.