Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park (a medley of wonders). Gazzeted in 1952 as kazinga national park by joining Lake Edward and Lake George wildlife reserves, the park is the second biggest (1,978 km²) and second oldest national park all after Murchison falls national park.

It came to change its name from kazinga national park to Queen Elizabeth national park afar the visit of the queen of England, Queen Elizabeth ii as a commemoration of her visit. 
Queen Elizabeth national park has for many years been the most visited national park in Uganda. This was because of accessibility, beauty and abundance of wildlife. The park is divided in 2 sectors; the northern sector and the southern sector all blessed with unique wildlife and beauty.
The northern sector of Queen Elizabeth:
Kasenyi plains: the most popular spot for big cats thus a good hotspot for game drives. The kasenyi plains are made of the beautiful flat savanna landscape that favors many animals starting from the big ones to the small ones all in one section of the park. With so many tracks that are created by the park authority, there are always high chances of spotting animals of interest depending on the clients’ interest. The availability of prey such as kobs, waterbucks, warthogs and other herbivores has led to the availability of the carnivores in this section of the park. So many prides of lions have been spotted in the kasenyi plains either hunting or resting on a sunny day under bushes or in the cactus trees that roam the park in big numbers. Leopards have also been spotted on so many occasions during the game drives regardless of their solitary life. You are in position to see other animals such as elephants, buffalos, hyenas among others. 
Mweya peninsula: this is the most popular the many cactus trees and beautiful landscape comprised of crater lakes and other natural features. Through the designed tracks in the mweya peninsula one is likely to see animals such as leopards that are so common in the cactus trees in the sector. Lions can also be spotted in the sector. The mweya peninsula is also a good hotspot for the elephants since it’s close to water bodies such as Lake Edward.  
In addition to wildlife, there are several crater lakes such as Lake Munyanyange which host so many birds including permanent and migratory birds making its great haven for birders in queen Elizabeth Nationl Park. There is also salt mining on the lake Katwe which is another experience one shouldn’t miss wjile on the trip. Through this experience, you learn how the local communities harvest salt from the lake for survival. 
Kazinga channel: the kazinga channel is a 32-kilometre long natural channel that links Lake Edward and Lake George, and a dominant feature of Queen Elizabeth National Park from where it gets its former name as kazinga national park. The channel attracts a wide range of animals and birds, with one of the world's largest concentration of hippos. A boat cruise on the channel is a must do for anyone doing Queen Elizabeth national park. Whether you are interested in birds or animals, the channel has got all your answers covered. To the birders they may easily identify it as a bird’s restaurant as it hosts so many birds most of which are permanent residents and immigrant birds which migrate from Europe and Asia. 
There are countless schools of hippos that one will encounter while on a cruise on the channel, these hippos are part of the reasons the channel is popular. Other aquatic animals such as Nile crocodiles can be spotted along the channel either in water or on the banks. Animals such as elephants and buffalos can as well be spotted on the channel as they come to drink water to quench their thirst or take a bathe to cool down temperatures from the hot sun.
The southern sector commonly known as the Ishasha sector:
Ishasha is the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth popularly known for the tree climbing trees. Through the vast low lying savanna plains comprised of fig trees, acacia trees, cactus tree, riverine trees and savanna grassland. This vegetation is ideal for clear views of both wildlife and breathtaking landscape views. 
Most tourists visit this sector because of the tree climbing lions. Something unique about these lions is that they spend most of their time up in the tree especially the fig tree. There are so many theories relating to why these lions have adapted so much to climbing, some believe that they do climb the trees running away from the tsetse flies, others believe that they do climb the trees to look for cooler places as the grounder is hotter during the scotching sunshine, and as a natural theory, most predators do climb trees or look for a higher elevation point to improve their sight of prey such as kobs and topis among others. 
Besides the tree climbing lions, there is a variety of other wildlife species such as leopards normally spotted in the acacia trees or on a hunt in the savanna, African bush elephants, hyenas , topis which are found nowhere else in queen Elizabeth national park but in Ishasha, kobs, buffalos, hippos especially along the Ishasha river and more other animals. 
This doesn’t limit us from the birdlife in the park, for bird lovers there are so many bird species that can be spotted in the Ishasha sector.  At times the prehistoric shoe bill can be spotted in the swamps in the park along other birds such as the saddle billed stork, spoonbill, grey crowned crane and other birds that roam around water bodies. Other birds such as the African grey hornbill, vultures, eagles, and bee eaters can be spotted on the game drives. 
Check out on our packages for trips heading to any of these sectors or talk to our professional tour planners to plan a trip to the destinations mentioned above.