4 DAYS QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK (ISHASHA SECTOR)
This 4 days wildlife safari will take you to a whole tour of all sectors of Queen Elizabeth national park including the famous Ishasha sector for the tree climbing lions. You will tour the northern sector of the park through the kasenyi plains in search of animals like leopards, lions, kobs, elephants and a boat cruise on the kazinga channel before transferring to the southern sector of Ishasha in search of the tree climbing lions as you end your trip.
Detailed itinerary
Day1: transfer from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth national park
Your guide will pick you from your lodge in Kampala or Entebbe after your served breakfast and you will drive to Queen Elizabeth through Masaka-Mbarara highway. You will have your first stop at the equator which is about 70 kms from the city Centre. You may take photos and refresh before you proceed to Mbarara where you will have your lunch from. After lunch you will drive to the park and check in to your lodge as you prepare for the evening game drive. Drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Kazinga Wilderness Camp or Bush Lodge
Day2; game drive and afternoon boat cruise
You will wake up early to have breakfast and head to the wilderness with your guide. The early morning game drive is ideal for searching for the early grazers and hunters like big cats such as leopards and lions. More of wildlife such as elephants, Uganda kobs, buffalos, waterbucks and jackals may be seen on the game drive. The drive may take 2 to 3 hours and later return back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you drive to the boat cruise starting point as you get ready for a 2 hour cruise with great sightings of animals and beautiful birds. Animals expected to be seen on the kazinga channel include hippos, crocodiles, buffalos, elephants and birds like fish eagles, kingfishers and cormorants among others. You will then opt to go back to the lodge or do another evening game drive. Retire at the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Kazinga wilderness camp or bush lodge
Day3: transfer to Ishasha sector
Early morning breakfast and transfer to Ishasha for another yet great adventure in the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth national park. You will check in at the lodge for lunch as we prepare for the afternoon drive in search of animals like the tree climbing lions which famously climb the fig trees. Other animals such as the topi can be seen in Ishasha and nowhere else in Queen Elizabeth national park. The sector isn’t limited to the already mentioned animals but other animals such as leopards, kobs, elephants and hyenas can be spotted. Drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accomodation: embogo lodge or Ishasha pride lodge
Day4: transfer to Kampala
After an early morning breakfast, your guide will be ready to drive you on your journey back to Kampala/Entebbe through beautiful landscapes dotted with tea plantations, banana plantations and trees along the road. You may have another stop for lunch in Mbarara or at the equator before you proceed to Kampala or Entebbe at your lodge or airport as per your arrangement.
End of the trip.
Trip includes
o Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
o Safari 4x4 vehicle
o Drinking water
o Airport transfer on the first and last day
o Tour/driver guide
o Gas/fuel for the whole trip
o All park entrance fees
Trip Excludes
o International airfares/flight fares
o Uganda visa
o Tips, other drinks, laundry