3 DAYS QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK:
This is a short safari designed to suit your savanna interests in the medley of wonders. Depending on your starting point, we pick you up and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park for your planned activities/tour.
Queen Elizabeth national park is the second biggest national park in Uganda after Murchison Falls national park. This park is a complete medley as you have a chance to explore and encounter the big 4 all in one national park. Some of the animals you are in position to see on the tour include, lions, leopards, jackals, hyenas, kobs, waterbucks, elephants, buffalos, hippos and many other animals. The 3 days will take you through this beautiful gem.
Highlights:
Game drive
Boat cruise
Detailed itenery:
DAY1; Transfer from Kampala to queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up early, enjoy a morning breakfast from the hotel or residence after which you will be picked from there by your guide who will brief you and you embark on the 6 hours journey to Queen Elizabeth. Along the way you will have your first stopover at the Equator where you will have your photo moments. You will embark on the journey to the west through Mbarara where you will have a lunch stop. After lunch, you will drive through the spectacular landscape characterized with open grasslands, tea plantations, forests and other beautiful natural features. Reach the park in late afternoon and have a game drive as you drive to your lodge. Check in at the lodge and prepare for an evening game drive through the Kasenyi plains or Mweya peninsula. You will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Accommodation: Kazinga Wilderness camp or Kingfisher Lodge
DAY 2: game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Wake up early morning for breakfast and then after drive to the park for your early morning game drive. The early morning game drive is a chance to search for the early grazers and mostly the big cats which are always active early morning and late evening. Some of the animals are likely to see include the leopard, lion, buffalos, elephants, waterbucks and more others. This morning game drive takes about 2-3 hours depending on what you see. You will then drive to the lodge for lunch as you prepare for the afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel.
After your meal, you will drive to the boat, and embark on your boat cruise activity which takes 2 hours. With our professional boat guides, you will start your tour to which you expect to see aquatic animals like hippos and crocodiles. You may also see herds of elephants and buffalos that come to the channel to quench their thirst and take a bathe. After the boat, you may decide to rest at the lodge or visit crater lakes around the park and have sunset moments with great views. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Kazinga wilderness camp or kingfisher lodge
DAY 3: transfer to Kampala.
After breakfast, your guide will drive you back to Kampala through beautiful landscapes with nice views. You may have another stopover at the equator for lunch and souvenir shopping and proceed to Kampala.
End of the safari.
Trip Includes
· Airport transfers
· accommodation
· Meals
· Water
· Park entrances
· Boat cruise fees
· English speaking guide
· 4*4 safari vehicle
· Fuel/gas for the whole trip
Trip Excludes
· Souvenirs and other commodities of personal use
· Tips
· Visa
· Alcoholic and other soft drinks
· Other activities not included in the itinerary