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Experience the Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s most popular safari destination. Dominated by grassland savannah, this diverse park also incorporates rainforests, swamps and volcanic crater lakes. Four of the Big Five are present (no rhino), along with chimps and various antelopes and monkeys. A staggering 610 bird species have been recorded. A highlight is boat trips on the Kazinga Channel connecting Lakes Edward and George (both of which lie partially within the park boundaries). Game drives and guided forest walks are also available.
Queen Elizabeth NP is bisected by the equator below the Rwenzori Mountains. This is Africa’s third-highest massif, and on cloudless days its glacial peaks provide a spectacular backdrop to the Kazinga Channel and Kasenyi Plains. Most of the park comprises open savannah, but you can also visit Kyambura Gorge (a popular chimp trekking venue) and the extensive Maramagambo Forest. Other features include Lakes Edward and George, and around a dozen small crater lakes.
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Boasting one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any reserve in the world, Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to almost a hundred animal species as well as more than 600 types of birds. The park is 1,978 km2 in size, and is famous for its primate species, it’s unusual tree-climbing lions, and the large concentration of hippos. Queen Elizabeth National Park spans the equator line; monuments on either side of the road marking the exact spot where it crosses latitude 00. The park was founded in 1952 as Kazinga National Park and renamed two years later to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II of England. The park is home to over 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species. The Katwe explosion craters mark the park’s highest point at 1,350m above sea level, while the lowest point is at 910m, at Lake Edward.
Getting There
By Air: You can catch a domestic flight from Entebbe International Airport or Kijjansi Airfield with either scheduled or charter flights with Aerolink Uganda. 3 daily scheduled flights depart from Entebbe International Airport or Kijjansi Airfield to Mweya and Kasese at 7:00 a.m., 10:15 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. and arrive at Mweya or Kasese airstrips at 10:00 am, 12:05 pm & 14:15 respectively.
Return flights from Mweya and Kasese airstrip are scheduled at 10:20 a.m., 12:20 p.m., and 14:20 p.m.Arriving at Entebbe or Kijjansi at 11:25 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. The drive from Kasese Airstrip to your destination is approximately 40 minutes to 1 hour.
By Road: You can access the Queen Elizabeth National Park by road. You will drive from Entebbe International Airport to Kampala, the starting point of most safaris. The driving distance is approximately 410km (255 miles), which takes 6 -7 hours using a 4x4 safari vehicle.
Best time to visit
Queen Elizabeth National Park is an all-year-round park which can be visited anytime. However, it is advisable to carry warm clothing due to temperature drops in the early morning and night. Rainfall is also expected at any time of the year. The best times to visit the park are during the dry seasons, January to February and June to July for wildlife viewing.
The weather in Queen Elizabeth is generally warm throughout the year. Rainfall is expected throughout the year. Daytime temperatures are approximately 29°C/84°F while the nighttime temperatures drop to about 17°C/63°F. Dry Season: January, February, and June to August are considered dry moths with little rain expected. Wet Season: March to May and September to December are wet months, with heavy rainfall expected in November. The weather in Queen Elizabeth, NP, is cold and chilly during morning hours, so it is always advisable to carry extra warm clothing.
The weather in Queen Elizabeth is generally warm throughout the year. Rainfall is expected throughout the year. Daytime temperatures are approximately 29°C/84°F while the nighttime temperatures drop to about 17°C/63°F. Dry Season: January, February, and June to August are considered dry moths with little rain expected. Wet Season: March to May and September to December are wet months, with heavy rainfall expected in November. The weather in Queen Elizabeth, NP, is cold and chilly during morning hours, so it is always advisable to carry extra warm clothing.
Wildlife Experience
Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to over 100 animal species. While on safari in the park, take out your perfect lenses and capture images of your favourite animals. The park is blessed with abundant wildlife, which is easy to spot. Suppose you want to quench your thirst for game viewing. In that case, the park has over 3000 hippos, 4000 elephants and 2000 buffaloes, the famous and unique tree-climbing lions, leopards, crocodiles and chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, baboons, black and white colobus monkeys and vervet monkeys, among others.
Birdlife
Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to over 600 bird species and is a paradise for avid bird watchers. Spend your time watching and observing the behaviours of these colourful and magnificent birds while taking your best shots. Some of the birds are endemic while others are migratory which include black coucal, blue-shouldered robin chat, African fin foot, red-throated wryneck, African emerald cuckoo, barbets, yellow bill, African Mustached warbler, brown illadopsis, lesser flamingos, black bishop, chestnut wattle eye, white-breasted nigro-finch, marsh tchagra, sulphur breasted bush shrike, white-winged tern, pied kingfisher, papyrus gonolek, white-winged warbler, greater swamp warbler, sacred ibis, shoe bill, black-bellied bustard, croaking cisticola, martial eagle, night jar, woodpecker, morning dove, swallows swifts among others.
