3 Days Uganda Safari Tour In Queen Elizabeth National Park

Gorilla Tracking Tour for 3 Days

Queen Elizabeth National park sits on the floor of the western arm of the Albertine Rift valley. uganda safari to this park gives you a variety of scenery to watch and take significant photos. It occupies about 1978 sq km part of which is occupied by crater lakes and fresh water lakes Edward and Lake George.

Trip Highlights

Day 1 Drive To Queen Elizabeth national Park

Day 2 Game drive  and launch cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda

Day 3 Return To Entebbe Air port

What to Pack For Uganda Safari In Queen Elizabeth National Park

Insect repellant is very important to pack because the parks are infested with some biting nettles. You need to protect your skin against insect bites.

Sun screen especially during the dry season when the sun rays are so strong. You need to cover your skin.

As you pack for Uganda safari vacation, ensure to pack some light wear and a few warmers as it gets cold early in the morning and as the day goes by it gets hot.

Flip flops usually give you an opportunity to relax while in the safari vehicle.

Park some light boots to get into in case you need to get out of the vehicle or have a walk in the wilderness.

Buy some Travel insurance to cover you up in case you experience any uncertainties.

Energy bites to keep you energized throughout the trip.

Carry a torch to give you extra lighting in your room when the lights go down.

When To Book Uganda Safari In Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National park is open throughout the year but during the peak seasons, there are very many travelers which congests the park at times. From June to September the travelers are so many and the viewpoints are usually shared.

The rest of the year the park experiences rains that make some trails quite challenging and also the grass is thicker.

What Is the Temperature of Queen Elizabeth National Park

The park lies on the floor of the rift valley. The low altitude and its location directly on the equator mean that temperatures can be warm, rising from a mean minimum of 18 degrees centigrade to a mean maximum of about 28 degrees centigrade. The park receives up to 1250 mm of rain mostly during March, May and September- November.

What else to See in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Basing on your holiday time on your Uganda holiday, you can be part of chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge. These chimpanzees live on the deep gorge of Kyambura River which flows across the rift valley floor towards the kazinga channel.

Other primates are also residents of this forest like vervet monkeys, olive baboons, grey cheeked mangabey, red tailed monkeys and so much more.

Maramagambo Forest walks

Queen Elizabeth National park has varying vegetation zones including forest woodland. A walk into the Maramagambo forest gives you chance to see numerous birds that live in the forest, the great bat cave, the blue lake, enchanting monkeys and so much more.

Visit the fishing village in Katungulu villa where the local community do take part in fishing. The local community here is amazing and very incredible to interact with.

Tour the ancient salt lake Katwe where salt mining has existed since the early days. Watch the locals whose life has depended on this activity and the thousands of salt pans created with in the lake. They have used rudimentary methods to mine salt and they are still proud of there work.

How to get to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Going through the Kampala to Mbarara, Kasese, Fortpotal highway, you get to Queen Elizabeth National Park

You can also connect from gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi forest through the Ishasha sector into the park. This sector is renowned to be home to the tree climbing lions

Driving through Kampala to Mbarara then Kasese

Flying to Queen Elizabeth National park is possible every day where daily scheduled flights can be booked at Kajjansi airstrip and Entebbe airport.

Charter flights can also be arranged in case you want a private Uganda safari.

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