3-days Queen Elizabeth Safari, the National Park was most importantly Named after her royal highness the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth National Park a uniquely gifted National Park in Uganda, this will literally blow your mind with its beautiful scenery with just the perfect touch of Mountain Rwenzori in the distance and amazing wildlife especially the rare Tree‐climbing Lions that can only be found here.
The park stretches into a beautiful treasure of green savanna vegetation, equatorial rain forest, Lakes George and Edward. The most common mammals here are Hippos, Buffaloes, antelopes, African Elephants, Warthogs, Nile Crocodiles, Hyenas and African Lion. The Kyambura gorge harbors a small population of Chimpanzees and other primates. A visit to this National Park will be an excellent adventure.
Highlights for 3-days Queen Elizabeth Safari Uganda
- Travel in a customized 4WD safari Vehicle.
- Game viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Boat cruising and Bird watching on the Kazinga Channel.
- Services of English-speaking driver or guide.
- Brief Stopover at Uganda Equator.
- A primate walks in the Kyambura Gorge.
- 2 nights’ accommodations.
- Airport transfers.
Detailed itinerary for 3-days Queen Elizabeth Safari Uganda
Day 1: Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have breakfast as you wait for your driver/guide to pick you up at exactly 6:30 am to begin the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park; we normally begin the journey early so as to beat the traffic jam. Drive westwards via Masaka‐Mbarara Highway. Besides that, make a stop at the Uganda Equator, for stretching legs, have coffee, buy a few souvenirs and later continue with the journey up to Agip motel in Mbarara for lunch en-route. Upon arrival, check into booked lodge, and later set out for an evening game drive. Then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Destination and accommodation Options
- Main destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Luxury accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge
- Mid-range accommodation: Park Views Safari Lodge
- Budget accommodation: Pumba Safari Cottages
- Meal plan: full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Day 2: Morning Game Drive with Afternoon Boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel
Take breakfast, and then later, set out in search of the morning risers and exciting game drive along the Kasenyi and Queens Mile trucks. If you are lucky, you may be able to view a lot of wild games perhaps on their hunting sprees. Because the cats are usually active around this time and thus making it is a good chance you get some action.
Return to the safari lodge for a full breakfast, freshen up if you like and later after lunch, you will have a boat cruise at 2:00 pm along the famous Kazinga Channel where you will see lots of Hippos and spectacular birds.
Destination and accommodation Options
- Main destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Luxury accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge
- Mid-range accommodation: Park Views Safari Lodge
- Budget accommodation: Pumba Safari Cottages
- Meal plan: full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Day 3: Another Morning Game drive and then travel back to Kampala.
Take your breakfast, and then, later on, check out of your safari lodge to drive through the Ishasha sector to view the tree climbing lions while exiting the park. Drive to Kampala with a few stops to enjoy the crater lakes and beautiful scenery. But you can have an en-route lunch stop at Igongo cultural Centre and then continue to drive back to Kampala where you will be dropped at your hotel/airport.
- Main destination: Kampala or Entebbe airport
- Meal plan: half board (breakfast and lunch)
What to bring for 3-days Queen Elizabeth Safari Uganda
- Comfortable shoes to walk.
- Warm clothes for the night as this part of the country gets pretty cold.
- Torch is essential for safety purposes.
- A good insect repellent to keep those persistent insects away.
- A good zooming Camera for photos.
3-days Queen Elizabeth safari Uganda includes:
- Airport transfers for pick up and drops off.
- Meals per itinerary.
- Pure bottled drinking water.
- Private safari vehicle.
- Services of an English-speaking driver or guide.
- Accommodation in self-contained rooms or cottages for 2 nights.
- Park access fees and entry.
- All activities indicated in the itinerary.
However, 3-days Queen Elizabeth safari excludes:
- Airfares.
- Uganda Visas.
- Luxury drinks.
- Laundry.
- Tips to the local guide.
- Telephone fees.
- Porter fees when tracking.
- Personal insurance and shopping.
- All activities not mentioned in the itinerary.