Queen Elizabeth National Park

Park Brief

This is Uganda’s most visited park gazetted in1952 as Kazinga National Park and renamed 2 years later in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II of England’s visit. Per now it’s the country's second largest park with approximately1998 Sq Km area. It’s astride the equator line with well-structured monuments at a point where it crosses latitude 00 on your way from Kasese town. The park’s has its highest point 1,350m ASL, at Katwe explosion craters and the lowest 910m ASL, at Lake Edward. The park’s rich ecosystems include sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, sparkling lakes, and fertile wetlands which makes it an excellent habitat for 95 mammal species of which 20 are carnivores, over 600 bird species and many butterflies. It’s also famous for the tree climbing lions, high population of Elephants, Shoe bill stork in the southern sector where it boarders with DR.Cong.  The park has a natural attachment to Rwenzori mountains by housing it’s very important catchment areas (lake Edward & George) being the major recipient for Rwenzori glacial water. Queen Elizabeth N.P also has a fascinating cultural history which can be enjoyed even from the surrounding communities.

Memorable Activities: The most memorable activities in this park include but not limited to: Boat trip along the natural Kazinga Channel connecting L.Edward& George,  Experiential tracking of Cats (Lions and Leopards) birding, research,  Day and Night game drives, nature walks, chimpanzee tracking at Kyambura gorge, visiting the Bats Cave, butterfly tourism and Research based tourism on botany,zoology archeology.

Accessibility: To do all these activities, we help you to reach the park using either road or air.  

Accommodation: There a number of lodges from budget to high-End within a radius of 50 km.  

Easiest way to explore this park (3/2 days). It’s possible for visitors sleeping in Entebbe/Kampala (Uganda) to drive direct to the park and do activities on the first day in the evening, then others on the following day(s) thereafter, come back to Kampala or proceed to other parks within 3 or 2 days