Queen Elizabeth National Park| Image Travel

Ishasha Tree CLimbing Lions:This is one of the park's most famous and unusual attractions. The remote Ishasha sector in the park's southern region is one of only two places in the world where you can see lions with the rare habit of climbing trees. They are often spotted lounging on the branches of large fig trees, especially during the heat of the day, a behavior believed to help them escape from biting tsetse flies and get a better vantage point for spotting prey.
Kazinga Channel Boat Cruise:This is arguably the park's most rewarding and popular activity. The Kazinga Channel is a 32-kilometer-long natural waterway that connects Lake Edward and Lake George. A boat cruise along the channel offers an incredible opportunity to see a massive concentration of wildlife.
Kasenyi Plains: This open savannah in the northern part of the park is excellent for classic game drives, where you can spot lions, leopards, and large herds of Uganda kobs and other antelopes.

Volcanic Craters: Volcanic Craters: The park has numerous extinct volcanic craters, some of which are filled with beautiful crater lakes. A scenic "Crater Drive" offers breathtaking views of the landscape.
Diverse Birdlife:With over 600 bird species, Queen Elizabeth is a top destination for birding in Africa. Its varied habitats attract a huge number of resident and migratory birds. Highlights include the African skimmer, martial eagle, and various species of bee-eaters and storks. The seasonal presence of flamingos on the park's crater lakes adds another dimension to the birding experience.
Chimp Treks at Kyambura Gorge:Queen Elizabeth National Park also offers the opportunity for chimpanzee trekking in the stunning Kyambura Gorge, often referred to as the "Valley of Apes." This deeply forested gorge provides a unique and challenging environment to track a habituated chimpanzee community. The gorge itself, with its lush vegetation and dramatic escarpments, is a spectacular sight.

Queen Elizabeth National Park Wildlife Experience

With over 95 large mammal species and 600 avian species, Queen Elizabeth National Park is now the most bio-diverse place in Uganda. Its varied habitats include grassland, woodland, moist tropical forest and wetlands, both freshwater rivers and lakes and saline lakes. Of this almost 40,000 hectares is covered by medium-altitude semi-deciduous forest. Queens has plenty of big game with approximately 5,000 hippos, 2,500 elephants and 10,000 buffalo. Big cats also live here and the Ishasha sector is home to tree-climbing lions. You'll find chimpanzees in Kyamburga Gorge, and extraordinary diversity in bird life. Queens has approximately 5,000 hippo, 2,500 elephants and 10,000 buffalo. There are no rhinos, but there is no historical evidence that they ever existed south of the Nile river and north of the Kagera river. The mammals are found across the plains, woodlands and shorelines, this means you will enjoy great sightings in multiple locations. Photo opportunities will be numerous, but so will the chance to just sit and observe these very special animals in their natural habitat.

How to get there

Queen Elizabeth National Park is located about 410km/255mi west of Kampala. The direct drive takes at least 7 to 8 hours*, but your itinerary will most likely include some stops on the way. You will enter Uganda at Entebbe International Airport (EBB), about 46km/29mi from Kampala, the capital city. Generally, your tour operator will arrange for your pickup from the airport, and organize any further transportation required as part of your safari package.

Queen Elizabeth National Park 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.