2 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari Uganda is a short wildlife holiday in the 2 Days Uganda Safaris to Queen Elizabeth National Park located in south west of Uganda. The park is one of the outstanding treasures of Uganda and named after Queen Elizabeth II visit in 1954.

Distance & Time Estimates: 435 kilometers south west of Kampala – 6 hour drive.

Queen Elizabeth has over 95 mammal including 10 primate species (chimpanzees, vervet, blue, red-tailed, L’Hoest monkey, colobus, baboons), up to 20 predators (lion, leopard, spotted hyena, etc), antelopes, buffaloes, hippos and elephants.

Others include Uganda knob, waterbuck, Topi, warthog, as well as the giant forest hog.

More than 610 bird species (probably the highest total for any national park in Africa, if not the world. In addition to 54 raptors, the checklist includes virtually every water bird species of Uganda, the 2 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari Uganda offers a variety of woodland and forest species.

2 DAYS QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK SAFARI UGANDA HIGHLIGHTS

* Boat Cruise
* The Equator
* Kazinga Channel
* Rwenzori Mountain Shadows
* Bird watching over 610 Bird Species
* Game Drive – 20 Predators, 95 kinds of mammals, and 10 primate species

2 DAYS QUEEN ELABETH NATIONAL PARK SAFARI UGANDA ITINERARY

Day 1: Kampala – Drive To Queen Elizabeth National Park

Depart from Kampala heading southwest across the country, through Mbarara town, the home to the impressive long horn Ankole cattle. On the way see the royal drum makers, stand on the Equator, bargain at the roadside markets.

Descend to Queen Elizabeth National Park, keeping an eye out for game. A short game drive along the Channel track welcomes you into this park as we proceed for check-in at your lodge.

The Channel track runs parallel with the Kazinga channel as you drive slowly towards the Katunguru gate. It’s particularly rewarding with warthog, bushbuck, waterbuck and elephants.

Depending on the time, you may enjoy a safari game drive in the northern sector of the park, the Baboon Cliff famous for its nice scenery, and good views of the shadows of the mountains of the moon – the Rwenzoris.

Afterwards you drive back to your lodge through large expanses of savannah grasslands as you spot some wildlife en route.

Accommodation options 
Low Budget Accommodtion: Simba Safari Camp, Mweya Hostels, Kazinga Channel View Lodge or Bush Lodge
Mid-Range Accommodtion: Queen Elizabeth Safari Lodge, Buffalo Safari Resort or Ihamba Safari Lodge
Luxury Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge, Jacana Safari Lodge or Katara Lodge
Meal Plan {Lunch & Dinner}

Day 2: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Drive To Kampala

0630 Hours: We set out early in the morning for a game drive in the northern part of the park on the Kasenyi Track in search of lions, elephants, solitary buffaloes.

This is the best time for opportunities of viewing the cats in action owing to the vast population of Uganda. We have an excellent chance to view just about every animal here at very close range.

0900 Hours: Return to the lodge for your breakfast, then later out for a launch trip along the Kazinga Channel. This gives you the opportunity to view wildlife up close: hippo’s huff and spray at mere feet away from the boat, buffalo linger in the shallows.

The shores of the channel are also home to an array of birds including pink backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle billed stork and many others.

After the boat ride, we embark on our return journey to Kampala, with lunch en-route. We arrive later in the evening.