An Exclusive 3 Day Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Safari
Safari Overview
Travel Highlights
Safari Rates
Safari Features
Getting There
Safari Overview
This is a 3 days tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park which is one of the outstanding treasures of Uganda, and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve for humanity under UNESCO auspices. You’ll get see the tree climbing lions usually found in Ishasha, a vast array of Ugandan wildlife like elephant, buffalo, hippo, Uganda kob, buck and antelope, as well as baboon and chimpanzee. Over 600 bird species have also been identified here.
Uganda 
Parks in this Trip
Enjoy a 3 Days Queen Elizabeth Safari which will give you an opportunity to spot Africa’s top mammals, beautiful forests, sprawling savannah and stunning landscapes. Travel in a customized 4WD safari Vehicle. Game viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Boat cruising and Bird watching on the Kazinga Channel.
What to Expect at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Travel Highlights
Game Drive in Kasenyi Sector.
Boat Cruise along Kazinga Channel.
Chimpanzee Tracking in Kalinzu Forest.
Visit Crater Lakes in the region.
Touring and Photography
Community Visit and Katwe Salt Mining.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s most popular savannah reserve and has the widest variety of wildlife of any Ugandan park. The variety of habitats includes grassland savannah, forests, wetlands and lakes. This provides the setting for an extensive range of large mammals and primates. Four of the Big Five are present (rhino are absent) and chimp tracking is available.
Safari Rates
Rates Per Person
Start dates | Solo 1 room | 2+ people Sharing rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 | s/p* | $880 |
| Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 | s/p* | $880 |
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | s/p* | $880 |
*s/p= Special Order. This tour is for solo travelers with special order.
Important to Know
Activities & Transportation
Activities: game drives, evening/night game drives, gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking, walking safaris (with an armed guide) & boat trip
Game drives: pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle
Getting around: pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle, boat & hiking/walking
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Safari Features
Mid-range tour
This mid-range tour uses lodges and guest houses.
Private tour
This tour will be organized exclusively for you. However, wildlife viewing activities are run by the lodges/camps and will be shared with others.
Can start any day
If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
Can be customized
You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Suitable for solo travelers
Solo travelers can book this private tour.
Getting There
Getting There
This tour starts and ends in Entebbe / Pickup Location
Book your own international flights when using this operator
Fly to/from Entebbe Airport (EBB – Check price)
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Price includes/excludes
- Park fees (For non-residents).
- Chip Permits
- A professional driver/guide
- All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade).
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section).
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional).
- Cultural Trips
- Drinking Water
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour.
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day).
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Extra meals, snacks, gratuities, souvenirs, service tips
- The government imposed increases in taxes and/or park fees.
Detailed Itinerary
→ Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth with Evening view game drive
Wilderness in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Breakfast for day one will be provided at the Hotel or your place of residence, followed by a meet, greet and briefing on thof e 3 days Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Safari by our driver at 7:00 am. You will then begin the 5-6 hours’ journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Towns of Masaka, Mbarara, & others.
There will be a number of stopovers including at the Uganda Equator along Masaka road where you will be able to stand in both the northern, And southern hemispheres and also experiment how water swirls in different directions when placed in the northern and southern hemispheres, take photos and even buy some of the beautiful souvenirs.
After your meals, proceed with the journey and as you approach Bushenyi, you will be welcomed by the coolest air ever experienced in Uganda as well as the lush tea plantations on the hilly slopes of Igara and Ishaka, through the Kalinzu Forest Reserve until Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Head straight to lodge, relax as you wait for the evening game drive.
→ Day 2: Amazing morning game drive and boat cruise along Kazinga channel with crater lakes
Start the day with an early game drive that exposes us to diverse animals, Big 5 member Elephants, Buffaloes, big cats- Lions, Leopards more times in the evening, warthogs- Hunchback carnivals like Hyenas are spotted along the Circuits as we drive along the and many more species that are residents to this park. There is a rich bird life especially our version of storks in the wetland spots as we reach the Flamingoes in the salt lakes at Kasenyi.
After lunch we get ready for the Classic highlights on the 2hrs Boat cruise on the famous Kazinga channel, a 36kms channel linking Lake George – Lake Edward. Here you see land and water Adapted Hippopotamuses Yawning, the National Geographical society killing machine the Nile crocodile gaping along the Banks and Savannah version of Pigs the Warthog- Pumba are a hallmark sign in this Animal home.
With your Binoculars along the peninsula you have a magnificent view of Birds, animals like the ever-playing African Elephants in Waters.
→ Day 3: Chimp Trekking in Kyambura Gorge & transfer back to Entebbe
Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge