If you have ever thought of exploring Queen Elizabeth National Park, then this 3-day Queen Elizabeth National Park safari will introduce you to its top highlights with the perfect mix of game drives, boat rides and simple guided walks. Kick-start the trip within the secluded Entebbe town, then fly west to Mweya to spend the rest of the day with big game.
You will finish off in the same town (Entebbe) or Kampala with craft shopping then a connecting flight. It would be advisable for the flight to be at 10:00pm onwards, or you can opt for another night in Entebbe, at your own cost.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the must-visit safari destinations in Uganda, for its unbeaten landscapes/sceneries, wide array of wildlife species (including 95 mammal species) and bird diversity (over 600 bird species call the Park home). It offers some of the most rewarding adventures that include game drives, boat rides, birding, lion tracking, nature walks, hot air balloon tours and chimpanzee tracking. However due to the limitation of time, we shall enjoy just two, game drive and boat cruise.
Brief Itinerary
- Day 1: Fly from Entebbe to Kasese airstrip, connect to the Lodge.
- Day 2: Full day Exploration – Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Day 3: Fly back to Entebbe, continue with international flight.
Detailed itinerary of Queen Elizabeth National Park safari
Day 1: Fly from Entebbe to Kasese airstrip, connect to the Lodge.
On this day, start the day with breakfast at the Lodge, then be briefed by the driver on the 3-day trip and journey ahead. Be dropped-off at the Airport by 6:00am for check-in and later at 7:00am embark on the flight to Kasese airstrip. When you arrive by 10:00am (or earlier), another driver will be waiting to take you to the Lodge, where you will settle-in and have lunch.
Having settled in at the Lodge and relaxed enough, you will have an evening game drive where the nocturnal life especially lions, hyenas, leopards, jackals, serval cats and sometimes banded mongoose will be seen. Dinner and overnight will be at the same Lodge.
Accommodation:
- Elephant Plains or Kyambura Lodge (upmarket).
- Enganzi Game Lodge or Mweya Safari Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.
Activities: evening game drive.
Day 2: Full day Exploration – Queen Elizabeth National Park
Get prepared to spend a thrilling and unforgettable day exploring Queen Elizabeth National Park on this safari. Following a delicious breakfast, get ready to be picked-up for the 3-4 hours’ game drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park, with hope of seeing elephants, lions, warthogs, bushbucks, buffaloes, leopards, hyenas, hippos, waterbucks, mongoose, Uganda Kobs and topis among others as they roam through different ecosystems. This ends about mid-morning when you return to the Lodge for lunch and siesta.
Meet at Mweya jetty by 2:00pm for the boat ride through Kazinga Channel, with sights of hippos, crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes and water birds being the order of the day. Get back to the Lodge to relax and enjoy dinner.
Accommodation:
- Elephant Plains or Kyambura Lodge (upmarket).
- Enganzi Game Lodge or Mweya Safari Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.
Activities: Morning game drive & afternoon Kazinga boat ride.
Day 3: Fly back to Entebbe, continue with international flight.
On this day you will bid a sad farewell to what was your home for the past two days. From the Lodge, your private driver will pick you up and drive to Kasese airstrip for the flight back to Entebbe. On getting there, our driver will pick you up and take you to a hotel for day room use. Freshen-up, have lunch and possibly go craft shopping. In the evening take your international flight back home.
Alternatively, have lunch at a designated Hotel and continue for the flight.
Meals: Breakfast.
Queen Elizabeth National Park safari inclusions: –
- Domestic return flight-Entebbe/Kasese.
- An experienced and English-speaking driver.
- Bottled water.
- Park entry fees.
- Government taxes and levies.
- 2 nights’ accommodation in one of the best Lodges.
- Game drives.
- Boat ride.
Exclusions
- International flights.
- Medical or travel insurance.
- Personal expenses like laundry, telephone calls, shopping, tips and cigarettes.
- Visa fees.