QUEEN ELIZABETH N.P TOUR

Safari summary

Queen Elizabeth NP was established in 1952, it's one of the three oldest national parks with the area of 2000 square kilometers, (770 square miles) of grass Savannah, open bush country, lowland rain forest, wetlands, rivers,and lakes.The parks varied habitats support a bird list of 604 species making it a highly alluring destination for birders. Queen Elizabeth National Parks' major attraction is the iconic tree-climbing lion in the southern sector of the park, Ishasha, which you can track with an experienced Uganda Wildlife Authority guide. Other activities include tracking chimpanzees in a sunken cruising the Kazinga Channel searching for big game, hippo pods and crocodiles.The park has it's origins early in the 20th century , after people fled the area when a wave of sleeping sickness plagued the country. Between 1925 and 1947 these abandoned areas became two game reserves: Lake George and Lake Edward. In 1952, these reserves were merged into Kazinga NP . Two years later , when the Queen Elizabeth of British visited the park , it was renamed in her honor

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Queen Elizabeth

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Safari highlights

• Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari