Special Game drives

5-Day Queen Elizabeth National Park

$1499-1600 USD

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Safari summary

Activities: game drives & boat trips for a great wildlife

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

Itinerary

Day 1

Queen Elizabeth

Day 1 Drive to Queen Elizabeth NP Depart Entebbe or Kampala in the morning after breakfast and go through Uganda’s beautiful green countryside. Watch out for the Equator enroute as well as plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits. Stop over at Mbarara for lunch. After lunch travel to the Queen Elizabeth National Park, spotting game enroute more especially the Boobons that “criss- cross" the road as you drive on. Arrive in the afternoon. Note: If an accommodation is fully booked, we'll suggest a comparable alternative.

Day 2

Queen Elizabeth

Day 2 Game drive and Boat Cruise at Queen Elizabeth NP After an early Breakfast we’ll go for a morning game drive in the Park. Expect to see the famous animals; Elephant, Buffalos, Lions, Bush bucks, Kobs, Giant forest hog, Hyenas and Waterbucks. In the after noon we’ll take a boat cruise along the amazing Kazinga channel and you will appreciate the scores of Hippos, Buffalos, Crocodiles close to the waterside as well as the rare Leopard prowling. There is a variety of bird species especially the famous Shoebill, pelican and Jacana.

Day 3

Queen Elizabeth

Day 3 Game Drive around Queen Elizabeth NP After breakfast visit the fascinating Queen Elizabeth’s scenic crater lakes area, mirror-surfaced and tranquil, each has its own individual character providing a home for a myriad of creatures. In the afternoon tour around the diverse local habitats and take a walk in the Maramagambo forest where we’ll spot Chimpanzees and Monkeys. We’ll visit the Kyambura Gorge (optional Chimp Tracking) and enjoy the playful Chimps as they toss about and a variety of other primates and birds. Visit the bat caves and watch out for the outstanding extraordinary Blue Lake.

Day 4

Day 4 Lake Edward and Lake Katwe After breakfast, the next journey is driving to pelican point over looking Lake Edward. There is a sensational high degree view and on the good climate be sure to see the legendary “mountains of the moon”. In the afternoon visit Lake Katwe and get to see the salt works and later go to Flamingo Lake.

Day 5

Day 5 Drive back to Entebbe Drive back after Breakfast to Kampala or Entebbe via Mbarara. Stop over at the equator for snap shots of a lifetime. Have a chance to be in the South and Northern hemispheres at the same time. Buy a few souvenirs and have a picnic lunch.

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