5 days safari

5 days Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari

$1600-2200 USD

pp

Safari summary

This 5 Days Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Safari offers the best tranquil experience of real first class safari experience with magnificent Crater lakes, vast savanna plains and remarkable vegetation and her wildlife. This Uganda safari package is designed with most of the best safari activities in this popular safari destination.
This tour, will bring you close to 100 species of mammals and about 606 types of birds which dwell within this park and among them are the: large schools of hippos, large forest hogs and the good-look Uganda kob which are all commonly seen in the tourist villages on the magnificent Mweya Peninsula which prides in a beautiful waterfront located within the shadows of Mountain Rwenzori in Uganda. However, isolated Ishasha Sector is prominent for the resident tree-climbing lions, the Maramagambo forest is habitat to an attractive diversity of monkeys plus birds, the crater lakes hold thousands of the beautiful pink flamingos, while the Kyambura Gorges is habitat to habituated Chimpanzees.


About this tour

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

Fine details

Safari highlights
  • Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari

Itinerary

Day 1

Queen Elizabeth

DAY 1: DRIVE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH N.P           Our experienced driver/guide will pick you up from the hotel/airport and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the western Uganda, we shall be having beautiful views of the Tea Plantations, and we shall also have lunch on the way in the fort portal town. After lunch, we shall continue to drive to our destination but on the way, we will see the crater lakes, mountain ranges, a lot of banana plantations and also cross the Equator line from there, we then proceed to the park and where we are going to spend the night inside the park while interacting with the wild animals as we prepare for the following day.

Day 2

DAY 2: GAME DRIVES AND BOAT CRUISES          in the morning after breakfast, we will go for the morning game drive where we will see wild animals like lions, elephants, hippos, hyenas, leopards 1000s of impalas, buffalos, Ugandan kob and many others, bird species. After the game drive, we go back to the hotel for lunch as we also get ready for the either afternoon or evening boat cruise.

Day 3

DAY 3: CHIMPANZEE TRACKING IN THE PARK AND DRIVE TO ISHASHA           Early in the morning after breakfast, we go for Chimpanzee tracking as we shall get another chance of seeing more other animals while you’re tracking the chimps with in the park. After chimpanzee tracking, we drive to another destination where we are going to spend another night as the guide goes through the activity to get ready for the next day (game drive for the climbing lions) and other species.

Day 4

DAY 4: CLIMBING LIONS GAME DRIVE            in the morning after breakfast, we will go for the game drive where we expect to see the climbing lions and also see other wild animals as well. After the game drive, we come back to the hotel for lunch, rest a bit and get ready for the following day departure.

Day 5

DAY 5: DRIVE BACK TO KAMPALA            in the morning after breakfast, we will start our journey back to Kampala, either to the hotel or to the airport.   INCLUSIONS: - Chimpanzee tracking permit - Hotel/airport Pick up and drop off - Park entry fees (all game drives) - 5x Lunch and 4x dinner - 4x Breakfast - Snacks/Rolex - 4x Accommodation   EXCLUSIONS: - Tips for the guides - Souvenirs - Flight tickets - Visa processing - drinks during and after the meals - Personal health/third party/travel insurance WHAT TO BRING: - Pocket money - Sun screen - rain coats - closed shoes - Mosquito repellents IMPORTANT INFORMATION Child(ren) must be accompanied by an adult to avail above travel service The Guide shall arrive 10 min prior to the tour start time & wait for you in the hotel lobby. Tour can start any day Solo travelers can join this tour Tour is done under the post covid 19 SOPs Age limit: 15 years and above Suitable for single travelers as well When tracking the chimpanzees, you should be having some level of fitness because it involves some hiking while tracking the chimpanzees  No sandals, open shoes allowed during the tracking of the chimpanzees, only covered shoes, hiking shoes  Additional accommodation on the last day can be arranged at an extra cost  the official currency in Uganda is Ugandan shillings. US Dollars are widely accepted which are printed after 2006.  

Here are the latest 6 tours by Dark Hills Uganda. See all 10 tours.

15 days Best of Uganda Safari
From 4000.00 pp
15 days | Mid-range | Easy activity

Tour by: Dark Hills Uganda

Countries:

Uganda flag

Focus: Game drives

Chimpanzee safari
From 700.00 pp
3 days | Mid-range | Moderate activity

Tour by: Dark Hills Uganda

Countries:

Uganda flag

Focus: Primate trekking

2 days safari
From 350.00 pp
2 days | Mid-range | Easy activity

Tour by: Dark Hills Uganda

Countries:

Uganda flag

Focus: Game drives

2 days Jinja tour
From 400.00 pp
2 days | Mid-range | Easy activity

Tour by: Dark Hills Uganda

Countries:

Uganda flag

Focus: None

18 days Safari
From 5600.00 pp
18 days | Mid-range | Moderate activity

Tour by: Dark Hills Uganda

Countries:

Uganda flag

Focus: Primate trekking

14 days Safari
From 4300.00 pp
14 days | Mid-range | Moderate activity

Tour by: Dark Hills Uganda

Countries:

Uganda flag

Focus: Primate trekking

See all 10 tours

Tour offered by:
Dark Hills Uganda
YAScore: 39/100
Based on 0 reviews

Overall rating
Cleanliness of vehicle
Meet and greet team
Quality of itinerary
Responsiveness of staff