4 Days Queen Elizabeth safari
The 4 Days Queen Elizabeth safari will take you to the second largest and one of the most visited national parks located in western part of Uganda. Queen Elizabeth national park is known for harboring about 95 mammal species including the famous tree climbing lions and over 600 bird species. During the 3 days Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, you will be able to view different animals like buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs, lions, leopards, waterbucks, bushbucks, hippos, Nile crocodiles, warthogs among others during the game drive and boat cruise on Kazinga channel. During the safari, you will also engage in Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge where you will be able to spend time with the chimpanzees in their natural environment.
Highlights of the 4 days Queen Elizabeth safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and crater lakes tour
Day 4: Departure to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Depending on your location in Kampala or Entebbe on the first day of the 4 days Queen Elizabeth safari, you will be picked by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Queen Elizabeth national park located in western part of Uganda. The journey takes about 6 to 7 hours’ drive and on the way you will have a stopover at the Equator in Kayabwe where you will take photos, buy souvenirs and then continue the journey with another stopover in Mbarara town for lunch. After lunch, you will proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park and upon arrival you will go for an evening game drive in the park where you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, elephants, warthogs, waterbucks among others. After the evening game drive, you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Luxury accommodation: Elephant plains lodge, Mweya safari lodge
Super midrange accommodation: Kikorongo safari lodge, Katara lodge
Midrange accommodation: Elephant hab lodge, Buffalo safari lodge
Budget accommodation: Queen Elizabeth Bush lodge, Simba safari camp, Pumba safari cottages
Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Morning game drive/ Lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga channel
After having an early breakfast on the second day of the 4 days Queen Elizabeth safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive/ lion tracking experience in Kasenyi plains where you will be able to view animals like elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, bush bucks, waterbucks, warthogs, Uganda kobs, giant forest hogs, view different bird species among others. After the morning game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will go for an afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga channel a water body that connects Lake Edward and Lake George. During the boat cruise, you will be able to enjoy great views of the scenery, view large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, view animals like buffaloes, elephants, antelopes along the shores, water bird, view fishermen preparing their fishing gears among others. After the boat cruise, you will drive back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight as above.
Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Day 3; Chimpanzee trekking in Kymbura gorge and crater lakes tour
After an early breakfast on the third day of the 4 days Queen Elizabeth safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge and transfer to Kyambura gorge for a chimpanzee trekking briefing, After the briefing, you will start trekking in the forest in search of the habituated chimpanzees which takes about 2 to 5 hours depending on their location because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking, you will be able to view other primates, bats, bird species among others and once the chimpanzees are located, you will be able to spend one hour with them in their habitat where you will be able to know more about their behaviors, habits, watch them feed, play, hunt, breastfeed, fight, rest, take photos and record videos.
After the encounter with the chimpanzees, you will return to the lodge for lunch where after you will either spend the rest of the day at leisure or go for an interesting crater lakes tour where you will visit Lake Katwe and other crater lakes. Later in the evening you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight as above.
Meal Plan: Full Board (Breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Day 4: Departure to Kampala
On the last day of the 4 days Queen Elizabeth safari, you will have a relaxed breakfast at the lodge, check out and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey back to Kampala. On the way, you will have en-route lunch and continue the journey to Kampala arriving early evening and upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your international flight or drop off at your hotel in Kampala.
End of 4 days Queen Elizabeth safari
4 days Queen Elizabeth safari includes
- Park entrance fees/ Game drive
- Boat cruise
- Lion tracking experience
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Experienced English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- All meals at the lodge (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Ground transport in a 4WD safari vehicle
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
4 days Queen Elizabeth safari excludes
- International air flight tickets
- Visas
- Optional activities and accommodation not included in the itinerary
- Personal expenses like such as laundry services, buying souvenirs, crafts, Alcoholic drinks, hiring a porter, tipping among others.
