The desire for finding a place to offer exceptional experiences stands key on the calendar every traveler but it sometimes hard-hitting when one doesn’t get value for his/her money. This stands as one of the greatest reasons why one needs to at least visit Queen Elizabeth National Park while still alive.
Popularly known as a Medley of Wonders, Queen Elizabeth is that unique destination that has a cocktail of breathtaking experiences, all in one recipe.
According to Bashir Hangi, the Uganda Wildlife Authority spokesperson, Queen Elizabeth National Park is a topnotch savanna park in Uganda and the best place to see lions including the Tree Climbing lions making it the perfect destination for a Uganda Wildlife Safari.
He adds that the park also holds a great diversity of habitats that include: lakes, savannah grasslands, forests and wetlands that serve as home to the biggest variety of large mammals in the country.
What Activities Take Place in Park?
The boat Cruise within Queen Elizabeth National Park is done on the magical Kazinga Channel, a 40 kilometer water long natural channel that connects Lake Edward to Lake George. This launch cruise has both morning and afternoon sessions may take anything from 2 – 5 hours and at the end of the day, there is no doubt you will have an incredible encounter with the hundreds of wildlife species as you explore the Pearl of Africa.
Here are some the animals you can’t miss on this experience; Buffalos, Hippos, Crocodiles, Waterbuck, Uganda Kob, swamp Antelopes, Warthogs, Elephants, topis, water bucks, bush bucks, reed bucks, duiker, mongoose, spotted hyena, forest hog among others that all gather to quench their thirst on the shores of the world’s longest natural channel.
Game drives
it took me 19 minutes to rub-shoulders a pride lions and leopards. A game drive experience in queen Elizabeth National Park needs to top on schedule during your visit to western Uganda. This activity involves the visitors to drive through the park while viewing animals. The Park has several spots of well-maintained game viewing tracks that will give you an experience that you can compare to non.
With the advancement in technology, now the issue of Game has been amplified with and experiential tourism component. Within this package, you have 99% chances to encounter the fiercest of the big five in action within the shortest time possible.
Chimpanzee Tracking
This specific package, offers very rewarding chimpanzee tracking experiences and it is located on the southeastern corner of the park The Kyambura Gorge: this verdant forested 100 meter deep valley with peculiar is home to a large number of primates and popular for Chimpanzee tracking tours in Uganda.
Accommodation
Queen Elizabeth National Park hosts a wide variety to lodges, campsites, hotels and tented Camps. These offer accommodation for everyone like the both within about and outside the Park irrespective of your budget, basically from as law $20, you can get a cool place to grab a memorable night and you blaze in the natural sights and sounds of the wilderness.
According to Nyadru Stephen, The Park’s Warden of Tourism, it was not an error for the park to get named as the “Medley of Wonders”. Queen Elizabeth National Park spans the equator line; monuments on either side of the road marking the exact spot where it crosses latitude 00. It was founded in 1952 as Kazinga National Park and renamed two years later to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II of England.
Heads that the park is home to over 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species, meaning that over half of the birds in Uganda are found her.
“Queen Elizabeth National Park is understandably Uganda’s most popular tourist destination. The park’s diverse ecosystems, which include sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, sparkling lakes, and fertile wetlands, make it the ideal habitat for a classic big game, ten primate species including chimpanzees, and over 600 species of birds.” Nyadru said.
Set against the backdrop of the jagged Rwenzori Mountains, the park’s magnificent vistas include dozens of enormous craters carved dramatically into rolling green hills, panoramic views of the Kazinga Channel with its banks lined with hippos, buffalo, and elephants, and the endless Ishasha plains, whose fig trees hide lions ready to pounce on herds of unsuspecting Uganda kob.
As well as its outstanding wildlife attractions, Queen Elizabeth National Park has a fascinating cultural history. There are many opportunities for visitors to meet the local communities and enjoy storytelling, dance, music, and more. The getting of the park has ensured the conservation of its ecosystems, which in turn benefits the surrounding communities.
