By air
Kasese airstrip, ~1 hour from Mweya; Entebbe is a full day by road
Africa · Uganda
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Tree-climbing lions and the Kazinga Channel
Getting there
Best time to visit
June to September and January to February for dry-season game viewing
Don't miss
Kazinga Channel
Kasenyi plains
Ishasha sector
Kyambura Gorge
Mweya peninsula
Lake Katwe crater lakes
Things to do
Game drives on the Kasenyi plains
A boat on the Kazinga Channel
Chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura
The Ishasha sector for lions
Where to eat
Sources: Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
What to pack
Neutral clothing, binoculars, a hat, insect repellent, a warm layer for morning drives
A quieter corner
The Kyambura Gorge, a sunken forest where chimpanzees can be tracked below the plains
Questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Queen Elizabeth National Park?
June to September and January to February for dry-season game viewing. What to pack: Neutral clothing, binoculars, a hat, insect repellent, a warm layer for morning drives.
How do I get to Queen Elizabeth National Park?
Fly into Kasese airstrip, ~1 hour from Mweya; Entebbe is a full day by road.
What is there to do in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
Game drives on the Kasenyi plains, a boat on the Kazinga Channel, chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura, the Ishasha sector for lions. A quieter find: The Kyambura Gorge, a sunken forest where chimpanzees can be tracked below the plains.
What should I eat in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
Lodge meals, grilled tilapia, matoke, fresh fruit, Ugandan coffee.
About Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Lakeside
Where it is
Queen Elizabeth National Park lies in western Uganda between Lakes Edward and George, in the shadow of the Rwenzori Mountains, straddling the equator.
History
Gazetted in the 1950s and renamed after the Queen's visit, the park covers savannah, crater lakes and the Kazinga Channel that joins the two lakes. Its wildlife recovered after the poaching of the 1970s and 1980s, and it is now one of Uganda's most visited reserves.
People
Fishing villages such as Katunguru and Kazinga sit inside the park, and the salt workers of Lake Katwe still harvest by hand as their families have for generations.
Known for
- Tree-climbing lions of Ishasha
- Boat trips on the Kazinga Channel
- Chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge
- Crater lakes
Did you know?
The park has more than six hundred recorded bird species, among the highest counts of any protected area in Africa.
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