Queen Elizabeth National Park (3 Days 2 Nights)

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 classic big game, ten primate species including chimpanzees and over 600 species of birds.

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.

Itinerary

Day 1

6:00 am Departure from Kampala.

9:00 am Stop over at the Uganda Equator for photos.

1:00 pm Stop over at Igongo Cultural Centre for Lunch Buffet

5: 00 pm Arrival at Marafiki Safari Lodge

Guests can check-in and are at leisure to utilize the new Swimming Pool on the premise.

8:00 pm Dinner by Marafiki Lodge

Bedtime is at leisure.

Day 2

5:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast by Marafiki Lodge

6:00 am Game Drive (Optional): For a classic African safari experience, the tracks through Kasenyi, the North Kazinga Plains and the Ishasha Sector offer virtually guaranteed buffalo, antelope and elephant sightings, along with warthogs and baboons. We may chance upon a pride of lions, and maybe even the odd leopard.

11:00 am: Drive to Marafiki Lodge

1:00 pm Lunch by Marafiki Lodge

4:00 pm: Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel: The Kazinga Channel is an oasis for many of the fascinating species that inhabit the park, and taking a boat tour along it gives visitors the chance to cruise just meters from hundreds of enormous hippos and buffalos while elephants linger on the shoreline.

Meal Plan: Half Board (D, B) Guests advised to carry additional funds to buy lunch and snacks at the lodge.

6:30 pm Drive back to Marafiki Lodge

8:00 pm Dinner by Marafiki Lodge

Bedtime is at leisure.

Day 3

7:00 am – 8:00 am: Breakfast by Marafiki Lodge

9am: Departure for Kampala