4 DAYS QUEEN ELIZABETH & LAKE MBURO
OVERVIEW
This 4 day Uganda Savanna wildlife safari takes you to Lake Mburo highway park and Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s second largest national park, with plenty of wildlife, birds and primates. This park also has spectacular sceneries including Crater Lakes and rolling savannah plains overlooking the snow capped Rwenzori Mountain ranges. You will enjoy game drives, a boat cruise and The Park contains an extensive area of wetland and harbours several species of mammals including zebras, impalas, elands, topi and buffaloes. The bird population is also impressive including the rare Shoebill stork. This park is the only place in Uganda where Impala can be found and the best place to see large herds of Elands (African’s largest Antelopes). It is also the only park where a guided game walk is possible.
Safari Highlights
Equator experience
Royal drum making tradition
Game drive
Boat cruise on Kazinga channel
Boat ride on Lake Mburo
Game walk
Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will depart Entebbe in the morning after breakfast and travel westwards through Uganda’s beautiful green countryside to the Queen Elizabeth National Park. The journey will take 6-7 hours with stopovers at areas of tourist attraction such as the Royal Drum makers’ village and the Equator for an opportunity to stand in two hemispheres at the same time. You will continue through the savannah grasslands with lots of banana plantations and several herds of local long horned Ankole cattle endemic to this part of the country. You will get to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the evening.
Dinner and overnight will be at Kazinga Channel View Resort (budget), Bush Lodge/Engiri Lodge (mid range)
Queen Elizabeth National Park – Tree Climbing Lions
Queen Elizabeth Tree Lions of Ishasha
Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise
You will set off early (about 6.30am) for a morning game drive, an awesome experience to spot the animals in natural habitats. Expect to see 4 of the famous Big Five; Elephant, Buffalos, Lions, Bush bucks, Kobs, Giant forest hog, Hyenas leopards, antelopes, and Waterbucks as well as birds. You will return for breakfast and relax till lunch. In the afternoon you will take a launch cruise along the amazing Kazinga channel to see, at close range, the water animals to include Hippos, Buffalos, Crocodiles and elephants bathing on the channel banks. There is also a variety of bird species on the water banks especially the famous Shoebill, pelican and Jacana.
Dinner and overnight will Kazinga Channel View Resort (budget) Bush Lodge/Engiri Lodge (mid range)
Lake Mburo National Park Savanna Safari, Uganda
DAY 3: Transfer to Lake Mburo
You will depart Queen after breakfast for Lake Mburo National. The drive takes 3-4 hours with stopovers at areas of tourist attraction, You will have lunch at the lodge reserved for you, after which you will go for an afternoon boat trip on the lake rich with a variety of animals such as hippos and crocodiles and bird species. It will take you hours, in the evening take a nature walk before you retire for dinner and overnight at Rwonyo Camp(Budget) Eagles Nest(Mid range)
Day 4: Game drive and transfer back to Entebbe
You will have an early morning game drive through the park in search of plain game like zebra, hippos, crocodiles, eland, antelope, impala and a variety of birds. After you will depart for Kampala arriving in the afternoon in time for transfer to the airport for your departure
Lake Mburo National Park Savanna Safari, Uganda
Safari Notes;
Any and all tours can be combined or modified to fit your particular needs. Please tell us your specific requirements using the contact us page.
Prices are subject to change based upon accommodation availability, your tour alterations and other parameters until time of full and final confirmation.
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