Drive from Kampala/Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park & Scenic Drive through the Crater Landscape of Queen Elizabeth
- Journey Time: 7 - 8 hours
- Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge or Katara Lodge (Luxury), Kasenyi Safari Camp or Marafiki Safari Lodge (Midrange), Marafiki Safari Lodge (Budget)
- Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner
- Have early breakfast, and leave for Queen Elizabeth National Park located in southwestern Uganda. You shall make a stopover in Mbarara town to have lunch, thereafter continue and reach the park in the late afternoon. Transfer to your accommodation located in the park, and as you drive you get to enjoy the wonderful scenery of crater lakes and grassy hills, plus sighting some big game. Check into the lodge, and spend the day relaxing and observing the beautiful wilderness.
Day 2
Morning Game Drive
Afternoon Boat Cruise
Morning Game Drive through Kasenyi Savannah Plains & Afternoon Boat Safari on Kazinga Channel
- Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge or Katara Lodge (Luxury), Kasenyi Safari Camp or Marafiki Sagari Lodge (Midrange), Marafiki Safari Lodge (Budget)
- Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Have an early cup of tea with snack and set off for a morning game drive in the park for wildlife sightings. Explore the main game tracks of the Kasenyi Plains which are the main mating grounds of many antelopes and thus a favorite hunting ground for cats such as the Lions and Hyenas. Kasenyi plains boost of several wild animals and offers opportunities for you to witness big cats as well as other animals like elephants, buffaloes and others. Enjoy the magical sunrise over scenic landscape of crater lakes and grassy hills. From lunch transfer to the Mweya penisula for a two hours boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel which is filled with plenty of wildlife. You shall observe at a very close distance animals such as hippos, buffaloes, elephants, crocodiles, kobs, monitor lizards. Over 100 species of birds flock the channel such as Harmerkops, Ibis, Fish Eagles, Skimmers, Egrets, Pelicans, and Herons among others. You will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Chimpanzee Tracking
Game drive
Chimpanzee Tracking at Kyambura Gorge in the Morning and Afternoon Game Drive in Ishasha for Tree Climbing Lions
- Accommodation: Ishasha Wilderness Camp (Luxury), Enjojo Lodge or Ishasha Jungle Lodge (Midrange), Enjojo Lodge (Budget)
- Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Have an early breakfast by 6.00am and transfer to Kyambura Gorge for the Chimpanzee tracking experience. A small community of Chimps inhabits the forest in the gorge. Enjoy the spectacular views across the gorge plus spotting plenty of wildlife such as birds, moneys, and the sparkling Kyambura River which harbors some hippos and other animals occasionally visit to drink water such as elephants and lions. You will also spot black and white colobus monkeys as well as olive baboons during the challenging hike on the gorge's steep slopes. Return from the trek and transfer to the lodge for a delicious lunch. After lunch you shall check out of the lodge and drive to Ishasha for an afternoon game drive. Ishasha is a remote area in the south of Queen Elizabeth National Park, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. This area is famous for the Tree-climbing Lions which are usually sighted during the afternoon napping high up into the fig trees after their early morning hunt. Plenty of other big game can be spotted in Ishasha such as the Topis which are found only in this part of the park, Elephants, Buffaloes, Uganda Kob, Hippos, Waterbuck, and Bushbuck among others. Savanna birds are in plenty! Later transfer to your lodge in Ishasha for the overnight.
Day 4
Game Drive
Uganda Equator
Morning Game Drive in Ishasha on the Look-Out for the Tree-Climbing Lions & Transfer Back to Kampala with a Stopover at the Equator Line
- Journey Time: 7 - 8 hours
- Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch
- Have an early cup of tea with snack and set for a morning game drive in Ishasha, south of the park to observe plenty of wildlife, and another look out for the tree-lions. This are is home to a very high percentge of lions, which are usually seen relaxing within branches of old figs. You will also view other species of animals like elephants and kobs. Elusive predators such as Hyenas are easy to come by during the early morning. Later return to the lodge for breakfast, thereafter check out and depart for Kampala. You shall stopover in Mbarara for lunch at the Agip Motel. Another and last stopover before Kampala will at the Uganda Equator for some picture moments and probably purchase some crafts and souvenirs at the shop. Arrive in Kampala in the evening and transfer to hotel.