Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth national park is one of Uganda’s most visited game reserves. The park is famed by the rare tree climbing area in the Ishasha sector of the park. The park also doubles as a birder’s paradise with 610 bird species. This bird list comprises every water bird in Uganda, 54 raptors, forest and woodland birds. A cruise on the Kazinga channel exposes one to the bird and wildlife in the park. Queen Elizabeth has 95 mammal species the highest number ever recorded in any Ugandan park. These include 20 predators like the side stripped jackal, spotted hyena, lion and leopard. The antelope species are Defassa water buck, Uganda kob, topi, sitatunga and 4 species of duiker. Forest elephant has been reported as present. 10 primate species reside in the park and include: chimpanzees, L’hoests, blue, black and white colobus, vervet monkeys and olive baboons.

Activities in Queen Elizabeth National Park

• Forest walk in Maramagambo forest
• Cave exploration in Maramagambo forest
• Game drives
• birding
• chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura gorge
• launch cruise on Kazinga channel