wildlife Activities in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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-Boat Trip

-Wildlife Drives

– Chimpanzee Trekking

– Nature Walks

Unforgettable boat Trips on Kazinga Channel.

Almost every visitor takes the two-hour launch trip (US$32) up the Kazinga Channel to see the thousands of wildlife such as hippos and pink-backed pelicans, plus plenty of crocodiles, buffaloes and fish eagles. With a little luck, it is also possible to catch sight of one of the elephant herds and – very occasionally – see a lion or a leopard. The boat docks below Mweya Safari Lodge, but you buy tickets at the Mweya Visitor Information Centre on top of the hill but Mweya Safari Lodge guests can be booked at Mweya safari Lodge RECEPTION. Trips departs at 9am, 11am, 3pm and 5pm.

Wildlife Drives

Most wildlife-viewing traffic is in the northeast of the park in Kasenyi, which offers the best chance to see lions, elephants, waterbucks and kobs. It’s also one of the most scenic sections of any park in Uganda, particularly in the morning when the savannah landscape shines golden and is dotted with cactus-like candelabra trees. Night game drives (US$30 per person, including guide) are also available, though you may have to hire a spotlight (US$20) to see anything. Pay for wildlife drives or book guides at any of the park gates or at the Mweya Visitor Information Centre, however wave Expeditions guests are well catered for.

There is also a small network of trails between Mweya Peninsula and Katunguru gate that usually reveal waterbucks and kobs, elephants and, occasionally, leopards.

As well as being famous for its tree-climbing lions, Ishasha, in the south of the Queen Elizabeth National Park, is the only place to see topis and sitatungas.

You can get just about everywhere by car if it isn’t raining, though having a 4WD is a good idea in Ishasha year-round. Taking a UWA ranger-guide (US$20) along for your drive is always a good idea, but more so in Ishasha than anywhere else because they know every fig tree in the area – the lions’ preferred perches.

Chimpanzee Trekking

In the eastern region of the park, in the 100m-deep Kyambura Gorge, you can go for chimpanzee tracking (per person US$50), with walks lasting from two to four hours and departing at 8am and 2pm. You have a semi-reasonable chance of finding the habituated troop, but visits are often unfruitful; mornings are probably the best bet. The gorge is a beautiful scar of green cutting through the savannah, and from the viewing platform, you can sometimes see primates, including chimps, frolicking in the treetops below.

Bookings can be made with Wave Expeditions for customized wildlife Safaris and Children under 15 years are not permitted.

Nature Walks

Guided nature walks through the forest in Maramagambo are available (US$35 per person). Trips on the forest trails here are taken mostly by birdwatchers, though there are nine species of primate around and it’s quite common to see pythons hunting and eating bats. Down at Ishasha, hippo encounters are likely on short walks along the river and, if you’re there early in the morning, there’s a chance of spotting a giant forest hog. You will not see much on a walk at Mweya that you can’t see just hanging around on your own. Book guided walks at any of the park gates or at the Mweya Visitor Information Centre.