3 Days Queen Elizabeth Safari

Queen Elizabeth national park is one of Uganda’s National parks where you can conduct a 3 days safari and you get to see several wildlife species and the beauty of the landscapes in this park. The 3 days Queen Elizabeth safari gets you involved in a number of activities, like a night game drive in the Mweya peninsula, a morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains and an afternoon boat cruise at the Kazinga channel.

Highlights Of The 3 Days Queen Elizabeth Safari

Day 1: Pick up from a hotel in Kampala and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park for a night game drive

Day 2: Morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise

Day 3: Transfer back to Kampala

Detailed Itinerary For The 3 Days Queen Elizabeth Safari

Day 1: Pick up from a hotel in Kampala and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park for a night game drive

On the first day of the 3 days Queen Elizabeth safari, a representative guide from Chopper Tour and Travel will pick you up from a hotel in Kampala and transfer you to Queen Elizabeth national park. You will set off after a briefing about the safari. On your way to Queen Elizabeth national park, you will have an enroute lunch in Fort Portal town and then proceed to the park. You will arrive and check into a lodge. You will relax and later in the evening, you will be transferred to the park headquarters.

You will be briefed at the park headquarters and then you will be briefed about the nightly game drive. You will get exposed to the nocturnal animals while on the night game drive that will last about 2 hours. You will see animals hunting for their prey at night, like lions, leopards, hyenas, civets, serval cats, and many more. After the drive, you will be transferred back to the lodge and then you will have dinner. You will then retire to bed.

Meal plan

Lunch

Dinner

Accommodation options in Queen Elizabeth national park

Luxury: Ishasha wilderness camp

Midrange: Engiri safari lodge

Budget: Tembo safari lodge

Day 2: Morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise

On the second day of the 3 days Queen Elizabeth safari, you will wake up very early and have breakfast at the lodge. You will then get a transfer on Uganda safari from the lodge to the park headquarters with the guide. You will be briefed at the park headquarters by the guide and then after knowing what to do while on a game drive, you will head with a ranger guide to the game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park.

This game drive will take about 3–4 hours and you will spot animals like lions, elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, bush pigs, and Uganda kob, among others. You will be taken back to the lodge after several sightings of bird and animal species during the game drive. You will rest at the lodge and then have lunch.

You will go for a briefing after lunch at the park headquarters, and then you will head to Kazinga Channel for an afternoon boat cruise. You will spend about 2 hours on the boat cruise, during which you will see animals both on land and in water. You will see the hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, and elephants, among others. You will then be transferred back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and your night rest.

Meal plan

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel
Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel

Day 3: Transfer back to Kampala

On the third day of the 3 days Queen Elizabeth safari, you will be served breakfast and then the guide will pick you up from the lodge after you are done checking out. You will then head back to Kampala with an enroute lunch at the Igongo cultural centre. Next, you will stop at the equator monument for pictures, and afterward, you will continue to Kampala where the guide will drop you off at a hotel.

Meal plan

Breakfast

Lunch

End of the 3 Days Queen Elizabeth Safari.

Safari Includes

Bottled Mineral water

4 x 4 safari vehicle

Full-time English-speaking driver guide

Pick up and drop off

Meals

Accommodation

Park entrance fees

Safari Excludes

Air ticket and visa fees

Personal expenses

Life insurance

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