Day 1: Kampala – Queen Elizabeth N/Park
Your safari drive guide will find to your hotel/lodge, depart Kampala for Queen Elizabeth through magnificent hills and vegetation, have a photography stop over at the equator and continue to the market town of Masaka for lunch before proceeding to the famous Queen Elizabeth National Park. Take on an afternoon Launch cruise along Kazinga Channel – one that joins Lakes Edward and George. The cruise is a wonderful way to see hippo, buffalo, Uganda kobs and the occasional Nile crocodile and a spectacular bird watching on the water bank. Many who experience the launch cruise consider it the high light of their entire African safari. Return to the lodge.
Overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board
Day 3: Queen Elizabeth NP – Kampala
After breakfast, head for a guided primate walk along Kyambura Gorge to look for habituated chimps through the gorge. After the primate walk, proceed to Ishasha. You will drive along the deep and wide dry craters that are occupied by savanna grasses and acacia. The drive takes you through the unique western rift valley escarpment and the Ishasha sector where you will take on a game drive in search of tree climbing lions before proceeding to Kampala.
Day 2: Queen Elizabeth – Game drives
After an early breakfast, take on a morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. You will most likely meet grazing Hippos, Elephants, and Lions, spotted Hyenas, bush buck, water buck, stripped jackal, comical warthogs and the elusive leopard. Proceed to Maramagambo forest. Many surprises await you here for example pythons are often observed in the crevices of the bat cave floor using the bats as a source of food. The cave is near a picturesque formerly Blue lake and Hunters cave. You may also see forest birds such as bat hawks, brown eared woodpecker and other primates. Return for dinner and overnight
Overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Full Board