3 Days Wildlife Tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari (2025)
Tour Overview
3 Days wildlife tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park takes you on a captivating guided game drive to see the Big game and myriad antelope families. This short Uganda safari package also includes a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. The Kazinga channel launch/boat cruise gets you exposed to different aquatic life including hippos, crocodiles, and water birds.
A game drive on your wildlife tour in Queen Elizabeth National Park will be enjoyed along the Kasenyi Plains in the Northern section of the park. A normal game drive is likely to take about 2-3 hours. It will begin early morning such that you catch up with the early morning risers.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is 1978 sq. km and is Uganda’s second biggest park. It is a 7-8 hours drive depending on the route you take. The commonly used routes include the Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara-Bushenyi route –the longest route while the Kampala-Mubende-Fort Portal route is the shortest.
All routes to Queen Elizabeth National Park have unique things for you to appreciate including the Equator crossing. Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Safari Park is home to over 95 mammal species including hippos, lions, buffaloes, elephants, leopards, Uganda Kobs, waterbucks, bushbucks, and topis, etc.
Over 620 bird species also exist in the various sites in Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Park including shoebill storks, black-headed gonoleks, pink-backed pelicans, saddle-billed storks, black and white casqued hornbill, etc.
Brief Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Entebbe & travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 2: Game drive & Boat cruise.
Day 3: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Entebbe & travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park
A safari guide from Flawless Adventure Planners Ltd will meet you at the hotel after you have had a hefty breakfast. After, you will have a short briefing about your 3 days wildlife tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
You will depart from Entebbe for Queen Elizabeth National Park taking the Kampala-Mubende-Fort Portal route. En route, expect to enjoy the spectacular countryside landscapes featuring lush rainforests like Matiri Forest Reserve, tea farms, and more.
A stopover will be made at Fort Portal for lunch and then proceed to Kikorongo for another stopover for you to take pictures at the Equator crossing. You may also choose to conduct a short experiment to determine the Northern and Southern hemispheres at the Equator crossing.
From Kikorongo, continue on a low speed to Queen Elizabeth National Park as you keep an eye on some of the finest wildlife species. Arrive early to check in your wildlife tour lodge in or around Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will have the rest of the evening chilling at the lodge, dine, and later, retire for the night.
Travel time: 6-7 hours.
Accommodation options
- Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge/Elephant Plains Lodge.
- Midrange: Buffalo Safari Lodge/Enganzi Game Lodge.
Meal plan: Half board
Day 2: Game drive & Boat cruise.
Have a delicious breakfast and after, leave your camp/lodge for an early morning game drive. Today’s early morning will be done along the Kasenyi Plains for 2-3 hours in a 4×4 safari vehicle. Several wildlife species will be spotted around the Kasenyi sector including elephants, buffaloes, lions, and on a lucky day, leopards.
The Kasenyi sector is also popular for Hyenas, Uganda Kobs, and many birds as well as other antelope families. After the game drive, expect to return to the lodge to have a leisurely lunch and a short relaxation.
Depart from your lodge to engage in a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. It will be 2-3 hours launch cruise experience with a guide. Expect to come across aquatic birds, hippos, crocodiles, and other terrestrial species as they freely roam along the banks.
Accommodation options
- Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge/Elephant Plains Lodge.
- Midrange: Buffalo Safari Lodge/Enganzi Game Lodge.
Meal plan: Full board.
Day 3: Departure
Following a hefty breakfast, expect to check out and drive out of Queen Elizabeth National Park to Entebbe. Enjoy en route lunch and proceed back to Entebbe today marks the end of the 3 days wildlife tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park in Western Uganda.
End of 3 Days Wildlife Tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park
3 Days Wildlife Tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari Inclusions
- Park entrance fees.
- Accommodation and meals.
- Transportation.
- Service of an experienced guide/driver.
- All trip activities excluding optional ones.
- Game drives
- Boat cruise.
- En route lunch.
- Bottled drinking water.
3 Days Wildlife Tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari Exclusions
- Tips.
- Laundry services.
- Telephone bills.
- Cigars.
- Alcoholic drinks.
- Optional activities.