Game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park : Game drive is among the main priority to why most tourists visit Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is the best way to how the tourists explore the entire national park in the comfortable safari vehicle aided with the presence of well experienced drive guide who helps you in the spotting of the Uganda’s wildlife present in the national park.

Queen Elizabeth national park is the second largest national park in Uganda after Murchison falls national park. The park is situated in the western part of Uganda in four districts namely Kasese, Kamwenge, Rubirizi, Rukungiri, the park covers area of 1,978 square kilometers. Being the wildlife haven the park consists of the savannah grassland, lakes and among others that inhabits various animal species like the lions, elephants, waterbucks, topi, hyenas, warthogs, lions, bushbucks and among others, without forgetting the large numbers of the bird species.

Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park is done either during the morning hours or during the evening hours. The game drives in the park are done from the different parts of the park including Mweya peninsula, Kasenyi plains, Ishasha sector located in the southern part of the park. Game drives in Lake Mburo National Park are such the most interesting ones where the tourists get to encounter various animal species like the tree climbing lions, hippos, Uganda kobs, elephants, lions, hyenas, buffalos and among others plus the numerous numbers of the bird species.

Not only the morning and evening game drives. Queen Elizabeth National Park is the excellent and so attractive national park that as well offers the night game drives to the tourists. Night game drives in the park are done with the help of the spotlight torches and well experienced guides where the tourists can be able to spot the nocturnal animal species while sited in the Uganda safari vehicle. This gives tourists the opportunity to spot the nocturnal animal species which becomes active during the night, and mostly the night game drive in the park are done in Mweya peninsula. During the night the tourists get the chance to spot the nocturnal animal species that includes lions, hyenas, serval cats and among many others.

Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park become too charming when the tourists are well sited either in the 4 WD tour company vehicle or Uganda Wildlife Authority vehicles that do pop up the roofs to ease the clear viewing of different animal species that this helps the tourists to take the clearest pictures.

Best time to do game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park are done all the year around, though the best time to carry out game drive form the park is during the dry season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January, February. During this period that’s when there is less amounts of rain fall in the park. Again that’s the period when the roads are easily passable not muddy in the park compared to the slippery roads during the rainy season. The dry season is when the vegetation in the park can be thin which enables and eases the tourists to have the right spot of the wildlife while they are in their habitats.

Where to stay in Queen Elizabeth national park.

Queen Elizabeth national park has got the best choice of the accommodation facilities for the tourists who come to visit the park as they are well comfortable and suitable that are categorized into Budget, Mid-range and luxury. As these include Simba safari camp, Lake Munyanyange Cave Resort, Irunga Forest safari lodge, Savannah resort hotel, Maeafiki safari lodge, Ishasha jungle lodge, White house hotel, Aramaga Rift Valley Lodge, Mweya safari lodge, Kasenyi safari camp, Ishasha Wilderness camp, Park View Lodge, Queen Elizabeth safari camp, Simba safari camp, Enganzi lodge, Pumba safari cottages and among others.

How to get to Queen Elizabeth national park.

Queen Elizabeth national park can be accessed in two different ways that is through using the road transport or air transport from Kampala the capital city of Uganda to the park.

By Road transport.

Queen Elizabeth national park can be reached by road transport from Kampala while using Masaka-Mbarara road, as well you can use Mubende-Fort Portal road as this takes you about 7 to 8 hours’ drive to reach the park.

By Air transport.

Queen Elizabeth national park can be reached while using air transport which is the quickest means of transport to reach the park. This is where you book scheduled or domestic flight with Aero link Uganda limited from Entebbe international airport or Kajjansi airfield to Mweya airstrip then from there you can connect to the road and you head to the park.

Not only game drives, Queen Elizabeth national park offers the tourists with other safari activities in the park that includes the boat cruise on Kazinga channel, guided nature walks in Maramagabo forest, bird watching, lion tracking, cultural experiences, chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge which can be combined together with game drives and makes your Uganda safari the most perfect one. For more information and clarification about the game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park contact us at Lakeside tours and travel limited.