Mweya Peninsular in Queen Elizabeth national park : This is among the most visited sections in Queen Elizabeth National Park found at the northern edge of the fresh waters of Kazinga channel. Mweya peninsular is mostly famous for Mweya airfield and Mweya Peninsular which have spectacular sceneries. This place is covered with impenetrable greenery making game viewing at Mweya Peninsular perfect.

Mweya peninsular is a landing site of Kazinga channel that crosses from Queen Elizabeth national park to other landing sites. This is also a start-up point for a boat cruise on the fresh waters of Kazinga channel for tourists touring around the park/Mweya.  While on the fresh waters of Kazinga Channel, you get to see a perfect view of Rwenzori Mountains in a distance.

Attractions in Mweya Peninsular (Queen Elizabeth national park)

Mweya peninsular has plenty of attractions that found a home in this place. These include;

Mammal Species

This place harbors a big number of leopards leaving in the greenery of Mweya Peninsular. Mweya peninsular is also home to other mammals which include elephants, giant forest hogs, Mongoose, warthogs, hippos, hyenas, waterbucks, buffaloes, and many more.

Bird Species

Mweya Peninsular is home to plenty of savannah birds and water birds which include the Swamp Flycatcher, Slender-Billed Weaver, Yellow-Backed Weaver, Malachite Kingfisher, Black Bee-Eater, Verreaux’s Eagle Owl, Nubian woodpecker, grey capped warbler, scarlet chested sunbird, blue napped mouse bird, and many more.

Mweya Airfield

This is a small airfield that receives small Airplanes and it’s found at Mweya Peninsular. This is such a famous place that almost every tourist who visits Queen Elizabeth national park visits it. It has plenty of mammals that are really exciting to look at.

Activities done in Mweya Peninsular

• Game Viewing

The park has plenty of sectors that offer game-viewing activities and Mweya Peninsular is part of them. The park offers Night game drives, evening game drives, afternoon game drives, and morning game drives though the morning game drives are preferably better. Game driving is sometimes hard in Mweya Peninsular because of the huge vegetation growth mostly in the rainy seasons. Lakeside tours and travel company limited can choose for you a perfect sector for a game drive.

• Nature Walks

These walks are always guided by a park ranger, tourists will move around passing throw the green vegetation in Mweya peninsular and along the shores of Kazinga channel. This will reward you with a variety of wildlife like monitor lizards, mongooses, different bird species, butterflies, and many more.

• Birding

Mweya peninsular has a big number of bird species making the place good for birders. Expect to see Yellow-Backed Weaver, Malachite Kingfisher, Black Bee-Eater, Verreaux’s Eagle Owl, Nubian woodpecker, and many more

• Boat Cruise

You get to see water animals in the water while on a boat cruise experiencing these extraordinary creatures. A boat cruise lasts for three hours which are organized on a daily basis in the morning and afternoon. This is such a remarkable experience on the water that will give you a perfect moment to remember. The boat cruise starts from Mweya Peninsular and will also end in the same place.

• Mongoose Tracking

Mweya peninsular is home to over 300 mongooses that are available for a tracking experience. The tracking is joined by a park guide and a few team members of research who will endeavor to track the mongooses hence being experts in tracking them. This lasts for three hours and once they are tracked down, you shall be allowed to spend some time with them studying their behavior and taking pictures of them.

Where to stay while in Mweya Peninsular

Mweya Campsite (Budget Lodge)

Tembo Safari Lodge (Midrange Lodge)

Jacana Safari Lodge (Luxury Lodge)