5 Days Queen Elizabeth & Mount Rwenzori Hiking Safari : Travelers can experience the best wildlife encounters and hiking adventures with our 5-day Queen Elizabeth and Mount Rwenzori safari. The second-largest wildlife national park in Uganda, Queen Elizabeth National Park, is included in this 5-day tour and is located in the Rubirizi region, close to Kasese district, in the western portion of the country. With a diverse topography that includes bushland, savannah, marsh, and lush flora, Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to Uganda’s tree climbing lions. The park is home to over 600 bird species, over 95 mammal species, including the big 4 game (lions, leopards, buffaloes, and elephants), as well as other animals like hyenas, hippos, waterbucks, and oribis. It is also surrounded by two lakes, Lake George and Lake Edward, which provide opportunities for boat tours and fishing.

Along with visiting Queen Elizabeth National Park, visitors can also visit Mount Rwenzori National Park, which is situated in western Uganda about two hours’ drive away. One can see the Rwenzori mountain ranges while in Queen Elizabeth National Park. With Mount Stanley’s 5,109-meter summit, Mountain Rwenzori is the third-highest mountain in Africa. One of the most fascinating hiking experiences in Africa is climbing Mount Rwenzori, although doing so needs outstanding physical condition and good health. While outstanding fitness may not be necessary for this one-day climb, it will nonetheless take you from 2,598 meters to 3,975 meters in elevation.

Depending on your desired itinerary, this trip will begin and end in Kampala or Entebbe. Transportation will be provided in a 4X4 safari van with an open top for wildlife viewing that includes fuel for the entire 5-day trip as well as lodging and meals. It is advised that you bring some hiking equipment with you on your trip, including hiking boots for trekking, long, light pants, long sleeve shirts, and long stockings (to tuck into your pants), a rain jacket or poncho, a hat, good gardening gloves, sun cream and insect repellent, a camera, and a binocular. You should also pack both light and warm clothing because the weather can change frequently.

Highlights Of 5 Days Queen Elizabeth & Mount Rwenzori Hiking Safari

 Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

Day 2: Morning game drive and boat cruise

Day 3: Transfer to Kasese – Mount Rwenzori national park

Day 4: A day hike on Mount Rwenzori

Day 5: Descend and return to Kampala.

Detailed Itinerary.

 Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

 Travel to Queen Elizabeth: Because to the 6- to 7-hour drive from Kampala/Entebbe to Queen Elizabeth National Park, the first day of the five-day safari demands that you arrive in Uganda at least one day in advance. Depending on where you are, a company representative or safari guide will meet you and give you a briefing on the five-day trip before you go to Queen Elizabeth National Park, the second-largest national park in Uganda and home to the tree-climbing lions. The route offers beautiful views of the surrounding countryside, which is made up of hills, waterbodies, towns, and local residents. The park is situated in a valley with a view of the Rwenzori mountain ranges in western Uganda. As you go to the park, you will stop at the Equator and eat lunch in Mbarara. As you draw near the park, stop at the twin lakes before continuing to your reserved lodging nearby, or drive there, check in, and then arrange to meet up for an evening game drive in the park. You can explore some of the creatures that are present during an evening game drive, such as elephants, warthogs, and waterbucks. On a lucky evening, you can even see lions, leopards, and hyenas. After that, head back to your lodge for dinner and a night’s rest.

Pumba Safari Cottages are an affordable choice.

Parkview Safari Resort and Elephant Hub Lodge are two mid-range choices.

Kyambura Gorge Lodge and Mweya Safari Lodge are luxurious options.

Day 2: Lion tracking/morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise.

 Early morning game drive and lion tracking: After breakfast, you’ll head to the Kasenyi area for an early morning game drive and lion tracking experience. With the help of the researchers, you’ll get a closer look at the lions before the game drive looks for other animals that might have been missed, such as antelopes, buffaloes, elephants, warthogs, and waterbucks, to name a few.

Afternoon boat ride: Following returning to the lodge for lunch, you will depart for a launch cruise through the Kazinga channel. On this trip, you will get the chance to witness a variety of birds, elephants and buffalo, hippos, and crocodiles along the lake borders. Like before, go back to the lodge and unwind.

Day 3: Transfer to Kasese – Mount Rwenzori national park.

Travel to Kasese: Just after breakfast, check out of the lodge and proceed to the Kasese district, where we will locate Mount Kasese, Africa’s third-highest mountain after Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya. The journey to Kasese area from Queen Elizabeth National Park takes two hours. After arriving, go ahead and check into your reserved lodging in time for lunch. Then, spend the remainder of the day lounging around the hotel getting ready for your following day’s activity. supper and a night’s stay at

Equator Snow Lodge is an opulent choice.

Option in the middle: Hotel Margarita

Ruboni Community Banda is a cost-effective choice.

Day 4: Hike Mount Rwenzori – Sine Hut (2,680meters)

Having followed breakfast, meet your safari driver and travel to the foothills of Mount Rwenzori. From there, you will begin ascending up from around 1,450 meters to Sine Hut, which is about 2,680 meters high and where you will spend the night. After receiving a briefing on Mount Rwenzori from park officials at the park’s headquarters, you can start the ascent using either the Kilembe Trekking Route or the Rwenzori Central Circuit with your hiking equipment and armed ranger guides. The hike begins early in the morning from the valley floor through the tall trees of the montane forest zone as you continue on a steady climb with sights of birds and some primates like the black and white Colobus monkeys, the Blue monkeys, and L’Hoest monkeys. You may also hear the wild chimpanzees swinging and playing on trees from a distance. Flowers, bamboo thickets, mushrooms, low bushes, moss and lichen, covered vines hanging from tall trees, and other plants are abundant throughout this climb. Depending on your level of fitness, your day climb will bring you to Sine Hut, which is located at about 2,680 meters. Here, you can relax in a wooden hut that is positioned between tall trees on a small ridge while taking in the view of the montane forest and the cool sound of the Enock Falls crashing down over the rocks as you look down. About 200 meters separate these falls from Sine Hut. At Sine Camp, you will have dinner and spend the night.

 Day 5: Descend and return to Kampala/Departure.

Up early, take a cup of tea, and then begin the descent back from your Sine Hut. Leave for Kampala. After saying farewell to your ranger guides and meeting your safari guide who is ready to greet me, depart for Kampala along the Fort Portal-Kampala Road while having lunch along the way. It takes 6-7 hours to drive from Entebbe to Kampala, arriving in the evening. You can either be dropped off at the Entebbe airport for your late-night flight home or proceed to the hotel you have reserved. The 5-Day Queen Elizabeth & Mount Rwenzori Uganda Safari comes to a close now.

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