Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda's most popular National Park and certainly one of its most scenic. This Mweya Peninsula is especially picturesque with its two lakes connected by a channel and overlooked by a high peninsula.

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You will also find volcanic craters, grassy plains and tropical forest. As a result it has one of the highest biodiversity ratings in the world. The wide bio-diversity of habitats means that Queen Elizabeth National Park contains the most astonishing number of species – almost 100 types of mammal and 606 different birds!

The Kasinga Channel alone is said to contain the world's largest concentration of hippos, but interestingly enough not many crocodiles. Other wildlife includes warthogs, buffalo, rare aquatic sitatunga antelope, giant forest hog, beautifully horned Uganda kob, topi, waterbuck, elephant and leopard.

There are no giraffe, zebra, impala or rhino in the national park. Kyambura (or Chambura) Gorge on the north-east boundary of the park, is real Tarzan territory with thick treetop canopies and vines dangling down to the soft forest floor.

The terrain comes complete with chimpanzees who crash about and chatter high up in the branches. If they don't feel like being seen, they just keep one step ahead of the out-of-breath terrestrial visitors.

The Maramagambo Forest, south of the Kasinga Channel is also home to large numbers of chimps, plus a number of other monkey species. Some rare and odd birds inhabit this park and keen birders come from all over the world to clock up a sighting of the peculiar, pouting shoebill (or whale-headed) stork.
 
This giant bird stands 4-foot high (more than 1 metre) and wears a rather timid expression. This and a myriad of other birds and animals are best viewed from a boat on the Kasinga Channel.

Mweya Safari Lodge is located high up on a peninsula with spectacular views over The Kazinga Channel.

Ishasha Wilderness Camp can be used as a great bush alternative or as a combination with Mweya as they are in very different areas of the park.

Set on the edge of Uganda’s largest crater lake, Jacana Safari Lodge blends perfectly into the tropical hard wood forest of Queen Elizabeth National Park. 

Katara Lodge is only a short drive (15km) from the main entrance of the Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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