What Is The Overview Of Queen Elizabeth National Park : Queen Elizabeth National park is famously known to be among the Uganda’s most popular tourist destinations to visit while on a safari in East Africa because it is known to be a home to over 95 mammal species and harbours around 600 bird species that can be spotted while touring around the park. More so, the Katwe explosion craters are considered to be among the top attractions in the game park whereby the it stands at an elevated area of about 1,350 meters above the sea level, which is marked as the highest point while its lowest point is at 910 meters. Queen Elizabeth National Park is a park which covers a total surface area of about 1,978 square kilometers and it is famously known as the area where to see tree climbing lions in Uganda and this game park is also surrounded with a good vegetation cover which consists of dense forests, stunning water bodies and savannah grass lands which all act as good natural habitats to many wildlife species.
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National park.
Queen Elizabeth national park is ranked among the top destinations to visit while on your adventurous safari because it a home to many wildlife species such as; the African elephants, hippos, warthogs, Uganda kob, topi, Nile crocodile, spotted hyenas, leopards, chimpanzees, giant forest hog and tree climbing lions which are always spotted while they rest on big tree branches and this helps them to always protect them from being bitten by the parasite, the heat on the ground and it helps to ease their hunting due to the fact that they always watch where their prey is located.
Birds.
More so, Queen Elizabeth national park is also seen as a birders paradise because it harbours around 600 bird species which include; hamerkop, goliath heron, great white pelicans, great eagles, little egrets, cattle egret, intermediate egret and many others.
Tourist attractions in Queen Elizabeth National park.
Queen Elizabeth National park is also surrounded by so many tourist attractions which make this place a recommended destination to travel to while on a safari in Uganda and some of these include the following;
Kazinga Channel.
Kazinga channel is a great physical feature, which is known to have been named after the Queen Victoria’s son, the king Edward and his own successor who is named King George. More so, this is a popular tourism area visited by many people and is situated near Lake Gorge. More so, Kazinga channel is a 32 kilometers long stunning waterbody which is a home to many wildlife species such as; buffalos, elephants, Nile crocodiles and harbours around 100 bird species. In addition, it is commonly visited because it is known for harbouring large population of over 2,000 hippos and many others. In addition, it is a perfect place where tourists can go for boat cruise activities.
Kyambura Gorge.
Kyambura Gorge is also among the top attractions found in Queen Elizabeth national park and it is commonly also referred to as “the Valley of apes” which famously known as a good spot where to sight see large numbers of chimpanzees. More so, beautiful features such as Kyambura River, dense forests, boggy swamps, crater lakes that all act as good natural habitats to chimpanzees and many other wildlife species, are surrounding it.
Tourists who are interested in participating chimpanzee trekking are encouraged to book their permits, which they can get through the Uganda Wildlife Authority or with the assistance of their tour guide. In addition, these chimpanzee trekking activities always go for about 1 to 3 hours depending on where the chimps are located and after allocating them, individuals are given around one hour to spend with the chimps however, they are advised to keep a distance of about 8 to 10 meters between them and the chimpanzees in order to avoid any danger.
And apart from the above mentioned, there are more tourist attractions found in Queen Elizabeth National Park and some of these include; the Ishasha sector which is among the only two places in Africa where tourists can be able to see the tree climbing lions, the Mweya peninsula which is located in the Rwenzururu region in Kasese district and this considered as a good spot where to go for game drives that are usually conducted in two different sessions such as; in the afternoon, morning and evening.
Contact our trusted tour operators for more information concerning about where to the over view of Queen Elizabeth national park and book with our tours and travel companies such as; Achieve Global safaris who offer the best tour packages while on your safari in Uganda.
