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Queen Elizabeth National Park

Uganda · Southwest

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Craters, channels, and tree-climbing lions

Kazinga Channel boat safaris, crater lakes, and a classic Ugandan wildlife chapter.

Queen Elizabeth stretches from the Rwenzori foothills to the Kazinga Channel. Hippo, elephant, kob, and a remarkable bird list sit alongside the chance of tree-climbing lions in Ishasha. A boat on the channel is often the finest hour of the park.

We treat the north and south as different chapters. If tree-climbing lions matter, we place you in Ishasha with enough game-drive time — not a lunchtime dash.

Why here

This is the classic wildlife counterpart to Bwindi: savannah and water after the forest, without leaving Uganda.

Practical information

Two or three nights is the honest minimum. The channel boat should be booked with a private or small-group option when we can. Distances inside the park are larger than they look on a map.

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