3 Days Queen Elizabeth Uganda Safari (“Melody’s of Wonders”)
3 Days Queen Elizabeth Uganda Safari (“Melody’s of Wonders”) to Queen Elizabeth National Park is an international Bios Reserve, unlike other parks in Uganda, this park human and animal co-exist Queen Elizabeth National Park; covers an area of 1,978 sq. km, located western of Kampala approximately 380km.
It is classified with various eco-systems such as lake George and Edward connected by the famous Kazinga channel, extensive savannah plains, humid forests, and lush wetlands.
The park is home to about 100 mammal species, 606 bird species; you will be in line to see big numbers of antelopes, crocodiles, hippos, elephants, buffaloes, among others, the park is also home to tree-climbing lions found in its remote sector of Ishasha, Chimpanzees can trek in Kyambura Gorge or Kalinzu-Maramagambo forest.
3 Days / 2 Nights
- Tours Starts – Entebbe Int. Airport (Google Maps)
- Minimum Persons 2 max 6
- For single traveler – 1 pax – please contact us
- Pick up and drop off/departure location – Entebbe International Airport
- Departure/drop off time – 3 hours before flight time
Definitions:-
- (B/B) Stands for Bed & Breakfast
- (H/B) Stands for Half Board
- (F/B) Stands for Full Board
- (L) Stands for Lunch
- (D) Stands for Dinner
Price includes:
- All accommodation and meals as indicated in the itinerary on FB & BB basis
- Full time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser
- Full time services of experienced English speaking drive/guide
- All services in national parks i.e park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives
- Boat trip Queen Elizabeth along the Kazinga Channel
- A 3 hour guided night game drive in Queen Elizabeth National park (optional – depending on one’s strength and interest)
- Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas or soft drinks while on Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes or transfers
- All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program
- All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport
- All activities indicated & mentioned in the itinerary
- A $5.0 per pax off as donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas
- All government related taxes
Price Excludes:
- Chimpanzee permit fees/permit purchased NET from UWA each $50.00 per person per visit
- Optional Forest walks each at $20.0 plus entry of $40.0 park entry fees
- Laundry service in different hotels we stay
- Bar bills, phone calls
- Personal insurance and medical bills
- Air fares
- All other services of a personal nature
- All services marked as Optional in the itinerary
- Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity
Note:
- Chimpanzee permit costs $50.0 in Kalinju Forest & Kyambura Gorge in QENP
3 Days Queen Elizabeth Uganda Safari (“Melody’s of Wonders”) highlights
- Day 1: Arrive/pick up from you hotel – transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP – evening game drive
- Day 2: Game drive – Boat cruise – Community walk/experience, (optional night game drive)
- Day 3: Game drive/optional chimp trekking – transfer – Entebbe depart – optional charter flight by Aero ling
Detailed 3 Days Queen Elizabeth Uganda Safari (“Melody’s of Wonders”)
Day 1: Travel from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park
An early beginning with a morning breakfast from the hotel after which you will be picked from there by your guide at 7:30 am who will brief you and you embark on the 6 hours journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Along the way you will have few stopovers at the Equator, here you will take enough photographs and in Mbarara town at Agip Motel for your lunch.
Thereafter proceed to the Park as you drive through the spectacular landscape characterized with open grasslands, Ankole log horned cattle, tea plantations, the Rift valley Escarpment and various woodlands. Reach the park in late afternoon and have a game drive as you drive to your lodge. Have dinner and there spend an Overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)
Accommodation options; Mweya Safari Lodge (Up market-Standard), Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp (Moderate – a wild community affiliated)
Day 2: Morning Game drive and afternoon Boat safari
Begin your day with a delicious cup of coffee/tea before getting on with the game drive on different trails in the park including the along the Kasenyi trail.
Along the Kasenyi trail there is a great opportunity of seeing various animals like water bucks, Uganda Kobs, elephants, buffaloes, lions, warthogs as well as various birds. After the drive, go back and have breakfast and also lunch at your lodge.
Later during the afternoon, you will take pleasure in cruising on a 2 hours boat safari along Kazinga channel that connects Lake George and Lake Edward, while on the boat you will see a good number of animals like Hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, warthogs, elephants, kobs among others and also a collection of birds like the malachite kingfishers, pink backed pelicans, on the banks and in trees. Have Dinner and Overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)
Accommodation options; Mweya Safari Lodge (Up market-Standard), Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp (Moderate)
Lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 3 of the 3 Days Queen Elizabeth Uganda Safari (“Melody’s of Wonders”): Queen Elizabeth National Park– morning game drive – (optional chimp trekking in the Gorge /Kalinju Forest) -departure to Entebbe for departure
With the superb memories of the past two days, you will enjoy a heavy and tasty breakfast. Then check out of the lodge, you could choose to have a primate walk in the Park or not.
Enjoy your lunch still along the way, also have a stopover at Mpambire drum centre where you will see how drums are made by the locals and also be in position to buy some souvenirs, proceed to Kampala, where you will be dropped off at your hotel in the evening. (Meal Plan on B/L)
End of Mountain Rwenzori African Safaris –Services- 3 Day Safari.
Quotation:
- Based on 2 parsons sharing services – per person standard rate
- Standard Net rate – based on Mid range Accommodation per person: USD $832.00
- For any extra 3rd person or more please contact office for rates
Overnight stay options:
If staying in Entebbe, please request assistance at the time of booking this safari to allow us ample time to make arrangements. If departing Entebbe the same night, please note’ both by use of charter flight or by road’ returns to Entebbe are always in the mid morning approximately (11h00) or (approximately 16h00), please DO NOT book flights departing prior to 20h00 or 22h00 respectively in order to allow time for security, check in and if any delays due to weather.
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