1,978 sq kms, Uganda’s most popular park offers superb chimpanzee treks and a landscape that ranges from savanna to wetlands.
fast facts
attractions
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Chimpanzees
612 species of birds
34 Reptile species
92 mammal species
11 primate species
Kazinga Channel
Kyambura Gorge
Tree Climbing lions
activities
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Game drives
Boat safari
Trekking – Chimpanzees
Birdwatching
park information
Queen Elizabeth National Park, which was named to honour the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in the early 1950’s, is the most popular park in Uganda, evidenced by the number of tourists visiting each year. The Park It is famous for its tree climbing lions and is blessed with an assortment of crater lakes, forested gorges, savannah plains, swamps, rivers and the beautiful Kazinga Channel – home to an abundance of Wildlife. The park also has the highest number of bird species in Uganda, and can offer Chimpanzee tracking in the forest in Kyambura Gorge.Volcanic action in the distant past has left picturesque features like Lake George to the northeast and Lake Edward to the southwest boundaries of the park. The remaining craters are filled with lush forests, reminiscent of Jurassic Park, that provide home to a diverse variety of wildlife against a backdrop of natural beauty rarely found anywhere else.