How to get to Queen Elizabeth national park
How to get to Queen Elizabeth national park
How to get to Queen Elizabeth national park; Queen Elizabeth national park is the second largest protected area in Uganda located in western region in four districts namely Kasese, Rubirizi, Kamwenge and Rukungiri. Queen Elizabeth national park was gazette in 1952 and it covers a total area of 1,978 square kilometers which is comprised of savannah grassland, woodland, forest grassland and swamp vegetation which act as habitat for different wildlife species. Queen Elizabeth national park is a home of more than 95 animal species including the tree climbing lions in Ishasha sector, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, Uganda kobs, warthogs, waterbucks, bushbucks, hippos, primates like chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, l’hoest monkeys, red tailed monkeys in Kyambura gorge and over 600 bird species.
How to get to Queen Elizabeth national park
Queen Elizabeth national park is located in western Uganda and can either be accessed by road or air transport means.
Road transport
Queen Elizabeth national park can be accessed by road transport means where by tourists will drive from Kampala or Entebbe as that’s the starting point for most of the trips to Queen Elizabeth national park. When using road transport means you will pass through Masaka, Mbarara, Kasese or Mubende Fort portal and then to the park headquarters which takes about 6 to 7 hours’ drive in a 4 WD safari vehicle.
Queen Elizabeth National Park can also be accessed from other destinations for example from Kasese it takes about 40 minutes to 1 hour drive to access Queen Elizabeth national park
From Fort portal it takes about 2 to 3 hours’ drive to access Queen Elizabeth national park
From Semuliki national park it takes about 2 to 3 hours’ drive to access Queen Elizabeth national park
From Kibale forest national park it takes about 3 to 4 hours’ drive to access Queen Elizabeth national park.
From Lake Mburo national park it takes about 4 to 5 hours’ drive to access Queen Elizabeth national park
From Mount Rwenzori national park it takes about 1 hour drive to access Queen Elizabeth national park
From Mbarara it takes about 2 to 3 hours’ drive to access Queen Elizabeth national park
From Bwindi impenetrable national park it about 4 to 5 hours’ drive to access queen Elizabeth national park through Ishasha sector.
When using road transport means, you can also use public means of transport in that there are bus companies that offer daily trips from Kampala to Kasese and then hire a car or motorcycle to connect to the park headquarters as public means of transport are not allowed to access the park.
Air transport means
Queen Elizabeth national park can also be accessed by air transport means where by you will book domestic scheduled or charter flights with Aerolink Uganda limited from Entebbe international airport or Kajjansi airfield to Mweya or Kasese airstrip. Scheduled flights from Entebbe international airport depart at 07:00 am, 10:15 am, 12:00pm and arrive at Mweya or Kasese airstrip at 10:05 am, 12:05 pm and 14:15 pm respectively while flights from Kasese or Mweya airstrip depart at 10:20am, 12:20pm, 14:20 pm and arrive at 11:25am, 13:30pm and 16:15pm respectively. Domestic flights to Queen Elizabeth national park can be booked by your trusted tour operator like Achieve Global Safaris and should be booked before the actual date of your safari.
Queen Elizabeth national park offers interacting activities like game drives in Kasenyi plains, night game drives, boat cruise at Kazinga channel, lion tracking experience, hiking/ guided nature walks in Maramagambo forest, cultural tours, chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge, bird watching, mongoose tracking among others.
Best time to visit Queen Elizabeth national park
Queen Elizabeth national park can be visited anytime throughout the year though the best period is during the dry season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February. During the dry season there is little or less rainfall in park therefore vegetation will be thin hence nature walks or trekking trails will be dry and passable and tourists will be able to view different wildlife species clearly due to short grass.
Queen Elizabeth national park can also be visited during the wet season in the months of March to May and November because that’s the best time for bird watching where bird lovers will be able to view colorful and migratory bird species.
For more information about how to get to Queen Elizabeth national park national park, you can contact us at Achieve Global Safaris or visit our website for various safari packages in Queen Elizabeth national park.
