How many days are required for Queen Elizabeth national park safari?

How many days are required for Queen Elizabeth national park safari?: Queen Elizabeth national park has got a variety of attractions and activities that need a specific number of days to explore and digest.  We do recommend 3-4 days of a safari in Queen Elizabeth national park, this is attributed to the fact that the national park hosts a lot of wildlife, and if a traveler wants to enjoy a full scope of wildlife in the park, he or she needs some days to spend in the park.

How many days are required for Queen Elizabeth national park safari?

3-4 days is recommended for a safari in Queen Elizabeth national park alone and for tourists that want to add on more days they can visit other national parks for other activities. Queen Elizabeth national park is known for wildlife safari but we have other parks like Kibale forest national park for chimpanzee trekking and Bwindi gorilla park for mountain gorilla trekking meaning tourists who want to visit those parks need to add on more days on to their safari.

With 3-4 days in Queen Elizabeth national park, you will be able to be part of the different activities that are done here. You will have seen different wild animals and in case you missed some like leopards which normally hide, you will be able to get another time and go back for game drive with chances to them that time.

On a 3-4 days safari in Queen Elizabeth national park, you will fly to Mweya airstrip from Entebbe international airport or Kajjansi airstrip or you will drive to the park from Entebbe/Kampala. Upon arrival in the park, tourists will check on the lodge and be part of the evening activities if they reach early, and for those that reach evening hours can sleep and wait for the activities the following day.

A safari to Queen Elizabeth national park can include morning game drives, evening game drives, or night game drives if one needs to see nocturnal animals. The game drives can be combined with boat cruise activities which can be in the afternoon hours to explore Kazinga channel which is said to be the largest in Africa connecting Lake Edward to lake George.

Other activities to do on a 3-4 days safari in Queen Elizabeth national park include chimpanzee trekking which can be done in the morning or evening in Kyambura gorge, lion tracking and watching tree climbing lions in Ishasha, bird watching, nature walks, community tours and much more. These activities are best planned by a local tour operator who has been to Queen Elizabeth national park.

Suggested itinerary for a 4 days 3 nights safari in Queen Elizabeth national park

Day 1:  Pick up and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park – evening game drive

Day 2: Morning game drives- evening boat cruise at Kazinga channel

Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge – nature walks/community tours

Day 4: Transfer to Ishasha sector for tree climbing lions – Transfer to Kampala

Your safari budget

Your travel budget is one of the top factors considered when planning a safari to Queen Elizabeth national park. Safaris to Queen Elizabeth national park can be budget, mid-range, and luxury depending on how much you have put aside for your safari. The budget will have an impact on the overall trip as well as the duration of the safari.

The budget determines which mode of transport you are to use to the park, the accommodation facilities you choose to stay in, and the activities to be part of. When it comes to activities if your budget is low ot means you will be part of fewer activities or you can do more which are very affordable. If the travel budget is high, it means travelers have the ability to participate in as many activities as they want during their stay in the park.

In conclusion, a 3-4 days safari is enough for one in Queen Elizabeth national park if one follows the different things we have looked at in this article. Tourists that are intending to visit Queen Elizabeth national park should always look at using local tour operators who know very much about the park. These tour operators have been to the park before and know each and every activity that happens in the park as well as the best time to have it.

Do you need help planning your next safari in Queen Elizabeth national park?

Africa Adventure Vacations is here to help you enjoy wildlife safaris in Queen Elizabeth national park Uganda. We are a local tour company licensed by Uganda Tourism Board to carry out safari activities in different national parks including Queen Elizabeth national park. You can always book with us your next wildlife safari to see different wildlife and other attractions within the park.

To book with us, you need to send us the dates of the month and year you want to travel, the number of days you want your safari to go on, activities you would like to be part of, the number of people on the safari, and your travel budget. Our travel consultant will be readily available to calculate how much it can could cost you and send you an itinerary.

You will look at the price and itinerary and if it’s a fair price for you or if you like it you will tell us to work with you. You will be asked to send a certain percentage o the total price which is to be used for booking. We use it to book accommodation on the safari, chimpanzee permits if any, transportation to the park, and much more.