Queen Elizabeth national park safari from Europe

Queen Elizabeth national park safari from Europe: Queen Elizabeth national park is one of the most visited national parks in Uganda by tourists coming from different parts of the world including Europe. Are you in any of the 44 countries of Europe planning to have a safari in Queen Elizabeth national park? This article is for you and we are sure by the end of it you will have learned something and you will be ready to go.

Things to consider when planning Queen Elizabeth national park safari from Europe

Number of days for the safari

Travelers that are from Europe and intend to visit Queen Elizabeth national park for a wildlife safari require a certain number of days. The number of days required on this safari is 3 and even more for you to enjoy the full scope of wildlife in the park. These days are those from the day you arrive in the country up to the day the safari ends. The more the number of days you spend in Queen Elizbeth national park, the more activities you be part of, and the more time to see an incredible amount of wildlife.

Choosing the right tour operator

Choosing a tour operator for your safari should be done after you have confirmed the dates of the month and year you want to have the safari. It’s good to also know what activities you want to be part of before choosing a local tour operator even though they are always of help when it comes to choosing activities.

Well, there are so many tour operators within Uganda and choosing the right one requires one to be smart enough. Tourists from Europe will always come across different local tour operators online but to simply for you, always choose those that have been licensed by Uganda Tourism Board to carry out tourism activities within the country.

Those that have been licensed are also many so the next step would be checking their reviews on platforms like safari bookings and trip advisor. It’s from here that you will see who is good and better than others. Africa Adventure Vacations is one of those local tour operators that helps tourists from Europe to have memorable safaris within Queen Elizabeth national park.

As a traveler from Europe, what we need from you are the dates of the month and year you want to travel and we shall use this information to book all that is required on the safari. It could be transport to and from the park, accommodation, and some of the safari activities like chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge which needs the park.

Our travel experts will calculate how much the safari can cost you can then send you a well-detailed itinerary. If you are like it, we shall send you different banking details for you to send us some of the money which is always 40% -50% of the total to help us in bookings and the balance can be cleared later.

Accessing Queen Elizabeth national park

Tourists coming from Europe for Queen Elizabeth park will have international flights drop them off at Entebbe international airport which is the main airport of Uganda. Tourists should remember that international flights are not part of the itinerary therefore they just book the flights for themselves.

From Entebbe international airport to Queen Elizabeth national park transport is organized by your local tour operator and a driver guide transfers you to Queen Elizabeth national park if you are using road transport means. There are flights for luxury travelers or those that hate traveling for long distances at Entebbe international airport and Kajjansi airstrip to Mweya or Kasese airstrip.

Accessing Queen Elizabeth national park by air transport: Aerolink Uganda and Bar Aviation Uganda have domestic flights to Queen Elizabeth national park every day. These flights start from Entebbe international airport and Kajjansi airstrip and take 1 hour and 15 minutes to reach Mweya airstrip within Queen Elizabeth national park or Kasese airstrip. From the airstrip to your booked accommodation facility is always a short distance.

Accessing Queen Elizabeth national park by road: tourists from Europe will always be picked up by a safari guide from Entebbe international airport and they will drive them to the park using any of the two routes. The first route is from Kampala via Masaka, Mbarara, Rubirizi to the park and the second route is from Kampala via Mityana, Mubende, Fort Portal, and Kasese to the park. These routes last for 7-8 hours and they are full of great views of the surrounding attractions on the way.

Activities to do in Queen Elizabeth national park

A lot of tourist activities can be done by tourists having a safari in Queen Elizabeth national park from Europe. Some travelers plan the safari knowing what they want to do while others can always be helped by tour operators. Queen Elizabeth national park has a lot of attractions which means a lot of tourism activities are possible with un this park.

Over 95 mammal species and 10 primates have found a home in this park which makes it one of the best places for game drives, 600 bird species live within the park which means it’s a great area for game drive activities, there is Kazinga channel which calls for boat cruise activities, and there are communities around the park which means community tours.

There are also nature walks activities within the park to enable tourists to explore the area on foot, chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge home to over 100 chimpanzee species, and lion tracking in Ishasha sector. Queen Elizabeth park is home to tree-climbing lions within Africa and there are activities to do and see these lions hanging on big fig trees.

Where to stay in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Tourists visiting Queen Elizabeth park for a safari from Europe don’t have to worry about where they will stay because there are lots of accommodation facilities inside and outside the park. The accommodation ranges from budget to mid range to luxury options and it includes Mweya Safari Lodge, Enganzi Lodge, Engiri Game Lodge, Elephant Hub Lodge, Elephant Plain Lodge, Park View Lodge, Kikorongo Safari Lodge, Ishasha Wilderness Camp, Katara Lodge, Buffalo Safari Lodge, Kyambura Game Lodge, and Kazinga Channel View Resort among others.

Best time to visit Queen Elizabeth national park safari from Europe

Are you wondering what could be the Best time to visit Queen Elizabeth park? The park can be visited all year round from Europe however the dry season is the best time to visit Queen park for safari as there is little or no rainfall. The dry season in the park happen from June to September and December to February when the park is receiving little or no rainfall. The safari within the dry seasons is good because the game trucks are dry and passable, vegetation is short and scattered with good views of wildlife and the roads leading to the park are in poor conditions.

Travelers from Europe can still have a safari in Queen Elizabeth park in the rainy season from March to May and October to November and this favors budget travelers because the lodges are at a discount. The rainy season has too much rainfall that makes the game tracks muddy and slippery, roads leading to the park are impassable and the vegetation is tall and thick with unclear views of the wildlife.