Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park : Named after the queen of England after the visit in the country in 1954, the park is among the most visited national parks in Uganda where you can access four of the big five animals in Uganda and many other rewarding attractions from over 350 bird species, 69 mammal species, Queen Elizabeth National Park is among the best destinations to visit in Uganda for an amazing safari experience that will make your safari experience quite memorable.
For the different activities in queen Elizabeth national park that will give you an amazing experience and give you the chance to watch a number of animal species the game drives in queen Elizabeth national park should be among your to do list for a memorable Uganda safari experience.
The game drives
There are a number of game drives in queen Elizabeth national park which will give you the opportunity to watch a number of rewarding attractions in the park for a memorable Uganda safari experience. During the morning game drive, you will get to watch a number of herbivores in the park catching their first bite of the day that will give you the opportunity to observe their features in the wild for an amazing experience. Among the different animal species that you will get to watch during the experience include the elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, oribis, impalas and many other rewarding attractions.
During the evening game drives in Queen Elizabeth National park you will get the opportunity to watch the carnivores in the wild which will give you the chance to observe a number of carnivores in the park catching their prey in the wild for instance the lions, leopards, hyenas and many other attractions. while in the park, you can also participate in the nocturnal game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park that will give you the chance to observe how the park comes to life when the sun sets among the notable species that can be seen include the night jar which are night bird species, you will get to watch a number of carnivores in the park caching their prey.
Other activities that you should not miss out on while visiting queen Elizabeth national park include;
The boat cruise along the Kazinga channel which will give you the chance to observe a number of water birds in the park like; White-breasted Cormorants, Pied Kingfishers, Osprey, Double-tooth Barbet, Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Familiar Chat, Brown-throated Wattle-eye and Spot-flanked Barbet, African Fish Eagle, Pygmy Kingfisher, White-browed Coucal, Grey-capped Warbler Spur-winged Geese, Little Grebe, Common Moorhen, Hadada Ibis, White-faced Whistling Duck Black Crake, Hottentot Teal Black Egret and many other bird species. you will also watch a number of animals like the elephants quenching their thirst from the bank.
You can also participate in lion tracking which will give you the opportunity to visit the lion pride with the help of the of a radio collar which will give you the chance to understand their behavior and how they co-exist with one another. While spending time with the carnivore’s species you will get to understand how they establish their territories which involves them urinating along the area they have demarcated for their territory with this helps to avoid other lion prides raiding their territory, you can also watch the female lions hunting in the wild.
Participate in birding in queen Elizabeth national park which will give you the chance to observe a number of rewarding bird species making queen Elizabeth national park one of the memorable spots for birding in Uganda. African Fish Eagle, Pygmy Kingfisher, White-browed Coucal, Grey-capped Warbler Spur-winged Geese, Little Grebe, Common Moorhen, Hadada Ibis, White-faced Whistling Duck Black Crake, Hottentot Teal Black Egret, African Darter, African Wattled Lapwing, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Common Squacco Heron, Crowned Lap wing, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater, Great Egret
