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QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL GAME PARK

Queen Elizabeth National Park is the country’s second largest national park, straddling in Western Uganda. It is well-known for its diverse eco-systems making it one of the best Uganda safari parks. This 1978sq.kms protected area is popular for its huge concentration of elephants, buffaloes, over 620 bird species including the shoebill stork; warthogs, antelopes, primates like the red tailed monkeys, lions including the tree climbing lions in Ishasha area, hippos, crocodiles.

Queen Elizabeth National Park was gazetted in 1954 and today, it is ideal for game drives, boat cruise along Kazinga Channel, lion tracking experience, chimpanzee tracking, nature walk, birding and a lot more.

ANIMALS IN QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK

How many animals are in queen Elizabeth national park?

The park is known for its abundant wildlife, including African elephant, African buffalo, Ugandan kob, hippopotamus, topi, waterbuck, warthog, giant forest hog, Nile crocodile, leopard, spotted hyena, chimpanzee and lion.

Overall, the park is home to 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species.

How many lions are in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

Queen Elizabeth National Park is a lion conservation unit and hence lions are a key attraction in the park. The park has over 250 of the large cats in both the northern and southern sector. The park is one of the best places to encounter lions in Africa.

How many bird species are in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

600 bird species

Queen Elizabeth National Park has the largest checklist of any protected area in East Africa with more than 600 bird species recorded.

Lion Tracking Queen Elizabeth National Park

Lion Tracking in Uganda takes you to Uganda’s most visited park for an amazing wildlife encounter. Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the best national parks to experience a true African Safari. The park is located in Western Uganda and was established in 1952. It is a park with stunning landscape comprising of vast savanna grasslands, woodlands, plains, crater lakes, gorges, forest and the Rwenzori mountains in the background. Queen Elizabeth National Park has 95 mammals and those lions.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is a lion conservation unit, hence lions are a key attraction in the park. The park has over 250 of the large cats in both the northern and southern sector. The park is one of the best places to encounter lions in Africa.

Apart from the normal lions, Queen Elizabeth National Park is most famous for having the largest population of tree climbing lion in the world. The tree climbing lions are found in the Ishasha sector of the park which is located in the southern sector of the park. On a normal afternoon game drive in Ishasha, tourists can sport the lions lazily hanging on large fig trees.

Whereas sporting tree climbing lions during a game drive in Ishasha is considered one of the highlights of a safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park, an activity that is even more interesting is open to tourists interested in an experiential activity – lion tracking. Queen Elizabeth is the only national park in Uganda that offers lion tracking as an activity.

The activity is only open at the northern sector (Kasenyi plains) of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Lion tracking is one of the top things to do in Uganda and offers tourists an opportunity to get close to the lions in their natural habitat unlike standard game drives. It involves following lions closely to learn about their behavior, natural habitat and feeding habits. The activity is led by experienced and knowledgeable researchers from the Uganda Carnivore Program. By paying to take part in Lion tracking, tourists can to a worthwhile wildlife conservation initiative.

Lion tracking in Queen Elizabeth National Park involves following an individual or group of lions in order to learn more about their behavior, feeding habits and social/group dynamics. To take part in the Lion tracking experience, one needs to book in advance. The experience cost $60 per person for international tourists and 100,000 Uganda shillings for citizens of East Africa. Payment can be made directly at the Mweya Information Centre or more conveniently through your tour operator. The park authorities give $10 of each booking to the Uganda carnivores program. The price doesn’t include park entrance. There is a limit to the number of people who may participate in the activity.

Lion tracking has three sessions in a day. There is an early morning, afternoon and night sessions. Each session takes between two to three hours. If you are booked for any of the sessions, you need to arrive on time. The chief tracker or researcher will brief you about the activity and what to expect before you get into vehicles to look for the lions.

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