Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park ; Queen Elizabeth National Park is renowned home to an extensive diversity of wildlife in Uganda; it was also declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
More so, the park hosts over 95 mammal species and stands as one of the best Uganda safari parks to experience the wildlife of Uganda. Being home of Big four such as lions, African Elephants, African Buffaloes and Leopards. The second destination is Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania.
This national park is one of the only two places in the world where there are tree-climbing lions. Moreover, it was declared as a lion conservation unit in 2006 by the international Union for Conservation of Nature. More so, Queen Elizabeth National Park boosts with over 76 lions out of the estimate 400 in Uganda. They are both tree climbing and ground dwelling.
More fact, Uganda wildlife tours in Queen Elizabeth National Park can experience it on a safari game drive and a boat cruise at Kazinga Channel. In the park, wild animals are widely spread in the wide landscape of wetlands, swamps, tropical forest, savannah woodlands and grass plains.
There several sectors where wildlife is spotted such as the Kasenyi area, the Ishasha sector, the Kazinga Channel area, Mweya Peninsula, Maramagambo Forest area and the Kyambura Gorge area. The most sector that hosts the highest number of animals in Queen Elizabeth National Park is the Kasenyi plains.
Uganda lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park are one of the unique animals to behold during your Uganda safari.
Animals in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Animals in Queen Elizabeth National Park include the most prominent species in usual plain the tree climbing lions, hyenas, leopards as predators and other animals include Elephant buffaloes, warthogs, waterbuck, Giant Forest Hog. Spot interesting antelopes like Oribis, Uganda kobs, Topis, bushbucks, Sitatunga among many. Visit Kazinga channel that link with Lake Edward and George, that support water animals like hippos and crocodiles as well as bird species.
Primates
Besides wild game in Queen Elizabeth National Park, also home to numerous primate species like the chimpanzees which are most sought after in Kyambura gorge. Other primates to see include Olive baboons, Black and white colobus Monkey, Vervet Monkeys, Red-Tailed Monkeys, Blue Monkeys, L’Hoests Monkey, Bush babies, Red Colobus Monkeys, potto among others.
Animals
Queen Elizabeth National Park hosts over 2500 Elephant, 5000 hippos ,1000 buffaloes are habitant of vast savannah Kasenyi plains. They are commonly spotted during the game drive along Kazinga channel and the lake shores.
Queen Elizabeth National Park guarantees exploring some of Africa’s remarkable species. The hippos spend their days escaping the burning equatorial sunshine in the cool waters of park’s channel and lakes. Large elephants congregate around the waterway and wide in search of vegetation. Other common herbivores include; waterbucks, Uganda Kob, warthogs and Topi as well as the shy sitatunga antelope many more.
Best Time for wildlife viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Dry Season
Queen Elizabeth National Park can be visited throughout the year, but best in dry season which starts from June to September and December to Mid-March. During this time of the year, the grass is short due to much sunshine and road are passible for your successful safari.
Wet season
While the wet seasons occurs March to May and September to November, offers lush green scenery and fewer crowds, idea for budget travellers, though rain makes road slippery and muddy. But accommodation prices lower in wet seasons.
Besides being the most visited game park for Uganda wildlife safari, it offers quality accommodation facilities with good amenities and services. Accommodation ranging between budget, Midrange and Luxury, including Mweya Safari lodge, Queen Elizabeth Safari Lodge, Elephant hub, Elephant plains, Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge, Ishasha wilderness camp, Park view lodge, Pumba safari cottage many more.
