Named after Queen Elizabeth II of England, Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda's most popular national park.
Founded in 1952 as Kazinga national park, it was renamed in 1954 to commemorate a visit by the new Queen. The diverse ecosystems of the park include vast savannah, shady and humid forests, wetlands, lakes and craters.
These ecosystems make it an ideal home for many species of animals, birds, primates and lots of interesting scenery.
What to do in Queen
- Nature Walks
- Chimpanzee tracking
- Boat cruise
- Guided game drives
- Night Game drives
- Photography
Animals in Queen Elizabeth NP
Lions, leopards, elephants, hippos, Uganda kob, crocodiles, monitor lizards, buffalos, chimps, baboons, waterbuck, colobus monkeys
Getting to Queen
Queen Elizabeth National park is located around 390 kilometres west of Kampala and can be accessed by road and domestic flights. The drive from Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park takes around 6 hours while the charter flight can reach in around 1 hour.
Queen Elizabeth NP is perfectly located near other national parks like Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga, Lake Mburo, Rwenzori Mountians, Kibale as well as Semuliki National Parks. This makes it an ideal place to visit whether it is on a short safari or a long one with many other locations.
