This 2 days Uganda camping safari is a 1 night/2 day camping safari in Uganda, offering you amazing game viewing to see the Big Game in Queen Elizabeth National Park (the most popular park in Uganda) and the famous wildlife and scenery viewing boat cruise on Kazinga Channe. The 2 days Uganda camping trip commences and ends in Kampala involving a stop at the Uganda Equator crossing Kayabwe where the world’s main latitude divides the globe into two hemispheres namely the north and southern hemispheres.
You will have a wonderful 3-4 hours morning game drive in the scenic Queen Elizabeth National Park, a park of diverse habitat hosting an astonishing 610 bird species and 95 species of mammals. Possible mammal sights include lions, leopards, buffalos, elephants, hippos, Uganda kobs, hyenas, topis, waterbucks, bushbucks, warthogs, giant forest hogs, and others.
You will also enjoy a thrilling boat cruise along the dramatic 45km long Kazinga Channel which hosts some of the world’s densest concentrations of hippo, crocodiles, and waterbirds. The 2 days Uganda camping safari also features a traditional meal at Igongo Cultural Center and amazing sceneries of the Bunyaruguru Crater field and the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains, Africa’s most dramatic and highest mountain range rising to 5109 meters above sea level.
Morning and evening game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel
The Uganda Equator Experience
Traditional lunch at Igongo Cultural Centre
Day 1: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 2: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Igongo Cultural Center & Uganda Equator
Day 1: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Do an afternoon boat cruise along Kazinga Channel & an evening game drive along the channel track
Day 2: Do morning game drive & transfer back to Kampala with a stop at Igongo Cultural Center & Uganda Equator crossing at Kayabwe
After early morning breakfast at around 6:30 am from your place of stay in Kampala, your safari guide will pick you up to head to Queen Elizabeth National Park 417km about 7 hours’ drive in the southwest of Uganda.
Drive from Kampala towards the west driving past the Equator, Igongo Cultural Center, and Bunyaruguru Crater before arriving in Queen Elizabeth National Park fronted by the magnificent Rwenzori Mountain range for much of your journey.
Connect to your lodge for check-in and lunch after which you will connect to the Mweya jetty for a thrilling 2-hour boat cruise on the 45km Kazinga Channel which flows between Lakes George and Edward. One of the world’s densest concentrations of hippo lives here, as well as large numbers of elephants, buffalos, crocodiles, and water birds like African Open-billed, Yellow-billed, and Saddle-billed Storks; Water Thick-knee and Pelicans.
The cruise offers an excellent platform for photography. You retreat from the boat cruise and do an evening game drive along the Channel track to explore the wild game in their evening moments. Continue to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight
The highlight of the day: – Boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel.
Luxury/Upmarket: – Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury Safari Tents)/Ishasha Wilderness Camp
Midrange/Standard: – Kasenyi Safari Camp/Bush Lodge (self-contained tents)
Budget/Basic: – Bush Lodge (non -self-contained tents)/Camping at Twin Lakes Campsite
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – Approx. 417km or 7 hours
You wake up for an early morning cup of coffee at around 6.00 am in the views of the moist savannah before heading to the park for the game drive at 7 am. Undertake a game drive in the Kasenyi tracks and the Queen’s Mile in the open savannah plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park lying flat on the Albertine rift floor.
This section of the park, aside from the fantastic wildlife, is also the prettiest in the park, especially in the golden light of the morning. Look for lions, buffalos, elephants, leopards, hyenas, waterbucks,
bushbucks, warthogs, giant forest hogs, Uganda kobs, Hippos, and various smaller creatures.
Though the major attraction for you is of course the mammals, birding within Queen Elizabeth National Park is wonderful; over 600 bird species have been sighted and recorded. You spend some time ticking a good number of special species such as Grey-crowned crane, Red-throated spurfowl, Yellow-throated longclaw, White-backed vulture, White-headed vulture, African Skimmer, Long-crested Eagle, Black-bellied Bustard, and Brown Snake Eagle, to name just a few.
Retreat from the activity and embark on the transfer back to Kampala making a traditional lunch stop at Igongo Cultural Center 12km past Mbarara town and Uganda Equator crossing at Kayabwe for photoshoots and purchase of souvenirs to commemorate your tour in Uganda
Meal Plan: – Breakfast & Lunch
Activities & Services of the day:-
Drive distance & time: – Approx. 417km or 7 hours
End of the 2 Days Uganda Camping Safari
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