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3 Day Lake Mburo and Queen Elizabeth
National Parks


Day 1: Kampala – Lake Mburo - Queen Elizabeth National Parks
Morning at 7.00am will be picked from Kampala at your hotel or residence  and be driven to Lake  Mburo National Park. stopping at Mpigi crafts and the Equator crossing. Arrive and have a game drive where you will see unique game like the Eland, Topi, Klipspringer and Zebra. This park was gazetted for its unique species of  flora and fauna  and is situated between the towns of Masaka and Mbarara and is the only one which contains an entire lake. The attractive acacia-dotted Savannah is a home for huge Zebras and Buffaloes which graze these peaceful acres .At the lake, there are Hippos and a wonderful diversity of birds.

Because of the different habitats of the lakeshores and the broad Savannah, the variety seems endless. Catch a glimpse of water birds diving for fish, the Marabou stork, bee-eater and cheeky bronze-tailed starling as well as the majestic crowned crane. You will have your picnic lunch and then proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park. As you descend to the park stop for good scenery point in of the rift valley and view the Rwenzori Mountains and the Great Western Rift Valley and the sun setting to the horizon. Arrive in the evening and check in at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Safari Lodge or Institute Hostel for budget options for dinner and overnight.

Day 2 :  Queen Elizabeth National Park
Rise very early for a morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators – lion, leopard, returning to their hideouts. You will be likely to meet the big five of  grazing, elephants, buffalos, hippos, spotted  plus the lion, hyenas and leopards laying traps , bushbucks, water buck and stripped jackal, and of-course the several warthogs. Return to the lodge for lunch and after you will take an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel where you will see a variety of game mostly marine animals. This waterway joins Lake Edward and Lake George and it is filled with schools of hippos, buffaloes, with elephants at the banks. Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the most outstanding treasures of Uganda, and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve for Humanity under UNESCO auspices.  Retire to your lodge for Dinner and Overnight.

Day 3: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Kampala.
After breakfast, you will go for Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge where you will see not only the chimpanzee but also other primates like the colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys plus baboons. After, proceed to Kampala with packed  lunch or lunch will be on the way , stop at tea estates in Bushenyi and continue to Kampala. END OF SAFARI

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