Night Game Drive within Queen Elizabeth National Park
Night Game Drive within Queen Elizabeth national park – Night wildlife drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, second biggest national park in Uganda situated in western Kasese, Rubirizi, Kamwenge and Rukungiri districts. Over 95 mammal species, including the well-known tree climbing in the Ishasha sector, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, giant forest hogs, warthogs, bushbucks, hippos, Nile crocodiles, primates like chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, baboons and over 600 bird species, are known to abound in Queen Elizabeth’s national park. One of three national parks in Uganda, Queen Elizabeth’s is one that provides the thrilling night wildlife drive; other national parks are Murchison Falls National Park and Lake Mburo National Park.
In Queen Elizabeth National Park, night game drives are an exciting adventure where visitors may explore the park under armed ranger guides and spotlight lamps for clear viewing of nocturnal species that come alive at night. Night game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park is limited so that the animals may relax at night as a means of stress reduction; mweya peninsula receives numerous visitors during the day so night game drive is limited. After dinner, the night game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park begins at approximately 6:00pm/7:00pm. You will have spotlight torches and be accompanied by an experienced Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guide who will help you to spot various nocturnal animals including leopards, lions, hyenas, bush babies, banded mongoose, serval cats, civet cats, jackals, view hippos feeding and other animals like Uganda kobs, warthogs, buffaloes, elephant among others.
Cost of Night Game Drive within Queen Elizabeth national park
When using a private vehicle, a night game drive costs 40 USD per person for foreign non residents, 35 USD per person for foreign residents and 40,000 UGX per person for East African citizens. < Night game drives and the usage of UWA guides are only pre-registered vehicles’ obligation.
Ideal time for a Night Game Drive within Queen Elizabeth national park
Night game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park can be scheduled any time of year; although the ideal time is during the dry season, sometimes known as the peak season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February; during this period there is less rainfall in the park thus access roads and game drive tracks will be dry and passable which makes night game drives easy compared to the rainy season when the game drive tracks are muddy and slippery hence making game drives difficult.
Activities in Night Game Drive within Queen Elizabeth national park
Apart from the night game drives, day game drives/lion tracking experience whereby you will be able to view animals grazing in the open savannah plains, boat cruise on Kazinga channel, chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge where you will be able to spend time with the chimpanzees, guided nature walks in Maramagambo forest, bird watching where you will be able to view different bird species among others.
How may one reach Queen Elizabeth National Park?
Located in western Uganda, Queen Elizabeth national park may be reached by road from Kampala/Entebbe via masaka, Mbarara or Mubende, Fort Portal, and then to the park headquarters, around 7 to 8 hours’ drive in a safari vehicle.
Visitors can also visit Queen Elizabeth National Park by air, booking planned or charter domestic flights from Entebbe international airport to Kasese/Mweya airstriks and thereafter link to the park headquarters via road.
Combining chimpanzee trekking or habituation in Kibale forest national park with night game drive is an exciting experience in Queen Elizabeth national park. Please visit our website for reasonably priced Uganda safari packages for further information on night game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park.
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