In the coming days, thousands of international guests will be arriving in Uganda to attend two global summits: the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and the G77+China (Third South) Summit in Kampala. These will take place from January 15 until January 23, starting with the NAM meeting. Expectations are that some visitors, during their stay in Uganda, may desire to unwind and hop on a safari to immerse themselves in an unforgettable Pearl of Africa experience.
On Uganda’s diverse platter of places to visit and things to do, the Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda — an ideal place to a variety of wildlife, including the tree-climbing lions — is one to include on your bucket list.
Here is a glimpse of the wildlife you should expect to find in this park:
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Queen Elizabeth National Park is located about 410 kilometres or 255 miles west of Uganda’s capital Kampala. The direct drive usually takes at least seven to eight hours.
Once there, be sure to catch an elephant family, like this one pictured below quenching their jumbo thirst in the shallows, going about their business.
Queen Elizabeth National Park houses some 95 mammals, including various big game animals, such as this lion snapped lying low in knee-length savannah grass.
Park visitors get a chance to a enjoy the variety of animals that call the vast park home, including these hippopotamuses relishing a moment of quiet in the water.
The park hosts 618 different bird species, ranking as the sixth most diverse globally and the top in Africa. This Marabou stork is part of this statistic.
So this park is undoubtedly an ideal spot for birding safaris.
Do you love these feathered beauties? Then Queen Elizabeth National Park is highly recommended.
One of the animals you will see here is the Uganda kob, which appears on the coat of arms of Uganda to represent the East African nation’s abundant wildlife.
“Hello there!”
A waterbuck moving around the park…
Herds of elephants are a common sighting in this park.
This king of the jungle Queen Elizabeth National Park appears to be in good spirits.
Is that a smile on his face?
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