Lion Tracking in Queen Elizabeth National park

Lion Tracking in Queen Elizabeth National park : Queen Elizabeth National park is the second largest national park in Uganda after Murchison falls national park and it was first known as Kazinga channel and later it was named Queen Elizabeth National park after the visit of the Queen of England who was named Queen Elizabeth 11 of the Great Britain. More so, This National Park is located in the Eastern region of the country in Kasese district, it was established as a national park in 1954, and it covers a total surface area of about 1980 square kilometers. Queen Elizabeth National park is situated at the back of the Rwenzori Mountains, which blesses tourists with great opportunities to capture classic views of the stunning crater lakes and the Katwe Explosion craters, which are famously known to be the highest point of Queen Elizabeth National park that stands at an elevated area of about 1350 meters.

Queen Elizabeth National park is ranked to be the most visited national park in Uganda because it is considered the only place where tourists can be able to see the tree-climbing lions. In addition, these lions act as the major tourist attraction within this park, which attracts many tourists to travel from all over different parts of the world to see these species hence improving the tourism industry of Uganda. however, apart from these tree climbing lions, Queen Elizabeth National park is a home to many more wildlife species that tourists can sight see such as; African elephants, leopards, giant forest hog, spotted hyenas, lions, chimpanzees, hippopotamus, warthog, Ugandan Kob, African Buffalos, topi, waterbucks, warthog, Nile crocodile and many others. More so, Queen Elizabeth National park has many attractions that seem to attract the attention of individuals and they end up visiting the park and some of these attractions include; Lake Katwe which is famously known as a salt lake and visiting this place helps tourists watch the salt mining processes, Lake Gorge, the Kazinga channel which is a 32 kilometer water body, lake Gorge and lake Edward and many others.

Lion Tracking in Queen Elizabeth National park.

Lion tracking is considered as a major activity done by many people who tend to visit this park because it is a home of to many unique tree-climbing lions. In addition, tourists exploring within this park with an aim of seeing these lions are encouraged to always embark on game drives where they are always accompanied with a tour guide while touring around the park. These tree-climbing lions are seen resting and relaxing on big tree branches. More the advantage of climbing these trees helps them to prevent them from being bitten by parasites while resting on the ground and it also helps them to track well where their prey is located which makes their hunting process very easy.

However there are many more other things/ activities that tourists touring around Queen Elizabeth National park can engage in as they learn new experiences and create remarkable memories and these include;

Other things to do in Queen Elizabeth National park.

Bird watching.

Queen Elizabeth National park is a perfect destination for bird lovers to visit because it is a home of about 600 bird species that tourists can be able to sight see as they explore through the park. Therefore, tourists can be able to sight see birds like; Chapins flycatcher, the African Broadbill, and the rare shoebill stork and many others.

Game drives.

Game drives are one of the best ways tourists can explore through Queen Elizabeth National park because it grants them opportunities to move around different parts in a short period. In addition, these drives are usually done in two sessions and that is in the evening and in the morning depending on what time individuals prefer to go. More so, this activity is charged at a cost of about 30 USD per person and during game drives tourists get chances to see wildlife species like; Impala, Uganda kob, Buffalos, topi and many others.

Apart from the mentioned above, there are many more activities that tourists can also have chances to participate in many more activities like; cultural encounters, guided nature walks, chimpanzee trekking, and many others.

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