Flying to Queen Elizabeth National Park is an easy and faster way of getting to western Uganda, Flights are arranged to the nearest airstrip, from Entebbe International Airport or Kajjansi – Kampala by your ground handler or tour operator, and several domestic airlines fly to the destination including Kampala Executive Aviation (KEA), Bar Aviation, Aerolink Uganda and Eagle air. This small list of airlines handling domestic flights goes the extra mile to deliver guest satisfaction, Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s most visited many travellers come to the park yearly.
Queen Elizabeth National Park boats assorted ecosystems containing forest, savannah grasslands, lakes, rivers, Valleys and gorges, and marshy swampy areas, there is vast wildlife present here including lions, leopards, Uganda Kobs, buffaloes, hyenas, waterbucks, giant forest hogs, to mention a few and over 600 birds recorded in the national park example species include the critically endangered shoe bill stock, pelicans, plover birds, kingfishers, white backed pelicans, Abyssinian ground hornbills, African fish eagles, sunbirds among others, the presence of the vast ecosystems presents a chance to participate in activities like guided nature walks, birding, game dives, boat cruise along the Kazinga channel and chimpanzee tracking in the Kyambura gorge.
Flying to Queen Elizabeth National Park takes only an hour to land, the nearest airstrip to the lodges is the Kasese Airstrip or the Mweya airstrip from here where drivers or guide representatives pick you up to your next location, there are scheduled flights daily until midday, however for the midday flight you need to check with the airline because sometimes in the low seasons, theytend not to Fly at Midday, flights beyond this time are regarded as charter, where solo individuals or a team pay to fly only them to the destination. It is possible to fly directly from other parks like Kihi Park or Kidepo, airlines do inter-park transfers as well.
Besides flying to the national park, one can opt to drive, it takes approximately 7 hours to drive to the national park, passing through angelic rolling hills, and banana and tea plantations, arrival is usually on game drive, and the time taken entirely depends on the weather and road conditions. There is available accommodation inside and around the park, Examples of facilities include the Mweya Safari Lodge, Katara Lodge, Elephant Plains Lodge, Bush Lodge, and Buffalo Safari Lodge to mention a few.
A visit to the national park requires one to respect the park rules and regulations, one of the main ones is not to a litre in the park, feeding animals is prohibited and there is a mandatory fee paid to the Uganda Wildlife Authority as park entrance and conservation fees, $40 is charged for foreign nonresidents, 20,000 shillings for East African citizens and $30 for foreign residents. Trips to Queen Elizabeth National Park can be combined with Uganda safaris to Bwindi’s impenetrable national park the land of mountain gorillas, Lake Mburo National Park and the Kibale Forest National Park for primates of Uganda.