QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

03 DAYS 2NIGHTS QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK SAFARI

Day 1:- Arrival at Entebbe airport OR pick up from hotel in Kampala - drive to Queen Elizabeth 

Early morning you will be picked at your hotel and head of the country, a stopover at kayabwe for a photo moment at the equator. Proceed to mbarara in time for lunch at Agip motel, and proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park arriving in the evening, for dinner and overnight at either Simba safari lodge/Kasenyi safari camp/Mweya safari lodge.

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Day 2:- Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga channel. 

Wake up for an early morning game drive northwards to the kasenyi plains for an amazing game drive where you stand chances of seeing lions, leopards, hyenas, hippos a wide range of antelopes and elephants. Return for lunch at the lodge and then at 2pm head for the afternoon boat cruise at the kazinga channel an area rewarding for birdwatchers, and lots of aquatic animals like hippos crocodiles, buffaloes on the edges of the channel and many other animals. Dinner and overnight at either Simba safari lodge/Kasenyi safari camp/Mweya safari lodge.

Day 3: Return back to Kampala or depart at Entebbe airport 

Wake up at leisure and head back to Kampala using the fort portal route lunch enroute at gardens restaurant, proceed to Kampala you will be dropped off at your hotel or airport.

END OF SAFARI

Accommodation Type	1 Pax
BUDGET	1071
MID RANGE	1120
LUXURY	1204

NB: PACKAGE INCLUDES.

ü  Enroute lunches

ü  Transport in a fueled 4WD station safari vehicle

ü  Full board accommodation as per the journey plan

ü  Park fees

ü  Game drive

ü  Boat cruise

The package excludes all activities not mentioned in the itinerary, all expenses of personal nature like telephone, cigar, laundry, tips to guides, visa, insurance and any other programs not mentioned above.

 

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The African finfoot is an aquatic bird from the family Heliornithidae. The species lives in the rivers and lakes of western, central, and southern Africa.The African finfoot is an underwater specialist with a long neck, a striking sharp beak, and bright red, lobed feet. The plumage varies by race, generally pale underneath and darker on top. The males are usually darker than the females. It superficially resembles South America's torrent duck.

The African finfoot can be found in a range of habitats across Africa, where there are rivers, streams and lakes with good cover on the banks. This range includes forest, wooded savanna, flooded forest, and even mangrove swamps.

The finfoot feeds on aquatic invertebrates, including both adults and larval mayflies, dragonflies, crustaceans, also snails, fish and amphibians. They are thought to be highly opportunistic and take some of their prey directly off the waters surface. They are adept out of water and will forage on the banks as well, unlike the grebes, which they resemble but are not related to.

Finfoots are usually seen singly or in pairs. They are very secretive. Even experienced ornithologists see them very rarely, making them a prized sighting for birders and twitchers. Because they are so elusive, it is not known if they spend most of their time in the water, where they are almost always seen, or on land.

Their time of breeding varies by area, usually coinciding with the rainy season. They build a nest, nothing more than a mess of twigs and reeds, on a fallen tree above the water. Two eggs are laid and incubated solely by the female. The chicks leave the nest a few days after hatching. The African finfoot belongs to a family, Heliornithidae, whose only other members are the masked finfoot and the sungrebe. Their relationships between this family and other birds are poorly understood.

The African finfoot's conservation status is hard to determine, given its elusive nature. It is not considered threatened, as it is not persecuted or targeted by hunters, and while scarce, it is very widespread. However, there is concern that it may become threatened, as wetlands are cleared and watercourses altered and polluted. It is also thought to tolerate only minimal disturbance. This and increased habitat fragmentation mean that the species needs to be monitored to safeguard it. There are currently no African finfoots in captivity.

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