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Western Uganda, between two lakes

Queen Elizabeth National Park safari

Savanna, crater lakes and the Kazinga Channel in one park, and the lions of Ishasha who rest in fig trees.

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Sun at Queen Elizabeth today Sunrise 06:41 Sunset 18:48

A lioness looking out from a thick tree branch in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth at a glance

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Trips that visit here
06:41
Sunrise at Queen Elizabeth today
18:48
Sunset at Queen Elizabeth today
12.1hours
Of daylight today
  • Size About 1,978 square kilometres
  • Setting Between Lake Edward and Lake George, with the Rwenzori mountains behind
  • Wildlife Over 95 mammal species and more than 600 bird species
  • Tree-climbing lions Ishasha sector: sightings are never guaranteed
  • Lion tracking Kasenyi Plains
  • Chimpanzees Kyambura Gorge, known as the Valley of Apes
An aerial view of a forested gorge edge running through open plains in Queen Elizabeth National Park

What you do there

What to do in Queen Elizabeth

From first light to last, with today’s real sunrise and sunset at Queen Elizabeth to mark the day.

  1. Sunrise at Queen Elizabeth today

    06:41

  2. Kasenyi Plains drive

    A morning game drive with the focus on tracking lions with the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Morning and sunset drives give the best chance of seeing animals at their most active.

  3. Kazinga Channel cruise

    A boat between the two lakes for hippos, buffalo, elephants, crocodiles and a crowd of waterbirds.

  4. Ishasha, for the lions in trees

    We leave the park through the Ishasha sector towards Bwindi, searching the fig trees. They are never guaranteed: the lions can be hidden in the grass when hunting.

  5. Walks and gorges

    Maramagambo Forest has bat tunnels and crater lakes. Kyambura Gorge holds chimpanzees. The Mweya peninsula looks over the Kazinga Channel.

  6. Sunset at Queen Elizabeth today

    18:48

A waterbuck cow and calf on green grass in Queen Elizabeth National Park A leopard resting in leafy undergrowth in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Best time

When to go to Queen Elizabeth

Morning and sunset game drives are the best for seeing animals active. Sightings change with the season and the day, and our guides use recent sightings to choose where to go.

We do not have a separate best month for Queen Elizabeth: the drier months of June to September and December to February make savanna roads easier, and the lions of Ishasha are a day-by-day matter.

In pictures

Queen Elizabeth as our guests see it

  • A lioness stretched along a tree branch against the sky in Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • A lioness asleep with her head on a tree branch in Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • A male lion resting in green grass in Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • A leopard camouflaged in golden grass in Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • Hippos in the water with elephants behind, on the Kazinga Channel
  • A crater lake reflecting clouds, seen from the rim, in Queen Elizabeth National Park

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Trips that visit Queen Elizabeth

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Photos: Uganda Wildlife Authority and Uganda Tourism Board.