4-Day Queen Elizabeth & Lake Mburo Wildlife Safari

This itinerary is designed for travellers who want classic wildlife without spending every day in transit. Queen Elizabeth provides big game, predators and the Kazinga Channel, while Lake Mburo changes the mood with zebras, impalas and the option of a guided walking safari. It is particularly useful as a stand-alone safari or as a wildlife extension before or after gorilla trekking.

Day 1 – Entebbe/Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Travel west through changing countryside toward the Albertine Rift. Stop for lunch before continuing to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Enter the park in the late afternoon and take a gentle wildlife drive on the way to the lodge, letting the safari begin without rushing.

Day 2 – Queen Elizabeth Game Drive & Kazinga Channel

Rise early for a game drive across the park’s open areas. Search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kob, warthogs and other wildlife before returning for breakfast or brunch. In the afternoon, cruise the Kazinga Channel for hippos, crocodiles, water birds and large mammals visiting the shore. Spend a second night in or near the park.

Day 3 – Queen Elizabeth to Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast, enjoy a final wildlife drive as you leave Queen Elizabeth and travel toward Lake Mburo. Arrive in the afternoon and explore the park on a game drive, looking for zebras, impalas, eland, warthogs and other plains species. Sunset across the acacia woodland gives this smaller park a very different feeling from the previous days.

Day 4 – Walking Safari / Morning Game Drive and Return

Start with an optional guided walking safari, a wonderful way to notice tracks, birds and the smaller details that are easily missed from a vehicle. Alternatively, enjoy a final game drive. Return for breakfast, then continue toward Kampala or Entebbe, arriving later in the day.