Self Drives: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Since you will be embarking on your own trip and discovering the winders of Queen Elizabeth National Park / queen Elizabeth safaris, self drive in this park is rather amazing. About 400 kilometers or 250 miles west of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, sits Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Different basing depending on your status, that is, foreigner, foreigner resident and east African citizen as specified on the registration form, and be issued permission to Queen Elizabeth national park; when you reach at any gate, there is a Uganda wildlife authority office in change of the entry prices to the national park, so you can pay your entrance fee. You can also pay for the tour guide; simply $6 will help you out, unless you wish to do something different.
WHAT SHOULD YOUR KNOW BEFORE STARTING A SELF DRIVE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK?
- Either you can become somewhat lost in the African bush or make sure you have a well-drawn map including all the current routes and tracks of Queen Elizabeth national park. If at all you are comfortable with the notion, I would advise a tour guide; he can assist you drive in the direct paths and also bring you to the sites with most attractions; he is well-versed with all routes and tracks of Queen Elizabeth national park.
- Given the ragged topography of the national park, a suitable car should be selected; saloon vehicles are not a good choice for use in the national park; alternatively, you could rent a tour vehicle such as jeep for your journey to Queen Elizabeth national park.
- Remember to have a backup phone battery as you go for the self drive and or power banks; it could be difficult for you if you lose your truck will in the middle of queen Elizabeth national park, so you need your sell phone on for it can be your last help in case of anything unplanned.
- Ishasha Sector and kasenyi plains are deadly with lions and lone leopards; if it is okay you could need a game ranger for protection in case you encounter the big cats of queen Elizabeth national park. Self drive safari is an amazing and fantastic alternative; it is something new to do, and it lets you know and find out a lot of new things.
