Queen Elizabeth National Park is among the most renowned national parks in Uganda. Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda offers an excellent environment for an African wildlife safari due to its different habitats, such as expansive savanna, shady and humid woodland, stunning lakes, and lush wetlands. The park harbors iconic large mammals, such as big game, as well as 10 different primate species, including chimpanzees. Additionally, it has an impressive diversity of avian life, with over 600 kinds of birds.

The park offers stunning views of the Rwenzori Mountains, with 72 large craters carved into green hills, panoramic views of the Kazinga channel lined with hippos, buffalo, and elephants, and the Ishasha plains, where lions hide in fig trees, waiting to attack Uganda kob herds. The Queen Elizabeth National Park, comprising an area of 1978km2, is situated in an attractive spot on the bottom of the rift valley, nestled between Lakes Edward and George. This diverse landscape consists of several habitats that provide a home to an impressive variety of wildlife, including 95 different mammal species and an astonishing 612 species of birds. In 1981, Douglas Willocks provided a detailed account of the various characteristics that contributed to its establishment in 1952. There is currently no superior introduction or more alluring incentive to visit the park.

The area possessed a diverse range of scenic features. To the north, at a distance of thirty miles, the Rwenzori mountains rose abruptly from the plain. This mountain range is a complex and rugged formation, stretching sixty miles in length and forty miles in width. In some lighting conditions, the mountains appear to be within arm’s reach. To the west, the Mitumbe hills loomed as guardians on the Congo, seeming blue in the distance but green and densely forested up close. They were steep, inhospitable, and represented the essence of the most remote and mysterious parts of Africa. The tranquil green escarpment of the western Rift Valley demarcated the eastern edge of this potential park. The vast expanse of savanna stretched amidst the hills, mountains, and lakes, with the prominent feature being the recurring pattern of the cactus-like branches of the candelabra euphorbia tree.

The awe-inspiring landscape is mostly a result of the presence of the Rwenzori mountains located outside the park’s limits. The park is situated on the bottom of the rift valley, with an elevation that increases from 910m at the Kazinga Channel to 1390m in the Explosion Crater area, resulting in a rise of 480m. Due to its low altitude and proximity to the equator, the temperatures in this area can reach warm levels, ranging from an average minimum of 18°C to an average maximum of 28°C. The park experiences annual precipitation of up to 1250mm, with the majority occurring in the months of March to May and September to November.