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QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
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Queen Elizabeth National Park covers 1,229 sq. miles (1,978 sq. km) in area and is situated astride the Equator in the Western Rift Valley of South West Uganda. The park is, close to the mist covered "Mountains of the Moon - Rwenzori Mountains and is contiguous with Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo.
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It is a region of varied habitats including, open grassland with thickets, thick bush, forest, swamps and lake-shore. Queen Elizabeth National Park together with Virunga National Park in (DRC) completely encircle Lake Edward which is connected to Lake George by the Kazinga Channel. The launch trip along the Kazinga Channel is especially good for viewing hippo, buffalo, elephant and a vast array of birds. Around Ishasha go on the hunt for the famous tree-climbing lions which lounge nonchalantly on old fig trees. The beautiful steeply forested Kyambura Gorge nearby, is home not only to chimpanzees but also the red-tailed monkey, black and white colobus and many bird species. |
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COUNTRY: UGANDA |
| PARK
SIZE: 1,229 sq. miles (1,978 sq. km) |
| ECOSYSTEMS:
Open grassland with thickets, thick bush, forest, swamps and lake-shore |
| WILDLIFE:
Chimpanzee, lion, elephant, hippo, buffalo, antelope, giraffe, Uganda Kobs - antelope, black and white colobus, redtail monkey |
| BEST
TIME TO GO: ecember through February, June through September, rest of year is good also |
| HIGHLIGHTS:
Game drives, boating safaris, guided walks
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