Want to know the location of Queen Elizabeth National Park? Getting to Queen Elizabeth National Park is simple. If you choose air travel, you can fly from Entebbe International Airport.
If you prefer road transport, the journey from Kampala takes about 5 to 6 hours using the Mbarara route, where you can stop for lunch. Another option is the Fort Portal route via Kasese, which is about 410 kilometers.
Before reaching the park, you can make short stops at places like Mpambire Drum Makers, the Equator at Kayabwe, Lake Mburo National Park, and tea plantations.
You can also reach Queen Elizabeth through the dirt road from the Ishasha Sector, which lies south of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This drive takes about 7 to 8 hours.
Alternatively, you can fly to either Mweya or Ishasha airstrips. Aerolink offers daily scheduled flights from Entebbe to Kasese or Mweya.
From there, you can hire a driver to take you to your lodge or join park activities. For comfort, it is better to rent a private car, as public transport may be crowded and noisy.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the busiest tourist spots in Uganda, so it is best to arrive early to begin your activities the same day.
The park is located in southwestern Uganda, near Fort Portal town. It spans several districts, including Kasese, Kamwenge, Rubirizi, and Rukungiri. The park is home to Uganda’s wildlife, including 95 mammal species, 600 bird species, reptiles, 10 types of primates (including chimpanzees), insects, plants, and water sources.
There are different routes to reach the park, depending on where you start:
- From Kasese: Located southwest of Kampala, the drive takes about 370 kilometers. The main entrance is in Katunguru, which is within Kasese District. Kasese was once known for copper mining and is also near the Rwenzori Mountains, also called the “Mountains of the Moon.”
- From Fort Portal: The drive to Queen Elizabeth takes about one hour. Fort Portal was named after Sir Gerald Herbert Portal, a British official from Zanzibar, in the 1980s. Along the way, you can visit the Karambi Tombs, local villages, and other interesting places.
