Queen Elizabeth National Park Gates
Queen Elizabeth National Park gates are the entry and exit points to and from Queen Elizabeth National Park. Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the oldest and most visited Uganda national parks. Established in 1952, Queen Elizabeth National Park was first known as Kazinga National Park which got renamed after the visit of Queen Elizabeth II, the reigning Queen of Great Britain. Queen Elizabeth National Park is found in the western part of Uganda, lies on the floor of the western rift valley covering a total area of 1978 square kilometres.
Queen Elizabeth National Park covers parts of districts of Rubirizi, Rukunjiri, Kamwenge and Kasese. Listed as a world biosphere reserve for its diverse ecosystems which includes lakes, wetlands, savannah grasslands, as well as shady and humid forests, all of which inhabit a great diversity of wildlife species which has many travellers visiting the park to encounter them with various activities in Queen Elizabeth National Park. queen Elizabeth National Park has over 76 mammal species recorded to inhabit the park including among others elephants, lions especially the tree climbing lions in the Ishasha sector, buffaloes, giant forest hogs, bushbuck, aardvark, kobs, chimpanzees in the Kyambura Gorge, colobus monkeys, hippos, crocodiles and topis.
Asides the abundant mammals that thrive in the park, Queen Elizabeth National Park birds are another attraction in the park that has travellers visiting the park. There are about 600 bird species recorded to be in Queen Elizabeth National Park including shoebill storks, Abdim’s storks, Kingfishers, slender-tailed Mourning Dove, Northern Pochard, Malachite and Pied Kingfisher, Greater and Lesser flamingos, Eurasian Wigeon, Corncrake, Common Teal, Collard Pranticles, and Knob-billed ducks among so many others.
With so many attractions in Queen Elizabeth National Park, there are a number of activities in Queen Elizabeth National Park that travellers do visit to take part in say game drives, bird watching, boat safaris on Kazinga Channel, nature walks, lion tracking, chimpanzee tracking, community visits among so many others. To get to Queen Elizabeth National Park, there are a number of Queen Elizabeth National Park gates that travellers can use to get into the park to enjoy their visit while on a Uganda safari tour. Below are the various Queen Elizabeth National Park gates that travellers can use to get to Queen Elizabeth National Park;
Kabatoro gate
Kabatoro gate is the main entrance to Queen Elizabeth National Park, and is situated in the north western part of the park. Kabatoro gate is most convenient for tourists intending to visit the Kabatoro community, the Katwe salt lake and Lake Munyanyange for various activities like bird watching, cultural encounters, and local salt mining activities.
Katunguru gate
Katunguru gate is one of the most used Queen Elizabeth National Park gates by travellers accessing the park to take part in various activities in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Katunguru gate is found in the northern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Katunguru gate is a 2 hour and 30 minutes’ drive from Fort Portal with a distance of 115.5km, 382kms from Kampala and only 40kms from Kasese. Katunguru gate is best suited for travellers visiting the Mweya peninsular sector. The Mweya peninsular is one of the most scenic areas in Uganda and Queen Elizabeth national Park, situated just at the northern bank of the Kazinga Channel which joins Lake Edward to Lake George and is infested with various aquatic wildlife like birds and wild game. Hippos, crocodiles, reptiles, mammals like elephants and buffaloes among others having a drink at the shores of the Kazinga channel all makes the Mweya peninsular all the more great to visit. Travellers who use the Katunguru gate are rewarded with great sights of abundant wildlife as they transfer to their accommodation, often times being the Mweya Safari Lodge.
Ishasha gate
The Ishasha gate is another of the Queen Elizabeth National Park gates that travellers can use to access the park. The Ishasha gate is found in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth national Park, which is famous for having tree climbing lions, as well as other wild game like buffaloes, antelopes, warthogs and so much more. The Ishasha gate is the second most popular and most used Queen Elizabeth National Park gates. The Ishasha gate is most convenient for travellers intending to visit the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, which is only 2 hours drive to the Mweya peninsular. The Ishasha gate can also be used by travellers to connect to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla safari experiences.
Crater gate
The crater gate is found in the north eastern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park, and is best suited for travellers using the Mbarara-Fort Portal highway for it is easily accessed. Tourists from Fort Portal or Mbarara can therefore choose to use this Crater gate amongst all the other Queen Elizabeth National Park gates.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is an amazing Uganda national park that travellers can visit for great and memorable wildlife safaris. Reach out and plan your Uganda safari and get to enjoy all that Queen Elizabeth National Park has to offer and so much more that destination Uganda has, and get to use any of the Queen Elizabeth National Park gates to access the park.
