What is special about Queen Elizabeth National Park?

The park is known for its abundant wildlife, including African elephant, African buffalo, Ugandan kob, hippopotamus, topi, waterbuck, warthog, giant forest hog, Nile crocodile, leopard, spotted hyena, chimpanzee and lion. Overall, the park is home to 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species.



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Queen Elizabeth National Park is a national park in Uganda.



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This fabulous national park is on nearly all itineraries, and while you'll never be far from other safari groups, you're guaranteed to see a large range of wildlife, potentially including giraffes, lions, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes and elephants.

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Queen Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth National Park spans the equator line; monuments on either side of the road marking the exact spot where it crosses latitude 00. The park was founded in 1952 as Kazinga National Park and renamed two years later to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II of England.

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Queen Elizabeth National Park is a lion conservation unit and hence lions are a key attraction in the park. The park has over 250 of the large cats in both the northern and southern sector.

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Tree-climbing lions of Ishasha Sector in Queen Elizabeth National Park are a big attraction to Uganda's tourists.
  • Lion (Panthera leo) ...
  • Leopard (Panthera pardus) ...
  • African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) ...
  • African Buffalo. ...
  • Rhinoceros.


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It's easy to spend the day at Queen Elizabeth Park, strolling the gardens, visiting the Conservatory, or just enjoying the views. A visit to the gardens and plaza alone will take about two-to-three hours; combine that with a game of golf or tennis and a picnic and you have a perfect outdoor day.

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The park is free but there is a fee for the observatory.

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Beautiful gardens with wonderful views of downtown Vancouver skyline and North Shore Mountains. Such a gorgeous park. Free to walk around and explore the gardens.

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Queen Elizabeth Park is a 130-acre municipal park located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on top of Little Mountain approximately 125 metres above sea level and is the location of former basalt quarries dug in the beginning of the twentieth century to provide materials for roads in the city.



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Queen Elizabeth National Park is a national park in Uganda.



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Renowned for its big cats, large mammals, and primates, Queen Elizabeth National Park is also home to over 600 bird species.

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The park is free, but you have to pay for the Conservatory which is full of birds and plants and might take you about 20 minutes to get through, depending on how interested you are in tropical plants.

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A brief history of the Long Walk The path, approximately three miles (just under five kilometers), was created in 1680 by King Charles II in what had previously been part of a vast royal hunting forest. At 3:06pm the state hearse will approach Shaw Farm Gate on Albert Road, Windsor.

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Accommodation prices are budgeted depending on the type of accommodation where you want to stay for example prices for luxury lodges in the park start from $190 and the prices are charged per person per night, prices for mid-range lodges range from $ 90 to $185 per night and prices for budget lodges range from $50 to ...

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Toilets. Accessible toilets are available at the main visitor centre, Butser Hill kiosk and Juniper kiosk. The Juniper kiosk toilet has 24 hour access, while Butser Hill and visitor centre toilets are available during opening hours.

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The park was opened in 1976, following the joining of Butser Hill and Queen Elizabeth Forest.

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The area is known for its wildlife, including Cape buffaloes, hippopotami, crocodiles, elephants, leopards, lions and chimpanzees. Its elephant population was recently reported as over 5000 individuals. This gives QEPA by far the largest elephant population in Uganda.

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If we go for numbers, Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to about 2,500 elephants, 5,000 hippos and over 10,000 buffalo. Other common herbivores include warthogs, waterbucks, Uganda kobs and topis, as well as the swamp loving but elusive sitatunga.

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5 parks with the largest lion populations
  1. Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda) ...
  2. Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya) ...
  3. Ruaha National Park (Tanzania) ...
  4. Kruger National Park (South Africa) ...
  5. Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe)


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