Enjoy a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
 

Boat cruise in queen Elizabeth national park is conducted by Uganda Wildlife Authority and Mweya safari lodge and they are done is two sessions that is the morning session which starts at 9:00am and the afternoon session which starts at 2:00pm at the landing site near Mweya safari lodge.

The boat trip within Queen Elizabeth National Park is done on the impressive Kazinga Channel a 40 kilometer water long natural channel that links Lake Edward plus Lake George. Normally the boat sets off every day at either 09.00 am local time or at 2:00pm in the afternoon – local time. Kazinga Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda's most popular game reserve and the park is home to various birds and wildlife ...The Kazinga Channel in Uganda is one of the most impressive features found in Queen Elizabeth National Park. This narrow waterway links the small Lake George and to the larger Lake Edward. The water in the channel is brought about by streams originating from the Rwenzori Mountains. These streams feed the smaller Lake George and after which flows though the Kazinga channel and to the much larger Lake Albert.

The Kazinga Channel is 32 km long and has a large concentration of birds, crocodiles and hippopotamus. Most of the major mammals   in Queen Elizabeth national parkongregate on the shores of the channel to bathe, drink and feed making it a great place for animal viewing. The hippo population (1,600) in Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Kazinga Channel is one of the three largest in the world. Regardless of how many you have seen elsewhere, you will be deeply surprised by the sheer numbers here. Apart from hippos, Nile crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, monitor lizards and many species of antelopes can easily be sighed near the shores of the Channel. The Kazinga Channel attracts almost every kind of animal you would think about during an Africa safari. If one is lucky, they might even spot lions and leopards drinking by the channel.

One of the interesting things about the slow boat cruise apart from the animals  in Queen Elizabeth national park is the opportunity to pass by the local fishing villages. In the late afternoon, the fishermen can be seen preparing their fishing gear as they get ready to head for the waters in the night. There are no fishermen in the waters in the early afternoon because of the dangerous hippos. However during the night, the hippos go to graze on land allowing fishermen to catch fish without fear. Come let us travel together in the pearl of Africa, the land to many uncountable wildlife species and different historical backgrounds.