Destination guide
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Kazinga Channel cruises and the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha
Destination guide
Kazinga Channel cruises and the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha
Uganda's most biodiverse park spans the Kasenyi plains, the Kazinga Channel and the Ishasha sector's famous tree-climbing lions.
The Kazinga Channel boat cruise is the park's signature experience — a two-hour drift past one of Africa's densest concentrations of hippo and Nile crocodile, with elephants coming down to drink.
South in Ishasha, lions rest in the fig trees, a behaviour recorded in only a handful of places on the continent. The Rwenzori Mountains rise to the north-west as an easy day-hike add-on.
Target search terms for this page: Queen Elizabeth National Park safari, Kazinga Channel boat cruise, tree climbing lions Ishasha.
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