Luxury Ishasha Wilderness Camp — Queen Elizabeth National Park

Luxury Ishasha Wilderness Camp – Tree climbing lions in Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park

Luxury Ishasha Wilderness Camp – is an idyllic retreat for people who truly enjoy the wilderness. Set next to the Ntungwe River, each of the camp’s ten spacious canvas tented rooms has a private verandah overlooking the river. Comfortably furnished with large mosquito-netted beds, all rooms are en suite with hot ‘bush’ showers, running water for hand basins and a flushing ‘eco-friendly’ toilet.

The thatched central lounge and dining area provide a comfortable setting for meals and relaxation, although we often serve meals ‘AL fresco’ next to the river. In the evening, the outdoor fireplace is the perfect place for guests to relax with sun downers and share their day’s experiences.

Luxury Ishasha wilderness camp – Being within the park the wildlife is free to also pass through the camp and elephants can be seen bathing in the river, buffalo enjoy grazing and resident troops of Black-and-White Colobus and Vervet monkeys are frequently viewed. If you are lucky, George, the lone hippo, can also be seen beside the camp. Our attentive security staff are always on hand to escort and assist you should you feel the wildlife is too close! Bush breakfasts and sundowners within the park complete the ‘bush’ experience offered at Ishasha Wilderness Camp.

Tree climbing Lions of Ishasha sector – Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda

Tree climbing lions of Ishasha sector– Uganda is one of the strongholds for lions in the African continent and can be sighted in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison falls National Park and Kidepo Valley National Park. Tree climbing lions of Ishasha sector are found in Queen Elizabeth National Park and the park receives good rains and retains its scenic beauty for the most parts of the year. Unlike for instance the drier mara in Kenya. The park also has spectacular landscape with fascinating beauty of the Maramamgambo forest, Kazinga channel, Kaseny plains and Kyambura George. Read more about Kazinga channel boat cruise

The Best time to Visit Ishasha Sector

Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Ishasha sector are open for visitors throughout the year. The dry season (December, January, February, June, July, and August) is considered the peak season for tourists in Uganda. This period is perfect for a safari because the park is less muddy and the lions are easier to spot. The months of April, may, October and November are the rainy seasons and are more ideal for birding safaris.

Where to stay while visiting the tree climbing lions on Ishasaha Sector?

The Sector has a number of good accommodation facilities available and ready for visitors but prior booking is advised especially during the peak season of the year and this include, Ishasha Jungle lodge, @ the River lodge and Enjojo Lodge. Great Adventure safaris can help you arrange an all-inclusive tour package to visit the tree climbing lions of Ishasha sector, and chimpanzee trekking in Uganda.

Kyambura Gorge Chimpanzee tracking – Queen Elizabeth National Park

Kyambura Gorge chimpanzee tracking – The Kyambura Gorge experience is more than discovering chimpanzees in their natural environment: it teaches visitors about the ecosystems of Kyambura Gorge’s atmospheric “underground” rain forest, including vegetation types; bird identification and behavior; and chimp and monkey ecology.

Although chimp sightings are not guaranteed, visitors stand a pretty good chance of hearing and seeing our distant cousins as they are habituated. Tours last between one and three hours and start at 8am and 2pm daily. Kyambura gorge is located in Queen Elizabeth National Park southwestern Uganda and is the one of the places where primates reside. We normally advise our clients interested in gorilla tracking and chimp walks to visit kyambura gorge for this experience since queen Elizabeth National Park is closer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Best time to with Kyambura Gorge

Although it’s regarded as a year-round activity, the best time to visit Kyambura gorge for chimpanzee trekking is during the country’s two dry seasons: January and February and from June to September.

Boat safari on Kazinga channel – Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda

Boat safari on Kazinga channel – Queen Elizabeth national park is known famously for harboring a large number of animal species in the park, the boat cruise is one of the perfect ways to explore the while life at a glance as you sail along the Kazinga channel. The Kazinga Channel in Uganda is one of Queen Elizabeth National Park’s most spectacular sites. A shallow waterway ties the tiny George Lake with the wider Edward Lake. Streams from the Rwenzori Mountains give rise to the water in the stream. Such rivers fill the smaller Lake George and then pass through the canal of Kazinga and into the far larger Lake Albert in Kazinga Channel Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Bwindi impenetrable national park

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in the southwestern region of the country, on the edge of the rift valley commonly referred to as the impenetrable forest, Bwindi National Park is bordered by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on the western side; Kabale town to the southeast is the nearest main town to the Park, 29 kilometers away by road. It covers an area of 331 square kilometers and is located in the highest parts of Kigezi highlands with an altitude of 1,190 to 2,607 meters above sea level and 60% of this magical park has an elevation of over 2,000 meters above sea level. The highest elevation in the park is Rwamunyonyi hill at the eastern edge and the lowest part of the park is located at its most northern tip.

Guided Nature Walk

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is natural forest reserve, where tourist can do nature walks from different walking trails leading them to beauty of the forest and waterfalls, swamps and rivers. This gives them more chances to spot other primates like black monkeys, blue monkeys, colobus monkeys and many more which could have missed on the Gorilla trekking.

Gorilla Trekking.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is a home of Mountain Gorillas of over seventeen (17) Gorilla families that can be visited by tourists every day, each family can be booked by eight (8) tourists per group per day and is the highlight among all the activities in our Uganda safari packages. Gorilla trekking can take you from 30 minutes to three quarters of the day depending on where you find them and once you find them you are allowed to stay with them for only one hour. One Gorilla Trekking permit is only USD 600.00 per permit per trek. Gorilla trekking can be strenuous so a certain level of fitness is required.

Gorilla Habituation Experience

Bwindi National Park offers Gorilla habituation experience to tourist interested, this is a four hours experience with the researchers which gives you a chance to learn more how they are habituated and also there day to day activities this Gorilla Habituation Permit cost is USD1500.00 per person per trek. Note that the four hours start counting when you find their fresh trails.

Bird watching

Bwindi has over 346 species of birds of attraction and this allows you spend more time looking out for them. These birds include honey guide, dusky crimson, yellow eye, black fly catcher, bar tailed trogon and many more other species.

Bwindi Impenetrable can be accessed from Kampala/Entebbe or you can access Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through Rwanda from Kigali International Airport which is a 4-5 hours drive shorter compared to the 8-10 hours from Entebbe International Airport. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park can be visited all year round. Great Adventure Safaris can help you book luxury ishasha wilderness camp to enjoy the game drives in Ishasha sector.