Midrange Accommodation in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Midrange Accommodation in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Midrange Accommodation in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Queen Elizabeth National Park sounds like Uganda’s most popular tourist park. This is because it is home to a diversity of wildlife species say, over 95 species of mammals. QENP is also home to 600 bird species, reptiles including crocodiles, and monitor Lizards. Additionally, the park is famous for its unique tree-climbing lions. More so, the park is the second largest park in Uganda, comprising a mass of streams, rivers, and lakes. These even include the Kazinga Channel and Kyambura River which flow its water into the mighty Nile River. Well, Buffalo Lodge offers a great location for the park’s activities like game drives, boat cruises, chimpanzees, and bird species among others. The park is about 5 to 6 hours drive from Kampala to final destination.
Midrange Accommodation in Queen Elizabeth National Park is suitable for every visitor. They offer the best comfortable facilities or an average budget. The lodges have amenities and affordable room rates. Their Restaurants serve delicious food both local and international dishes on your safari adventure within Queen Elizabeth National Park. Below are some of the Mid-range accommodation facilities that you find in Queen Elizabeth National Park. They serve their visitors who visit the park for activities and overnight stays.
Some of the Midrange Lodges in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Bush Lodge
Bush Lodge is a midrange/standard accommodation facility in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The lodge is in an environmentally sensitive area with spaced Bandas to enhance and feel the stay in the wilderness.
Bush Lodge overlooks the impressive Kazinga channel and the interesting rolling savannah beyond.
Accommodation at Bush Lodge offers Non-self-contained Tents, Bandas, and Self-contained. Therefore, you have a wider range of room types to choose from while on your safari.
The lodge offers 10 non-self-contained tents, a Power outlet for charging batteries, Equipped with cozy beds. It also offers a Bedside table, a Private terrace, and some welcome shade. The architects placed All tents under a grass-thatched roof, and Tents share a communal block with showers and flushing toilets. There are 2 self-contained tents but there are a few distances from the lodge. They are spacious and good for a family stay. This is because there is an extra tent on the neighboring platform of the area.
Bandas’ Amenities at Bush Lodge include a Raised wooden platform. This is Made from a fine combination of canvas and local materials. Also, the rooms contain an eco-toilet and an Outside shower where 2 showerheads allow couples to shower together, They have large mosquito-netted windows that allow a rewarding view from 180 degrees.
Marafiki Safari Lodge
Marafiki Safari Lodge is on the boundary of Queen Elizabeth National Park overlooking the magical Rwenzori Mountains. It also overlooks the distant edges of Lake George.
The lodge offers luxury safari tents perched on wooden floors furnished and featuring canvas walls. From there, you gain a remarkable view of the savannah during your stay in Queen Elizabeth National Park on the Uganda safari.
Accommodation facilities that Marafiki Safari Lodge offers;
4 timber cabins for modest budget visitors that can take up to 16 people.
3 Luxury Safari Tents
Lodge facilities at Marafiki
Camp Fire which you can best enjoy during the evening hours after your encounter in any activity in the park.
Restaurant, the lodge has professional chefs who are good at preparing both local and continental dishes for the guests.
Self-contained rooms with open-air shower.
Marafiki Safari Lodge
Enganzi Game Lodge-Midrange
Enganzi Game Lodge sits on the Kichwamba escarpment. It presents a mid-range safari accommodation to Uganda safari destination to travelers who visit Queen Elizabeth National Park.
The Enganzi Lodge was designed using local materials that feature African tradition. The architects and founder did so to allow the lodge to blend with the surrounding ecosystem.
The lodge offers a panoramic view of the rolling flats of the Rift Valley with distant views of the Rwenzori Mountain.
The lodge offers Accommodation in 5 cottages with comfortable bedrooms. The cottages feature single, twin, and double beds. This is along with provision for the third bed to cater for several groups of travelers on Uganda safari.
Enganzi Game Lodge is at the south-eastern frontier of the park. This is the starting viewing point to explore the beauty of the park and the amazing things to view. Some of them include a boat cruise that takes place on the impressive Kazinga channel, conducting a game drive, chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge, and unique species of birds around.
The lodge features the main building with the restaurant on one side along with the bar lounge. It also features WI-FI internet.
It has cottages which are privately situated and raised desks with magnificent viewing of a valley with great views in the morning.
Enganzi Lodge
Buffalo Safari Lodge
Buffalo Safari Lodge is an excellent safari lodge that lies in the heart of Queen Elizabeth National Park – Katunguru bridge near the beautiful Kazinga channel,1 kilometer off Kasese Mbarara road, Southwestern Uganda.
The lodge stuns with both standard and deluxe cottages, making a total of 17 rooms. It is ideal for large groups of 20 guests or even more. Buffalo Safari Lodge boasts a serene environment composed of spectacular flora and fauna. This includes buffaloes, elephants, hippos, warthogs, and a variety of bird species at a glance of an eye.
Buffalo Safari Lodge has world-class and experienced staff, a fully stocked shop, and a spacious restaurant. It also has a lounge that gives visitors a gainful view of Queen Elizabeth Park nearby, and Lakes Edward and George.
The lodge consists of different excellent rooms ranging from deluxe double/twin, Deluxe single, Standard double /twin, Family cottages, Super deluxe cottage, and Standard single among others.
Spacious Amenities at Buffalo Safari Lodge
Children’s playground
Comfortable adult swimming pool
Secured parking
Spacious restaurant
Free Parking
Foot massage and hand massage
Meeting rooms
Conference facilities
Airport/Airstrip Transportation
Kids pool
Board games -puzzle
Evening entertainment
Pets allowed
Kid’s meals and breakfast buffet
Meeting rooms
Indoor play area for children
Special diet menus
Sun terrace
24-hour security
Baggage storage
Gift shop
First aid kit
Express check-in and check-out
Laundry service
First aid kit
Ironing service
Room Features
Bathrobes
Fireplace
Housekeeping
Desk
Buffalo Safari Lodge
When visiting Queen Elizabeth National Park there is no worry about choosing the safari accommodation facilities that will fit your safari stay at the park. Note Queen Elizabeth National Park is the most visited Uganda national park. Many travelers tend to sleep in one of these lodges because the areas are good for thrilling, relaxation and they provide you with great spectacular memorable views company to your safari holiday in Uganda.
What to do in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Game drives
This is the most done activity by clients at the lodge and the number one tourist attraction that allows you to explore wildlife species life tree climbing lions best spotted in Ishasha sectors, herds of elephants, buffaloes, Kobs, and waterbucks among others. The park is home to 4 of the Big 5 and these include leopards, lions, buffalos, and elephants.
Also, the large number of elephants in the park will fascinate you. Therefore, you shouldn’t miss out on the game driver on a safari to this national park.
Tree climbing lions of Ishasha that you can see on a game drive
Boat Cruise
This is the magical experience that takes place on the Kazinga channel. It is 32 kilometers long and it connects Lake Edward and George. This Channel is home to the world’s largest concentrations of hippos and various crocodiles. The boat cruise trip offers a chance to spot different bird species including Yellow-backed weavers, Open-billed storks, Kingfishers, African Jacana, Water-thick knee, Pied kingfishers, egrets, wattled plovers many more.
Wildlife you can see on a Boat cruise on Kazinga Channel
Chimpanzee Trekking
This is one of the memorable activities to do in the park and can be conducted in the beautiful steeply forested Kyambura Gorge home to numerous chimpanzees and also black and white colobus, red-tailed monkeys, and various bird species. Chimpanzee trekking activity starts early in the morning with a briefing about chimpanzee tracking rules and regulations. The trekking experience can last about 2 to 5 hours depending on their location. Once you find the chimpanzees, the guide gives you one hour to watch them as they behave in the forest.
Community Walks
This is a stunning activity that is done on foot as you visit the community and their project. You will be guided by the skilled guide to visit the local markets, and fishing villages as well as visiting crater lakes in and around the park. Visit Lake Katwe to experience how salt mining is done.
Family Fun
The family fun activities include; indoor games, outdoor games, family walks, and many more.
Conclusion
Safari Vacations and Travel Services has gained experience over time. We have worked with these lodges on several occasions. This means that once you contact us, we will surely book the rooms at your desired facility. Also. we work with other facilities; budget, midrange, and luxury facilities. We’ll make sure that you realize the value of your money while staying in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
We also take you for other safari activities like gorilla trekking, horseback riding, sport fishing, whitewater rafting, and many others. We conduct our safaris in Uganda, DR Congo, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. Contact us by filling out the form below.
