You enjoy a relaxing morning prior to transferring in a southerly direction (an approximate 2 hr drive) to the lovely Queen Elizabeth National Park, the Mweya section. If it is a clear day you may even catch a glimpse of the Rwenzori Mountains on your right hand side, also known as the Mountains of the Moon.

Queen Elizabeth is arguably one of the most scenic national parks in Uganda. Gazetted in 1952, the park occupies an area of 1,978 km<sup>2</sup> and is located on the rift valley floor at 910m (a.s.l) and rises to 1,390m (a.s.l) in the Explosion Crater Field. The dramatic scenery is enhanced by the Rwenzori Mountain range beyond the park boundary. A staggering fifty-seven vegetation types exist in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The habitats include moist semi-deciduous forest, moist thicket, riparian and riverine forests, bush savannah and open acacia woodland, open grassland, swamps, craters, and crater lakes.

You will enjoy a game drive en-route to the lodge and if lucky you can spot elephant, lion, savannah cape buffalo, defassa waterbuck, bushbuck and kob. Hippopotamus, warthog, spotted hyena, side-striped jackal, blotched genet, and banded mongoose are known to wander close to Mweya Safari Lodge.

Overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge – a 1960’s lodge located on a peninsular in the heart of Queen Elizabeth National Park; this lodge offers spectacular views over the Kazinga Channel with great bird watching and a variety of savannah game drives possible. Perfect pool positioning means that you can look down onto the plains whilst enjoying a cooling swim. All rooms have en-suite facilities (B/L/D).