Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge

Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge stands on the south bank of the Kazinga Channel near Katunguru, among savannah woodland. It is run by Nature Lodges, which also has camps in Kibale and Kidepo, and it is known for good value in a real bush setting.

Rooms

The lodge offers bandas on raised platforms built from canvas and natural materials, self-contained safari tents and simpler tents with shared bathrooms. The restaurant tent looks over the channel, with the Rwenzori Mountains in the distance.

Why we like it

• A real bush atmosphere at a fair price.
• Right on the Kazinga Channel.
• Animals often pass close to the camp.

Who it suits

Budget travellers and anyone who wants a simple bush camp feel.

Getting there

The northern part of the park, around Mweya, Kasenyi and Katunguru, is about six to seven hours by road from Kampala via Mbarara, or three hours from Kibale. Ishasha in the south is about two hours from Bwindi’s Buhoma sector. Flights from Entebbe serve Kasese and Mweya airstrips in the north and Kihihi near Ishasha.

Things to do nearby

• The Kazinga Channel boat cruise for hippos, elephants and birds.
• Morning game drives on the Kasenyi plains. See lions of the Kasenyi plains.
• Chimpanzee walks in Kyambura Gorge. See Kyambura Gorge chimps.
• The tree-climbing lions of Ishasha. See tree-climbing lions of Ishasha.
• Crater lakes and the salt lake at Katwe.

About Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park stretches from the Rwenzori foothills to the Ishasha River on the Congo border. Its highlights are the Kazinga Channel boat cruise, with huge numbers of hippos and waterbirds, lions and Uganda kob on the Kasenyi plains, chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge and the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha in the south. More than 600 bird species have been recorded. Read the Kazinga Channel boat cruise.

Planning your stay

Two or three nights in Queen Elizabeth allow a boat cruise, a morning on the Kasenyi plains and a walk in Kyambura Gorge. The park sits between Kibale and Bwindi, so it fits naturally into most western Uganda itineraries. See our 3-day Queen Elizabeth National Park safari.