Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park spans the Albertine Rift floor between Lakes Edward and George, connected by the Kazinga Channel where one of Africa's highest hippopotamus densities can be observed from a launch cruise. The Ishasha sector in the south is known for tree-climbing lions that drape themselves across fig branches, and chimpanzee habituated communities occupy the Kyambura Gorge — a steep forested ravine cutting through the savanna floor. The park's diversity of habitats — crater lakes, savanna, forest, and wetland — produces a high bird species count exceeding 600.