The second largest national park in Uganda at 1,978 sq.km lies north and south of the equator to the south west of Uganda. It is contiguous with Kibale NP, Uganda Parc Nationale des Virunga, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a world biosphere reserve (UNESCO, 1979) includes a RAMSAR wetland site and is a classified Important Bird Area (IBA) by Birdlife International. QENP has 568 of Uganda’s 1017 species of birds (over a quarter of Africa’s bird species) - more than any other park in Africa. 

Seasons: The best time to visit Uganda is late December to late February, and from June to September, as the weather at this time of year is generally dry, and warm. Temperatures average at around 25 degrees Celsius. 

Wildlife: You should see: hippotamus, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, topi, bushbucks, waterbucks, bush pigs, and warthogs, lions, hyenas, civets, Nile Crocodiles, African rock python, monitor lizards, spitting cobra, buffer adder, black mamba, Gabon viper and green snakes. You may see: leopard, rare giant forest hogs, advarks, porcupines and pangolins. 

Precautions: Malaria area - minimize mosquito bites by wearing light, long sleeved clothing and using effective insect repellents (containing Diethyltoluamide DEET) on exposed skin. Sleep under treated mosquito netting or ensure that the doors and windows of your accommodation are screened against mosquitoes. Having a fan or air-conditioner on at night will further suppress mosquito activity. Currently, the three effective anti-malaria tablets are Mefloquine (Lariam or Mefliam), Doxycycline and Malarone (Malanil). It is still possible to contract malaria while on malaria prophylaxis. Note that Lariam may present serious side-effects - please test before you depart.