Queen Elizabeth National Park contains the Kyambura Game Reserve, Uganda’s second-largest conservation area and a well-liked tourist attraction with a varied eco-system. Visitors describe it as the unusual, uncommon, and unique area of Queen Elizabeth National Park since it is home to primate species, particularly the chimpanzees that reside deep within the rain forest. This is a planet unto itself in a different globe.
The savannah that surrounds the game reserve serves as an essential water supply for a variety of species. It serves as the park’s oasis in the desert during the dry seasons and is the only location where animals may flee for water. The reserve is always green because water seeps out of the rocks. In Queen Elizabeth National Park, chimpanzees who have been habituated can only be found in the game reserve. They share up to 98% of our DNA and are a gregarious, highly communicative species that is clever and stuck in this lost planet. It was isolated from the rest of the park more than 15 years ago, leaving the chimpanzee here.
Since tracking is only possible in the gorge, they even have a tendency of climbing down trees when they detect people around. This will provide you the ideal opportunity to shoot fantastic images of the chimpanzees. Vervet monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, baboons, red-tailed monkeys, giant forest pigs, and other primates may also be seen in the game reserve. The floor of this game reserve is also home to a variety of bird species, including the blue-headed bee-eater, falcons, African fin-foot, kingfishers, and lovely butterflies.
The game reserve and Queen Elizabeth National Park are divided by the lovely Kyambura Gorge; yet, because it is a hidden gem, the game reserve is frequently overlooked by park visitors. It is drained by a river that emerges from the Katunguru escarpment and empties into the Kazinga Channel. For experiential tourism, it works best.
The chimpanzees in the gorge are Queen Elizabeth National Park’s second most popular attraction, just behind the lions that climb trees. Approximately seven hours’ drive from Kampala, Kyambura is situated on the northern edge of Queen Elizabeth National Park, more than 16 km south of Lake George. There are options for lodging that range from luxurious to affordable, including park view lodge, king fisher camp, and buffalo safari lodge, among others.
Although the park is open all year round, the dry season, which lasts from late June to September and December to February, is the greatest time to visit. For safety reasons, it is suggested to bring boots, repellents, long sleeve shirts and pants. The gorge is a special area isolated from the rest of Queen Elizabeth National Park and shouldn’t be missed on a vacation there. at addition to seeing more wildlife including elephants, bush bucks, waterbucks, topis, and other animal species at Queen Elizabeth National Park, you will get the opportunity to view chimpanzees and tree climbing lions in the same conservation area.