Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel

Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the best boat experiences you can experience on your safari in Uganda. The 2 hours scheduled boat cruise, rewards you with both wildlife and bird experience.

During the boat cruise, you will be led by an experienced boat guide, who has great knowledge of the park and the channel in general. The guide will give you a safety briefing prior to getting on the water, and full instruction throughout, as you enjoy an informative guide cruise on this beautiful Kazinga channel. The guide has great knowledge of both wildlife and bird life. He knows the best spots for greater sightings. The guide offers very good explanations and information, and knows a lot about animal behavior and the national park.

You will enjoy an incredible moment, as your guide points out some of the wonderful sightings as you cruise along. The flap of an elephant’s ear. The snort of a hippo. A startled crocodile sliding into the water with barely a splash. Watch and listen for these special moments on a boating safari, in search of aquatic wonders in the wild. Spy rare birds in the reeds, antelope and predators slaking their thirst, herds of elephants crossing a channel. Up close, in the wilderness, on an unforgettable boating safari on Kazinga channel.

The Kazinga Channel is 32 km long, connects Lake George and Lake Edward and has a large concentration of birds, crocodiles and hippopotamus. Most of the major mammals in Queen Elizabeth National Park congregate on the shores of the channel to bathe, drink and feed making it a great place for animal viewing.

The Kazinga channel is believed to have the highest number of hippos, over 1000 hippos, believed to be the water body with the largest school of hippos in the word. The great varieties of bird species at Kazinga channel, has made the boat cruise at Queen Elizabeth to be a top activity one must do. Over 58 bird species are spotted during the boat cruise at Kazinga channel. You come as close as you could ever be near Hippos in their natural habitat. It’s great to see hundreds of these big Animals basking in the Sun, Swimming, mating, feeding, taking care of their Calf’s etc. Sharing experience with the fishing communities living among these animals. It’s really a great adventure.

Boat cruise timing at Kazinga Channel

There are multiple boat cruise schedules at Kazinga channel, and both morning and afternoon hours boat schedules are available. The morning cruise starts at 11:00am and ends at 1:00pm, the evening cruise starts at 2pm and ends at 5pm in the evening.

Regardless of the scheduled boat cruise on the Kazinga channel, a private schedule can be organized, where you can hire the whole boat, and stretch for more hours as you wish, off grid, the daily schedules and 2 hours boat rides.

Boat at Kazinga channel.

There are a number of boat varieties at Kazinga channel with Mweya peninsula dork, being the famous starting point. Boats vary in their capacity from 4 seaters up to 40 seaters. Private hire arrangements can as well be organized.

A number of individuals, parks and companies operate boats in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and you can book with whichever company you prefer. There is also a local community that operates boats at Katungulu.

There’s nothing more scenic and beautiful like navigating the waterways, big and small wonders revealing themselves. Let snorting hippos, sunbathing crocodiles, dainty jacanas witness you make once-in-a-lifetime memories with One More Adventure Safaris. Speak to our safari Experts, and we kick of your dream Uganda Safari planning to Queen Elizabeth National Park, and we take on that boat cruise on Kazinga channel, which can be combine with a safari game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, where we can go as far as Ishasha sector, in search for the tree climbing lions before we exit to Bwindi National Impenetrable National Park, for gorilla trekking adventure.