Lion tracking experience in queen Elizabeth national park
Lion tracking experience in queen Elizabeth national park, Lion Tracking is an activity only found in Queen Elizabeth National Park, the park is a lion conservation unit meaning its home to a reasonable number of them and is rated one of the best places to view lions in Africa, leave alone these normal lions but the rare climbing lions in its Ishasha sector, the park prides in hosting the largest number of them in the world. Lion Tracking is far way different from lion viewing during game drives. Few people get a chance to engage in this activity per visit in order not to scare the cats, Lion tracking is the best way to capture rewarding photos of these tree climbing lions and get a satisfying view of them. Lion Tracking involves tourists to escorting researchers to the wilderness to learn and research more about lions on foot. Forget about viewing lions in Safari vehicles this is something else.
Tracking lions on foot sounds life threatening but its one of the most rewarding things in the world, where you take pride in a close encounter with the jungle king, you might even save some that are caught by trap, isn’t that fascinating? Lion Tracking is the only chance you stand to get very close to the lions in the wilderness on foot. During this activity your able to bit two birds with one stone because you get chances of spotting other mammals, birds, primates among others that exist in the park on foot.
When is Lion Tracking Experience Done
Lion Tracking in Queen Elizabeth National Park is done early morning and in the evening around 4 pm when the there is no sun because lions tend to hide away from the sun making them difficult to track, lion tracking lasts for 3 good hours. The track is guided by experienced armed park ranger who is well conversant with the park trails. All guides, researchers and trackers have radio collars a touched to them guiding them on where the lions are located at.
How to Engage in Lion Trekking
Getting a lion tracking permit is somehow tricky due to the fact that the numbers of tourists to engage in this activity is highly restricted. How ever African Safaris is here to take the burden off your shoulders by making booking easy for you.
Trekkers can add other activities to their Lion Trekking safari like Boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, Chimpanzee trekking, Game drives, Nature Walks, Cultural Encounter among others.