The Tree Climbing Lions
Queen Elizabeth National Park packs several worlds into one. There are open plains, crater lakes, forested gorges and the long, shining Kazinga Channel, where hippos, buffalo and elephants gather at the water's edge while you glide past in a boat.
In the southern Ishasha sector, lions are known for resting in the branches of fig trees, a sight few places can offer (though it is never guaranteed). Elsewhere, Kyambura Gorge hides a forest of chimpanzees, and a visit to the salt lake at Katwe shows a different side of life: families who have harvested salt here for generations.
Come for the animals and stay for the changing scenery. By late afternoon the light turns the crater lakes copper, and you remember why people keep returning.
