The Queen Elizabeth National Park is located near the southern most point of the mist-covered Rwenzori Mountains. This beautiful game reserve boasts one of the world’s highest biodiversity ratings, and offers rainforests, swamps, crater lakes, and a lush savannah that is home to nearly 100 mammal species and almost 600 species of birds. High concentrations of buffalo, elephant, and antelope call this park home, as well as the Uganda Kob, the elusive giant forest hog, tree-climbing lion, habituated chimpanzee, and several other primates, including various forest monkeys. The views of the mountain escarpments are breathtaking, and the unique ecosystem of this are is unparalleled.