Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in the western region of Uganda, and it spans the four districts of Kasese, Kamwenge, Rubirizi, and Rukungiri. The park was founded in 1952 as Kazinga National Park by combining the Lake George and Lake Edward Game Reserves. It was renamed two years later to commemorate the visit of Queen Elizabeth II of England, and with that, the last remaining communal grazing rights of the Songora cattle herders were rescinded, causing thousands of them to move across the border into the Virunga National Park, and many only returned after the 1964 strife caused by the Mulele rebellion. The land mass area of the park covers an estimated 1,978 square kilometres (764 sq mi). The park is known for its abundant wildlife, including Elephants, Buffalos, Uganda Kob, Hippopotamus, Waterbucks, Warthogs, Giant Forest Hogs, Crocodiles, Leopards, Spotted Hyenas, and Lions – including the rare and famous ‘Tree Climbing Lions’ found around Ishasha in Rukungiri District. Overall, the park is home to over 95 mammal species and 600 bird species. Together with the adjacent Virunga National Park, the park was designated as a 'Lion Conservation Unit' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2006, and it is also considered one of the most important “lion strongholds” in East and Central Africa.

The park is also famous for its volcanic features, including volcanic cones and deep craters, many with crater lakes, such as the Katwe craters, from which salt is extracted. The park adjoins Kyambura Game Reserve to the east, which itself adjoins the Kigezi Game Reserve (including the Maramagambo Forest) and the Kibale National Park to the northeast, and the Rwenzori Mountains National Park lies nearby to the northwest, while the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo lies across the border to the west. There is magnificent wildlife literally everywhere you turn. Most tourists get to the park by road, travelling approximately 400 kilometres from Uganda’s capital city, Kampala.

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