Ishasha Plains, which are part of Queen Elizabeth National Park, are famous for the tree-climbing lions in Uganda. This is the only place in Uganda for tourists to sight this rare encounter.
Ishasha plains hold the Ishasha River, which gives life to the plains and vegetation, for giant African elephants and other wildlife to wallow. The plains border the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
It is also on the boundary of Virunga National Park in the DRC. It provides one of the most amazing sight views – something that you cannot find in all of Africa except sporadically at Lake Manyara in Kenya.
The remote Ishasha plains are 100 km southwest of the Mweya peninsula and are ranked as the most alluring game-viewing area in the country. The plains have two main game circuits, that is, the northern and the southern loops. The southern loop is most famous for its tree-climbing lions.
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Besides tree-climbing lions, you will also come across a variety of wildlife and big game during your time in Ishasha. These include giant African elephants, herds of buffaloes, and countless antelopes. The tree-climbing lions climb sycamore fig trees and acacia trees, but sycamore trees are their preferred choice.
On your lucky day, you can find more than 10 lions, both males, and females, and cubs, all piled up on one fig tree, just resting and watching over, during day time. This will make up your entire dream trip, and you feel you are done with the entire Africa adventure.
The region is convenient to pass through on the way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
You can visit the Ishasha plains as you’re heading to or coming from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla tracking tours as you move out of the park. It is a very breathtaking sight to see the kings of the jungle perched up high on one of the branches of the huge fig trees in this area, lazily resting away as the day goes by. Ishasha is certainly one of the very memorable destinations in Africa.