Kazinga Channel — Local services in Kasese

A 32-kilometer stretch of water in Queen Elizabeth National Park that looks calm enough to dip your toes in.. until you notice that nearly every ripple is either a hippo fart or a crocodile grin. It’s basically a live-action National Geographic episode where buffalo line up for water, elephants stomp down for their daily drink, and birds show off with names so long you’ll forget them before the boat turns around.

This is the place where Uganda’s wildlife comes to gossip, settle scores, and occasionally remind humans that they’re just visiting. Cruise operators sell it as “relaxing,” which is true if your idea of relaxation is drifting in a tin boat surrounded by several tons of unpredictable amphibious murder machines.

Still, if you want to witness the park condensed into one channel of pure chaos and beauty, Kazinga delivers. Just don’t lean too far over the side unless you’d like to feature in a croc’s...

The Kazinga Channel is a link between Lake Edward and Lake George. It is located in Western Uganda and, 32-kilometre (20 mi) wide with it’s most dominant feature of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The channel attracts a varied range of animals and birds, with one of the world's largest concentration of hippos and numerous Nile crocodiles.

Lake George is a small lake with an average depth of only 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) and which is fed by streams from the Rwenzori mountains. Its outflow is through the Kazinga Channel which drains into Lake Edward, water levels fluctuating...

Kazinga Channel is located in Queen Elizabeth National park in the western arm of the rift valley. It is one of the places that are below the sea level. The channel contest Lakes Edward and George, and forms a great habitat for aquatic life including hippos, crocodiles and fish among others. Most big animals; Elenphants, Buffalos, make this place their drinking point. The channel is ideal for bird watching with a Jetty and various boat for cruising across the channel. At the hills of the channel are a number of safari lodges and an...