SEMULIKI NATIONAL PARK

Semuliki National Park is situated in the distant part of Southwestern Uganda in Bwamba County found in Bundibugyo district on Uganda/Congo border. The park is bordered by Lake Albert in the North and the Rwenzori mountains in the South-east; it is one of Uganda’s newest National Parks and covers 220 square kilometres of the valley that connects Uganda to the rain forests of Central Africa. This makes it an extension of the vast Ituri tropical rainforest found in Congo. It is approximately 340kms around 6 hours’ drive from Kampala the capital of Uganda.

The park receives an average amount rainfall of 1250mm; this is in the months of March-May and from September –December. During the wet seasons most places flood with water. The temperature rate in the park usually changes from 18°C to 30°C. The park has Hot springs famously known as the Sempaya Hot springs, giving it a nice scenic look. The Hot springs bubble water up from the lowest point under Sempaya thus making it an amazing feature to watch.  Generally, Semuliki National Park has a more distinctive ecosystem in the Albertine rift valley. The park is situated in different ecological and climatic zones, this has caused a high variety of animal and plant species in the park. It is endowed with spectacular scenery starting with the bamboo forests, the tropical lowland rainforests, savannah grasslands and swampy vegetation that has a variety of fauna.

The park is home to various animals with over 60 mammals such as forest elephants, pygmy flying squirrels, civets, hippos, leopards, forest buffaloes and bush babies. It also has 8 primate species like chimpanzees, De Brazza’s monkeys, the Red-tailed monkeys, over 400 bird species such as the white crested, black dwarf, white dwarf, Abyssinian ground hornbill, shoe bill stork and about 300 butterfly species among others.  Most of these animals can be seen during the night game drive. The park is a place where you can clearly take a night game drive where you can see different things like Owls, bats, bush babies among others.

• Bird watching
• Chimpanzee trekking
• Cultural experiences
• Hiking and nature walks
• Hot springs
• Game drives

Luxury accommodation

• Semliki Safari Lodge
• Ntoroko Game lodge

Budget Accommodation

• Kirumia Guesthouse
• Bumuga Campsite
• Uganda Wildlife Authority Bandas and campsite