The 5 days budget discover Semuliki tour enables you drive to Semuliki National Park and return by road, with high chances of enjoying the verdant countryside of Uganda. This discover Semuliki tour ranks high among top wildlife safaris in Uganda.
On your 5 days discover Semuliki tour, you will visit the crater lakes in Fort Portal, enjoy a night game safari for the big cats and a dedicated morning game safari drive in Semuliki National Park. You’ll then embark on an afternoon boat ride along Lake Albert, for a memorable birding opportunity, including a free day dedicated for relaxation. You will definitely not miss a visit to the famous Sempaya hot springs.
Book now and be part of this wildlife safari fun tour, with great and memorable safari experience to Uganda’s great and virgin Semuliki National Park.
Discover Semuliki Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Kampala – Semuliki National Park
This budget discover Semuliki tour starts from Kampala. After breakfast, get on a fascinating drive through papyrus swamps and thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Semuliki National Park just below the Rwenzori Mountain ranges. Get your afternoon lunch in Fort Portal and get ready to take on a guided walk through the crater lakes area and a visit to ‘Amabeere Ga Nyinamwiru‘ caves.
You will then proceed to Semuliki National Park. This is a home to 53 mammals of which 27 are large mammals. 11 species are endemic to the park, including the pygmy antelopes and the two flying squirrel species. It is also home to the peculiar water chevrotain, known as the ‘fanged deer’.
A night game drive in search for the big cats is a must, for an outstanding safari encounter in Africa.
Dinner and overnight stay at Bumaga Bandas or Kirumia Guest House (budget facility). Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.
Day 2: Wildlife on Discover Semuliki Tour
After breakfast, your morning is dedicated for a game drive. The park is home to forest elephant and buffaloes, which are smaller versions of their savannah-dwelling relatives. It is also a home for over 53 mammals, of which 27 are large mammals. 11 species are endemic to the park, including the pygmy antelopes and two flying squirrel species. It is also home to the peculiar water chevrotain, known as the ‘fanged deer’.
Afternoon will be for a boat ride along Lake Albert for a memorable birding opportunity. Look out for the Northern Bearded Scrub-Robin, Capped Wheatear, Common Stonechat, Abyssinian Ground-Thrush, Oberlaender’s Ground-Thrush, Grey Ground-Thrush and Little Grey Greenbul among others.
Dinner and overnight stay at Bumanga Cottages or Kirumia Guest House (budget-end facility). Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 3: Full Day Discover Semuliki Tour
Morning search of the rare shoebill stock in the wildlife reserve and a visit to Sempaya hot springs. Sempaya Hot Springs are Semuliki’s most famous attraction., with the ‘male’ spring, known as ‘Bintente’, measuring 12 metres high in diameter and is set in a lush swampy clearing.
The ‘female’ spring ‘Nyasimbi’, meaning ‘the female ancestors’, is a boiling geyser (103°C) which spurts bubbling water and steam up to two meters high. The steam cloud can be seen from as far as 2km away. Local people used to cook their food in these boiling pools.
The afternoon is spent on relaxation and sightseeing around your lodge.
Dinner and overnight stay at Bumanga Cottages or Kirumia Guest House (budget facility). Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 4: Full Day Relaxation Semuliki
Today is dedicated for a complete relaxation around the lodge with your loved ones, family and friends. You can enjoy and sip your wine, beer or soft drinks, or choose an evening forest walk near your lodge.
Dinner and overnight stay at Bumanga Cottages or Kirumia Guest House (Budget end facility). Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 5: Semuliki – Kampala/Entebbe Out
After your breakfast, drive and return to Kampala at your convenience via Mubende – Mityana road with a lunch en-route at your choice restaurant or hotel. Then proceed to Kampala and Entebbe International Airport for your evening flight back home or to your next destination. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch.
5 Days Budget Discover Semuliki Inclusions and Exclusions:
Includes
- Airport transfer
- Transportation by a 4wd safari minivan
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
- Park fees
- Services of English speaking Driver/guide.
- Enroute lunches
- Hot springs visit
- Shoebill hunt
- Night game safari drive
- A boat ride along Lake Albert
- Park fees
Excludes
- Night game drive in Semuliki,
- Expenses of personal nature like: Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance and tobacco.