We introduce to you this short 3 days luxury safari to Semuliki National Park. This is one of the most exciting wildlife safaris in Uganda’s smallest National Park. This luxury wildlife safari to Semuliki National Park offers the best wildlife safari memories in Uganda. On this safari, you will visit the crater lakes in Fort Portal, the famous Sempaya hot springs and take on a game drive inside Semuliki National Park. You will also enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Albert, for countless beautiful bird species.
This luxury wildlife safari to Semuliki National Park leaves nothing unchecked, regarding your safari visit to Uganda. Book now and we will secure your amazing wildlife experience.
Luxury Wildlife Safari Itinerary:
Day 1: Kampala– Semuliki National Park.
This budget Semuliki wildlife and cultural visit 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 above 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’.
Dinner and overnight stay at Semuliki Safari Lodge (high-end facility) Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.
Optional Activity: Night game drive for the big cats.
Day 2: Luxury Wildlife Safari Tour in Semuliki National Park
Morning after your breakfast is dedicated for a game drive, a park that is home to forest elephants and buffaloes which are smaller versions of their savannah-dwelling relatives. It is also a home to 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 an amazing 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 Semuliki Safari Lodge (high-end facility). Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 3: Semuliki – Kampala/Entebbe
After your breakfast, visit the famous hot springs of Semuliki National Park. The Sempaya hot springs are Semuliki’s most famous attraction. The male spring, known as ‘Bintente’, measures 12m 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.
Thereafter, return back to Kampala via Mubende – Mityana road with a lunch en-route at your choice restaurant or hotel. You will then proceed to Kampala and Entebbe International Airport, for your evening flight back home or to your next destination. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch.
Luxury Wildlife Safari Inclusions and Exclusions:
Includes
- Airport transfer- drop
- Transportation by a 4WD safari Land Cruiser
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
- Park fees
- Services of English speaking driver/guide.
- Enroute lunches
- Hot springs visit
- 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.