Place · Western
Semuliki National Park
East Africa's only true lowland tropical rainforest, with the boiling Sempaya hot springs.
Sempaya, Semuliki National Park
Overview
- Area
- 220 km²
- Altitude
- 670 m to 760 m above sea level
- Location
- Bundibugyo District
Why visit
On the western side of the Rwenzoris, along the Semuliki River border with Congo, this forest feels more Central African than East African. It became a forest reserve in 1932 and a national park in 1993.
Things to do
What happens
Over 435 bird species make it one of Uganda's best birding parks, including Guinea-Congo forest species. More than 120 mammal species live here, among them elephants and chimpanzees. At the Sempaya hot springs, water hot enough to boil eggs bubbles up from deep underground.
Getting there
Getting there
Fort Portal is the nearest city: about 180 km from Kampala via Mubende, or about 465 km via Masaka, Mbarara and Kasese.
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