3 Days Semuliki Chimpanzee Trekking
3 Days Semuliki Chimpanzee Trekking tour is just perfect for those on a short holiday in Uganda. Track some of the habituated chimpanzees in their natural habitat and also get to view stunning wildlife in the park as well.
Highlights for 3 Days Chimpanzee Trekking in Semuliki National Park.
- Day 1: Pickup from Kampala & Transfer to Semuliki National Park.
- Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and Cultural Tour.
- Day 3: Morning Game Drive & Transfer Back to Kampala.
Detailed Itinerary 3 Days Chimpanzee in Semuliki National Park.
Day 1: Pickup from Kampala & Transfer to Semuliki National Park.
Pickup & Transfer to Semuliki: Your guide/driver will pick you up from your designated pickup location either in Kampala city. The scenic drive to Semuliki national park provides a glorious view of the region’s many crater lakes. It is about a 7 to 8 hour drive from Kampala city to the national park. You will have a few stopovers at the Equator monuments at Kayabwe and another for lunch, refreshments and to ease yourself. Upon your arrival in the park, check into your accommodation facility and head out for a guided nature walk.
Hike to Sempaya Hot Springs: Head out for a guided hike to Sempaya hot springs. Spend a relaxed afternoon at the hot springs, where you will get to learn how to prepare and cook matooke (green plantain), and luwombo (steamed meat wrapped in banana leaves). You can also boil some eggs in the hot springs, in case you carried some with you. Enjoy the tasty results washed down with a chilled drink. Drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Night Game Drive (Optional): After dinner, you can opt to head out for a nighttime game drive to search for unusual nocturnal creatures such as the white-tailed mongoose, pennant winged nightjar, hyena, leopard and more!
Drive back to your lodge for a good night’s sleep.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking and Cultural Tour.
Chimpanzee Tracking: Start your day with a heart-felt breakfast from your lodge. Meet up with your guide and later head out to the park headquarters where you will begin your chimpanzee trekking activity from. Track chimpanzees at dawn as they leave their nests. As you search for these fascinating primates, look out for a wonderful variety of birds, including the Ibis, eagles, hawks, goshawks, hornbills and honey guides. Head back to your lodge for lunch.
Cultural Tour: After you have had your lunch and relaxed for a bit, meet up with your guide and drive out to the one of the nearby Batwa communities that live outside the national park. The Batwa people are hunter-gatherers who have always been dependent on Semuliki forest for food, shelter, medicine and tools. However, ever since they were relocated outside the national park, they have managed to find other ways to survive without solely depending on the forest, and also interact with other local communities.
Drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Morning Game Drive & Transfer Back to Kampala.
Morning game drive: Wake up at leisure and have breakfast at your lodge. Check out of your lodge and head out for a morning game drive in the national park. During your game drive safari, you will sight spectacular wildlife in the park such as; elephants, Sitatunga, potto, hippos, giraffes, zebra, antelopes and crocodiles to mention but a few. You are also luckily to spot the pygmy antelope and the two flying squirrel which are endemic to the national park.
Transfer back to Kampala: Have lunch and drive back to Kampala where upon your arrival in the city, you can take a short tour of the city if time allows. Later have your guide/driver drop you off at any hotel of your choice in Kampala city or directly at Entebbe airport depending on your departure flight schedule.
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