5 Days Semuliki & Kibale National Park

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet your Danke Rwenzori Tours driver-guide and transfer to your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe. The exact location will depend on your flight arrival time and the practical requirements of your itinerary.

After checking in, take time to rest and recover from your flight. Depending on your arrival time, you may have an opportunity to enjoy a relaxed evening before dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Meals: Dinner.
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle; approximately 1–2 hours from Entebbe to Kampala, depending on traffic and hotel location.
Overnight: Hotel in Kampala or Entebbe.

After breakfast, begin your journey west toward Fort Portal, travelling along a paved road through Uganda's changing countryside. The drive takes approximately 5–6 hours under normal road conditions. As you approach Fort Portal, the climate becomes cooler and the landscape greener, with views of tea plantations along the route.

After lunch en route, continue to the Amabere Ganyinamwiru Caves, a culturally significant natural attraction whose unusual rock formations have inspired local legends. Explore the area and hike toward the viewpoint where you can see several crater lakes from above. Later, return to your hotel in Fort Portal for dinner and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle; approximately 5–6 hours from Kampala to Fort Portal, followed by an afternoon excursion.
Overnight: Hotel or lodge in Fort Portal.

After an early breakfast, your driver-guide will pick you up and begin the journey toward Semuliki National Park. The route takes you through scenic countryside with sharp bends, valleys and impressive views toward the Rwenzori Mountains. Stop at selected viewpoints to photograph the mountain ranges and surrounding valleys before continuing toward the park.

After entering Semuliki, you can experience the natural geothermal activity of the hot springs, including the traditional demonstration of boiling eggs in the bubbling water under safe, ranger-guided conditions. Continue with a guided nature walk through the tropical forest, where you can look for forest birds, primates and different tree species. Visit the male and female hot springs while your ranger explains their geological formation before returning to Fort Portal for dinner.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle; approximately 1–2 hours from Fort Portal to Semuliki, followed by guided forest activities and return transfer.
Overnight: Hotel or lodge in Fort Portal.

After an early breakfast, transfer to Kibale National Park for your chimpanzee tracking experience. After the park briefing, enter the forest with your ranger guide and spend approximately 3–4 hours exploring the trails in search of chimpanzees. Along the way, you may encounter other primates such as baboons, black-and-white colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys and L'Hoest's monkeys, together with numerous forest bird species.

After the tracking experience, return for lunch before continuing to the beautiful crater lakes in the Kasenda region. Enjoy the scenery and peaceful surroundings before returning to your Fort Portal accommodation. Dinner and overnight provide time to relax after your forest experience.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle; approximately 1-hour transfer to Kibale, followed by 3–4 hours of chimpanzee tracking and an afternoon crater-lake excursion.
Overnight: Hotel or lodge in Fort Portal.

After breakfast, begin your return journey toward Kampala or Entebbe for your onward flight. Depending on your flight departure time, you may have an opportunity to add an optional visit to the Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre, the botanical gardens or Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary.

The selected optional activity should be planned around your confirmed flight time to allow sufficient time for the transfer to Entebbe International Airport and airport check-in. Your 5 Days Semuliki & Kibale National Park experience concludes when you depart Uganda for your onward journey.

Meals: Breakfast.
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle; approximately 5–6 hours from Fort Portal toward Kampala/Entebbe, depending on traffic and stops.
End of Trip.