Getting to Semuliki National Park in Western Uganda is a great opportunity for tourists to visit one of the world’s powerful hot spring- the Sempaya Hot Springs. Semuliki National Park (SNP) lies in the extreme Western side of Uganda, sitting on a land area of 220sq.kms sheltering a portion of the Congo’s Ituri Forest.
By road:
- Kampala to Semuliki National Park, it is about 290kms. This is for visitors traveling from Kampala via Mubende-Fort Portal City route.
- 465kms if you are taking the Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara-Kasese route- this can be estimated to cover about 7-8 hours of driving in a fully mechanized vehicle. Taking this route lets you visit or make a stopover in some of the interesting tourists spots such as Equator crossing at Kayabwe, Lake Mburo National Park a home to lots of impalas, zebras and other antelope families.
- Fort Portal to Sempaya gate of Semuliki NP, it is about 59kms and up to the headquarters at Ntandi, it is 65kms. The Sempaya main gate of Semuliki NP from Fort Portal is approximately 2 hours of driving.
- Kasese to Semuliki NP, 73.8kms.
- Mubende to Semuliki NP, it is 168kms.
Other than using a 4×4 rental car, there is an option of public means. There are buses operating from Kampala city up to Bundibugyo taking the Fort Portal route. You can be dropped off at Karungutu Trading Center where you can connect to the park on a boda boda.
By air:
Fly in tours to Semuliki National Park can easily be arranged setting off from Entebbe Airport (EBB) and Kajjansi Airfield to Semliki airstrip in Kabarole. Visitors also have a chance to fly from Entebbe to Mweya or Kasese airstrips then drive to Semuliki National Park, Western Uganda.