driving to semuliki national park

driving to semuliki national park: Entebbe is the starting point for most of the safaris in Uganda because its where we find the country’s main international airport. Most tourists enter Uganda through Entebbe International Airport and stay in the hotels of Entebbe or immediately start their safaris around the country. After safaris in Semuliki, tourists again use Entebbe International Airport to exit the country meaning that Entebbe is the start and end of most safaris in Uganda.

Tourists who are planning to drive from Entebbe to Semuliki national park must know a few things. The location of Semuliki national park, distance from Entebbe as well as the driving time to the park. Starting with location, Semuliki national park is located north western of Entebbe about 359km.

Semuliki national park is located in Bundibugyo district north of Mount Rwenzori on the borders of Uganda and DR Congo. Semuliki national park is about 5 to 6 hours drive from Entebbe city if tourists use road transport. The time taken to access Semuliki national park depends on the speed of the driver, number of stopovers along the way and also the nature of the roads.

Accessing semuliki national park starts at Entebbe International Airport or a hotel in Entebbe city. Tourists start driving from Entebbe, go through Kampala, Mityana, Mubende, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Fort Portal, and Bundibugyo where the park is located. The journey from Entebbe is not so long like it is to other destinations for example Bwindi where one take 8 to 9 hours or even more.

Accessing semuliki national park from Entebbe comes with different stopovers along the way. Tourists go through different towns, and villages coming across different people doing their day to day lives. There are stopovers at some places like restaurants for lunch or snacks, tourism places, and much more.

Before reaching Semuliki national park, tourists get an opportunity of passing through Kibale forest national park which is home to the highest population of chimpanzees in the whole world. Tourists also get a clear view of the snow caped mountain Rwenzori as they enter Bundibugyo district.

Apart from driving, tourists can actually fly to Semuliki national park. Yes, it’s very possible to fly to Semuliki national park because there are so many tour companies that fly to that destination. Aerolink Uganda, Bar Aviation Uganda, and Kampala Executive Aviation are some of the airline companies that can help tourists fly to Semuliki national park.

To fly to Semuliki national park, you will need to communicate with your local tour operator or you can still do a booking by yourself. The reason as to why we advise tourists to use local tour operators when booking flights is that the tour operators have got special discounts with the airline companies which individuals can never get.

Flights to Semuliki national park for tourists in Entebbe start from Entebbe International Airport to Kasese Airstrip or Mweya Airstrip. Some of the flights might route via Murchison falls national park and then to Semuliki national park. Flights take different hours depending on the routings and stopovers along the way.