Visit the Beautiful Sempaya Hot Springs

The Sempaya hot springs are the number one tourist attraction in this park. These hot springs are two in number: one being the ‘male’ referred to as Bintente located in a swamp-clearing, and it is twelve (12) meters wide. The second one which is the ‘female’ is locally known as Nyasimbi, and this means ‘female ancestors’ in the local language. Its water boils to a temperature of 103°C and forms a cloud of steam right over the bubbling water. When you visit this hot spring, you will see people boiling some food stuffs such as eggs and bananas.
Bird Watching Trips
This amazing National Park has more than 442 different types of bird living within its boundaries. This park is home to Forty percent (40%) of the bird species living within the country as well as sixty six percent (66%) of the forest-bird-species. There are forty six (46) Guinea Congo biome species as well as five (5) species that are endemic to the Albertine-Rift eco-system. during your Bird Watching Tour, here are some of the species to lookout for: the African Piculet, Yellow-throated Nicator, Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill, Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch, Orange-cheeked Waxbill, Leaf-love, Nkulengu Rail, Red-rumped Tinkerbird, Yellow-throated Cuckoo, Swamp Palm Bulbul, Blue-billed malimbe, Black-casqued Wattled Horbill, Piping Hornbill, Lemon-bellied Crombec, Red-bellied Malimbe, White-crested Hornbill, Maxwell’s Black Weaver, Crested Malimbe, White-throated Blue Swallow as well as Black Dwarf Hornbill, among several others.
Wildlife Viewing / Game Drives

Semuliki National Park has over fifty (50) different types of mammals living within this park among which are 11 species endermic here and 27 large mammals. Some of the animals you will see here include: the pygmy antelope, flying squirrels, water chevrotain, forest elephants, as well as buffaloes, furthermore, within the shallow waters of Semiliki River, you will be able to see numerous crocodiles and hippos.
Primate Watching Tours
There are a number of different primates found in this park that can best be seen during our forest walks. Some of the commonly seen primates in the park include: chimpanzees, de Brazza’s, baboons, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, Central-African red colobus monkeys, Dent’s mona monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys as well as the blue monkeys.
Best time to Visit Semuliki National Park
This beautiful national park can be visited throughout the year however for the best wildlife views we recommend you avoid the wet season and visit during the dry months.