Accommodation in Uganda: Semliki Safari Camp
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Semliki Safari Camp
Semliki Wildlife Reserve
Semliki Safari Camp is a luxurious tented camp in the heart of the Semliki Wildlife Reserve.
The eight tents are on raised wooden platforms and have private verandah and en suite bathrooms with hot bucket showers.
The main lodge has an open-plan dining room which serves excellent four-course candlelit dinners in the evenings around a communal table, and a lounge area with plenty of large comfortable sofas and a library
The lodge is open on one side and looks out on to the Mugiri River Forest where black-and-white colobus and red-tailed monkeys can often be seen and the calls of chimpanzees can be heard. Beyond the forest the foothills of the Ruwenzoris rise up from the valley to their ice-capped peaks and the Congolese Blue Mountains are in the distance. At night camp fires are lit and the night sky is spectacular.
Activities from the camp include game drives, night drives and boat trips on Lake Albert that offer excellent bird-watching opportunities. The walks in the Mugiri River Forest are good for viewing primates and forest birds including the blue turaco and crested guinea-fowl.
Finally, there is the opportunity to join the resident chimpanzee researchers for tracking and observing these fascinating primates.
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