Toro Semliki Wildlife Reserve

Toro-semliki contains many animals which include elephants, Buffalo, Uganda Kob, Waterbuck, Warthog, Giant Forest Hog, and Hippopotamus; Primates including Chimpanzees, Baboons and Monkeys including Vervet, Red-tailed and Black and White Colobus. Most of the time it's difficult to site them in daylight but sometimes they can be spotted during night drives.

The most common primate is the Uganda kob in the park which can be spotted very easily. Some more primates can be spotted in the park such as the vervet and red-tailed monkey, the beautiful black-and-white colobus and the olive baboon. Chimpanzees are available in the park but it's difficult to track them.

The best time for wildlife viewing is in the Dry seasons from December to February as animals gather around rivers and waterholes. Roads are slippery in the rainy season hence difficult to travel at that time. 

Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve is the best place for bird lovers. It has more than 400 bird species, including the lyre-tailed honeyguide. 216 of these species (66 per cent of the country's total bird species) are true forest birds, including the rare Oberländer's ground thrush, Sassi's olive greenbul and nine hornbill species. It also has 460 butterfly species. A hike to Nyaburogo gorge is the ideal walk for birders that starts right at the Reserve Headquarters. It is a 7km hike that goes through a diversity of habitats including savanna, woodland and a forest in the gorge.

Birding can be done all year round in Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve but the best time will be during the breeding season which will be in March after the dry season from December to February. In the rainy season from August to October, Bird watching can be difficult to follow as roads become very slippery.

The best time for wildlife viewing is in the Dry seasons from December to February as animals gather around rivers and waterholes. Roads are slippery in the rainy season hence difficult to travel at that time.