evidence: Uganda’s first protected area, the Semliki Valley lies on the border with the DRC, south of Lake Albert, below the Kijura Escarpment and the northern foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. [...] Semliki is also a lovely place in which to simply relax, enjoying the peace of this secluded part of Uganda. [...] The Semliki Wildlife Reserve is the park’s grassland neighbour and was the first protected area in Uganda, gazetted in 1926. The main habitats are open acacia-combretum woodland and grassy savannah, interspersed with patches of borassus palm forest, plus significant belts of riparian woodland along the main water courses, as well as some extensive swamps towards Lake Albert.