How To Get To Bwindi National Park From Driving Safari Or Fly-in Driving from Kampala to Bwindi, the road journey is roughly 530 km over eight to nine hours. Stops like those at the Equator allow you to simultaneously stand on both sides of the planet and capture images or Mpambire royal drum villages.

One more stop on the trip could be for a safari. In Lake Mburo National Park, however you have to spend nights here. En route to every National Park on the western side of Uganda is this one.

Daily domestic flights leaving Kajjansi Airstrip or Entebbe Airport head by air to Kihihi Airstrip. You must book an advance seat and pay for a transfer car as well.

These days, one can reach Bwindi Impenetrable national park by car (driving safaris) or by plane (fly in safaris). Small aircraft can land at an airfield on both sides of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Clients can land at Kisoro Airstrip in the southern section of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park then drive two and half hours to Nkuringo or Rushaga.

Visitors can travel from Entebbe to Kihihi or Kayonza Airstrip if tracking gorillas in the eastern or northern sides of Bwindi Impenetrable National park Ruhija and Buhoma respectively. From Kayonza, the drive to Buhoma takes around forty-five minutes; from Kihihi Airstrip to Buhoma, the drive could take up to two hours. About three hours should be plenty if you are trekking gorillas in Eastern Bwindi Impenetrable National Park near Ruhija.

Should you decide on driving, it takes roughly eight to nine hours from Kampala to Buhoma or Ruhija and nine two ten hours from Kampala to Nkuringo or Rushaga. Driving from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is quite picturesque and offers plenty of sights on route. These include stops at the equator crossing, royal drum makes, spotting the ankole long horned cattle being fed by the him pastoral tribe, and of course the rolling hills of the Kigezi area.

Depending on connections made, from Entebbe to any side of the park can take up to one hour flight or more. Two prominent operators of flight to Bwindi Impenetrable national Park among other national parks are Fly Uganda and Aerolink Uganda. Aerolink runs two daily scheduled flights from Entebbe to Kihihi in the morning and afternoon occasionally linking to other national parks. While the afternoon flight leaves Entebbe and enters Kihihi an hour later, the first flight leaves at 7:30 and arrives at Kihihi at 9:45 am.

Depending on the volume of passengers on board, Fly Uganda runs charters that can land in Kayonza, near the Buhoma side of the Kihihi Airstrip. Bigger projects land at Kihihi Airstrip. They also run a per seat cost with minimum two persons to accommodate those with limited means that cannot charter their own vessel.

Strong winds and the influence of volcanic hills in the area make Kisoro airfield most accessible in the morning.

Should you have enough time and wish to know about Uganda and its country side, then try out driving; if you have less time and want to do gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable national park, then attempt flying.

Which routes should one use to reach Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Kampala – Ntungamo-Rukungiri-Kihihi-Buhoma?

This is the most straight path from Kampala to Buhoma side of Bwindi. You cover roughly 390 kilometers then carry on on a murram road for 82 km. Drive time comes at eight hours.

Kabale-Ruhijah-Buhoma from Kampala

From Kabale to Ruhija, you drive for 95 kilometers on a murram road spanning three to four hours. Since this road is still under construction, only a 4x 4 wheeler will get you through should it be a rainy season.

About 105 kilometers separate Kampala to Kabale from Nkuringo, the southern portion of Bwindi impenetrable National Park. Covering the length of a tortuous road takes four hours.

About 80 kilometers from Kabale, Kisoro town is where you can choose to spend a night and then travel 35 kilometers for roughly an hour and thirty minutes to Nkuringo area for early morning briefing.

Kampala, Kabale-Kanungu-Buhoma

About 414km on a tarmac road for almost six hours, you drive from Kampala to Kabale. About 150km from Kabale to Kanungu, connect via a murram road to Kanyantorogo for almost five hours. Sometimes this road has impassable roads, hence you may need a 4×4 wheeler.

Queen Elizabeth National Park to the Bwindi impenetrable National Park’s Buhoma area

Should you have a wildlife safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park and have to travel to the Buhoma sector of Bwindi Park, you must drive 160 meters from the main administrative area of the park.

could you spend overnight in the southern Ishasha section of Queen Elizabeth National Park, you could anticipate to drive roughly 64 km. Search the fig trees for a chance to see the tree climbing lions.

via Air

Entebbe airport or Kajjansi Air strip daily domestic scheduled flights leave to Kihihi or Kisoro Airstrip. The flights run in the morning and afternoon; the maximum number of individuals one can fly alongside is two.

Should you wish a private gorilla trekking adventure, charter flights can be scheduled from Kajjansi Air strip or Entebbe Airport. You have to make prior bookings so that CAA may advise on your being in air during that period and other clearances can be completed on schedule.

Requirements and How To Book Fly In Gorilla Trekking Safari

Have a current passport.

Your passport’s entire names match each other.

Origin

Age

There is a 10 kilogram hand baggage allowed.

We plan fly-in gorilla treks safaris at Monumental Expeditions and Safaris. Though we reserve seats for our customers, we require the above information from you. Since seats sell out particularly in the busy seasons, June to September and December to January, advance booking is advised.

You have to arrange a transfer car to your lodge since the planes land near the airstrip. You need almost two hours to reach Buhoma from the plane when it lands in Kihihi. There are no stand-by taxis at the runway; instead, our safari adviser arranges advance plans to pick you on arrival.

What To Do During The Gorilla Trekking Travel In the Bwindi impenetrable National Park

Visit Drum Village in Mpambire.

This local royal drum producing community originated in ancient times and those running it inherited the earth from their ancestors. Here drums are twisted from wood logs and fashioned from animal hide. Manufactures from here also supply the unique royal drums the King (Kabaka) uses. Locally made and tuned from here, various local drums of all sizes—from small to the largest of all musical sounds—are locally unique.

Equator at Kayabwe

One finds a round concrete where the Equator is thought to pass at the road side. You can stop here for a break, snap pictures standing in both the northern and southern hemishere and conduct the water experiment. There are several souvenir stores there where you might get some handcrafted items to keep.

Lake Mburo National Park

You might pass Lake Mburo National Park for a short game drive when heading to or from Bwindi impenetrable National park. Elands, impalas, water bucks, reed bucks, Uganda kobs, giraffes, herds of buffaloes, elephants and others may all be seen here. If you are let into the park, you have to pay park entrance even if your trip is merely passing through.

Queen Elizabeth National Park

You could stop over in Queen Elizabeth National Park for a night or two before reaching Bwindi impenetrable National Park. You can go on an early morning game drive across several tracks here. The crater lakes trek leads you to the floor of the rift valley’s breathtaking display of crater lakes. Called the animal hospital, Lake Nyamunuka is the most remarkable since the dead animals there emit a terrible stench.

For lions that hunt Uganda kobs and also enjoy spending the day here, the Kasenyi grassland track is a common hang out. Here are probably chances of a battle when catching a target.

Here sits Uganda’s oldest ancient industry: lake Katwe. The miners still employ the age-old techniques of bare hand salt collecting. The salt is stacked in pans to dry; purchasers gather it from here to the other markets all throughout the nation.

Most amazing charms of the parks from the rift valley bottom are seen during the launch journey on Kazinga Channel. On a clear day, the snowcapped top of Rwenzori may be rather striking. Sometimes thirsty creatures like lions, herds of buffaloes, elephants, leopards, water bucks, bush bucks and others visit the banks of the creek. They wash here and come to satisfy their thirst. Common visitors to the coast are flocks of birds, both native and international migratory.

Departing Queen Elizabeth National Park to Bwindi impenetrable National park may be via Ishasha sector buy you must know the state of the bridge because it may be swept away by severe rain.

Kibale National Park

If your Africa safari involves including gorilla trekking and chimpanzee hiking, Kibale National Park is the perfect place to pick. Given their feeding from the treetops, the park offers the best possibility of observing a large number of chimpanzees in the wild even during the worst of rain seasons. The best line of action is to drive from Mubende to Fort Portal.

Though this tropical jungle offers various attractions, Chimpanzee trekking is its main point. East Africa’s park boasts the most varied primate species in Africa and the most habituated mountain gorillas among other things.

Right now, a chimpanzee hiking permit runs $300 per person. You might decide to go chimpanzee trekking in morning or afternoon. A session allows just six visitors to a given chimpanzee community. Once you find the chimps, only one hour is allowed for viewing. As the warden advised after the briefing, make sure you follow all the guidelines of chimpanzee trekking. Kanyanchu tourist center and a subsidiary center at Sebitori serve as the major points of briefing for this park.

You can link for Bwindi Impenetrable National park after chimpanzee trekking. The drive could take six hours before reaching the Buhoma area.

Center of Wildlife Education for Uganda

Should you find yourself in Uganda before the beginning of your gorilla trekking safari to Bwindi Impenetrable national park, Entebbe offers several activities.

The overview of practically all Uganda wild species is found in the former Entebbe Zoo’s Uganda Wildlife Education center Exhibits featuring surroundings akin to those of their wild habitat house them. The center features lions, cheetahs, elephants, Rhinos, Zebras, Giraffes, vipers, chimps, many bird species including the uncommon shoe bill and others To find out more about these species and which parks they are typically located in Uganda, go on a guided tour in the center.

Ngamba Island is the greatest option if you want to view the chimpanzees only but have limited time on your gorilla trekking expedition. The Koome Islands in Lake Victoria include this island. Chimpanzees unable of returning to their wild habitats find refuge here. From poachers, snares, circus, those left behind, the chimpanzees here have been rescued.

You have to there early before feeding time to enjoy this pleasure since you help feed the chimpanzees from the view platform. If you organize early, you can do keeper for the day or chimpanzee up close but you have to get vaccinated ahead of time.