Uganda Safari Reviews

Buhoma:
Buhoma is one of Bwindi’s busiest site located Northern edge of the forest.
Accommodation is available on a wide scale and the trained trailhead used for tracking.

The most common activity is gorilla tracking while others include nature walks for spotting  birds and monkeys.
The walks are arranged in the morning at 9:00 and afternoon at 14:15 while exploring one of  Africa’s loveliest forest.

§    Water Falls trail passing through the rain forest between tree ferns, epiphytic ferns  and to orchids to visit three sparking waterfalls.

§    Summit of Rukubira Hill is the Muzabasiro Loop trail for viewing Bwindi Forest   perfectly, the Virungi volcanoes and the breath taking view of the Western Rift valley.

§    Towards Nkuringo on the Southern edge of the forest the highly suitable place for bird  watchers on the Ivi River trail along the old road.

§    In the valley down Buhoma find the River trail of Munyanga, which provides perfect views  of primates and birds.

Rushura Trail Hill provides to the Western Rift valley while on clean days one can view Mountain  Rwenzori and Lake Edward.

Buhoma cultural and community walk activities:
A 3-hours walk is organized by the local village community. Some of the visited areas include  beer brewery from banana traditional healer-homesteads. A traditional dance is also performed by  local dancers fro the development of the community through gifts and other rewards to their  projects.

Nkuringo:
Nkuringo is just situated on the Southern edge of the park. The second gorilla-tracking site of  Buhoma just 10km away from Bwindi. The distance is covered with thick impenetrable. However the  walks are too lovely between these cites for almost 4 hours.
On the isolated Ntako Ridge and as the Nkuringo trailhead giving guests perfect views across the  forest and the Southern volcanoes.
Gorilla tracking is the most done activity at this site. The gusts should have the expected  experience since the boundaries of the park lies on a steep valley 600m down the road.

Nkuringo Walks:
Arrangements are made to walk to banana brewer’s rural homesteads and traditional healers by the  local villagers.

Ruhija:
A 4WD vehicle is recommended for visitors to cross the park from Buhoma park head quarters to  Ruhija. This place is perfect for spotting primates, duiker and both forest and grass land  birds. The Mubwindi swamp is also recommended by the birders to be visited.
Other places to be visited include the bamboo zone, to find panoramic views of Lake Bunyonyi,  Mafuga forest and Afromontane vegetation.