Getting to Bwindi Forest Uganda,Vacation Ideas, Travel and Safari Trip Africa

February 28, 2008

Location:
Bwindi is located 530km from Kampala in South Western Uganda. By use of road, you can reach the  park from all directions and you can use the following routes: -
(1).    Kampala-Kabale-Kanungu-Buhoma.
This leads you to a 414km tarmac highway to Kabale and can take you about 5 hours.

Another route passes through Kanungu and Kanyantorogo and takes you 4-5 hours.
Here a 4WD is required since the road is covered with winding m arum.

(2).    Queen Elizabeth National Park (Mweya):
This route passes through Ishasha sector where one can have a chance to see the climbing lions.  Mweya is 160km and Ishasha is just 64km away from Bwindi park.

(3).     Kampala-Kabale-Nkuringo:
This route takes 4 hours from Kabale to Nkuringo for 105km on a murram mountainous road, which  calls for a 4WD vehicle.

Another is Kisoro route 80Km from Kabale, then to Nkuringo and 35km from Kisoro can take just 1 -2 hours dive by a 4WD since the road is winding.

(4).      Kampala-Kabale-Ruhija-Buhoma:
This route covers 95km on murram and can take 3-4 hours. A 4WD could be used on Ruhija route  since the road is in poor condition.

(5). Kampala-Ntungamo-Rukungiri Kihihi-Buhoma:
This is the most frequent used route and shortest from Kampala to Rukungiri, for 390km then you  follow a murram road to Buhoma for 82km.
(6). Other means:
Public transport:
A daily bus to Butogota from Kampala can be used, then one can hire a taxi to Buhoma (17km).  However, a vehicle can be hired in Kisoro since there is no public transport to Nkuringo.

Air transport:
The Kisoro airstrip can be used by planes flying from Kampala and Entebbe. While the Kayonza  airstrip can cater for planes coming from Buhoma.

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