Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Bwindi forest situated in south western Uganda is well known for Mountain Gorillas. I
t is also home to the chimpanzee and around 120 mammal species. Some of the finest birding in Africa can also be experienced in this park.
Access: The drive from Kampala to Bwindi usually takes a minimum of 9 hours. By road; the most direct route is by driving from Kampala through Ntungamo via Rukungiri and on to Buhoma. Nkuringo can be accessed by driving to Kisoro via Kabale. A 4 x 4 WD vehicle is usually recommended for the drive to Bwindi.
By air, chartered planes can be booked for your flight to either Kayonza or Kisoro Airstrips and then by road to Buhoma, Ruhija, Nshongi and Nkuringo respectively.