Bwindi Tour Packages
- 3 days gorilla trekking and wildlife safari
- 4 days gorilla and chimpanzee tour
- 5 days bwindi and Rwanda gorilla safari
- Gorilla tour
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Regarded to be one of the most biologically diverse forests in Africa, Bwindi Impenetrable forest has an altitude range between 1,160m and 2,607 m above sea level. It has an average annual rainfall of almost 1,500 mm, and it is a vital a catchment area, the source of five major rivers, which flow into Lake Albert. It is a true rainforest, spread over a series of steep ridges and valleys that form the eastern edge of the Albertine Rift Valley.
The park is best known for gorilla tracking in that it harbours half of the world’s remaining gorillas located in Buhoma and Nkuringo. Despite the fact that focus is on gorillas the park is also known to Harbour at least 120 mammal species more than any national park in Uganda except Queen Elizabeth. The list includes mainly small mammals. The park also harbours about 11 primate species such as the white and black colobus, olive baboons, red-tailed and blue monkey and others.
Also recorded is a total of 350 birds species which is remarkably high considering the fact that their are a few waterbirds compared to other parks. The park harbours over 23 species endemic t the Albertine Rift, and at least 14 species recorded nowhere else in Uganda. The park is also a home to over 200 butterfly species including 8 Albertine Rift endemics. Dedicated butterfly watchers should hope to identify more than 50 varieties in one day.
Getting there and away.
Kampala to Kabale is a distance of 414 km on bitumen surface and takes 6-7 hours. An additional 120 km from Kabale to Buhoma Park . Headquarters via Kanungu and Kanyantoroogo on murram surface takes 3-4 hours and may require a 4WD vehicle. Kabale-Ruhija-Buhoma is 95 kilometers and takes about 3-4 hours. This road is not frequently used by the public. A 4WD vehicle is recommended.