Bwindi National Parks

Size:
331 sq km
Location:
Southwest. The closes large town is Kabale.

Getting There:
Bwindi can be reached both by road and by air. By road;
QENP in the north –Kihihi-Buhoma (2-3 hours),
Kampala-Kabale-Kanungu-Buhoma
Kampala-Ntungamo-Rukungiri –Kihihi-Buhoma

*4x4 recommended during the rains

By air, the tourists can fly from Entebbe international airport to Kisoro airstrip

When to visit:
Any time, though conditions are more challenging during the rainy season. So the rain coats and gumboots are advised.

Accommodation:
There is a wide range of accommodation for both up market and budget visitors including Gorilla forest camp, Mantana tented camp, Volcanoes Bwindi camp, Gorilla Homestead, Buhoma homestead, Lake Kitandara camp and Gorilla resort for up market while Buhoma community campground and Bwindi view canteen and available for budget travelers.
What to do:
Gorilla tracking is the main activity in the park; permits must pre-booked at the UWA office in Kampala. Other guided forest walks are available: one popular trail leads to a pretty waterfall, others focus on birding and monkey-viewing.

Apart from these Great apes, Bwindi boast a large number of other primates (10 species) including chimpanzee, L’Hoest’s monkey, red tailed and blue monkeys, black and white colubus monkey, baboon,  310 species of Butterflies, 88 moths, 51 reptile species and 200 tree species. Other attractions are the Batwa communities that live around the park.