How safe is it to fly from Entebbe to Bwindi impenetrable national Park?
From Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, how safe is flight? Among the safest places to fly to in Uganda is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Every day throughout the year, internal flights reach Bwindi from where one may have one of the incredible life events of witnessing the gorilla.
Flying allows you to get at the Hotel/Park sooner than spending the whole day driving and be able to partake in numerous exciting activities. Flying lowers the time to spend on the road, which is usually 8-9 hours that is often unpleasant. Since flying is the quickest means of reaching Bwindi impenetrable forest National Park in Uganda, most of the visitors have chosen to fly.
To Bwindi impenetrable National Park, what airstrips should one fly to?
Fly-in safaris provided by Katland safaris to Bwindi National park and all other safari locations in Uganda. Two nearest primary Airstriks in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park let you to land on your safari tour to this amazing Park.
The Airstrip you travel to tells you the area of Bwindi you are staying in and visiting. Those visiting the southern half of Bwindi ( Rushaga and Nkuringo areas) may fly into Kisoro Airstrip, a one to two hour drive to the Park; those visiting the northern side of Bwindi ( Ruhija and Buhoma regions) can fly into Kihihi Airstrip.
Depending on the airline operator you choose to fly, flights to Kisoro and Kihihi Airstrip may leave Entebbe international Airport or Kajjansi Airstrip. Depending on the path, the flight takes around two hours reach Kisoro/Kihihi.
Another way to go to Bwindi impenetrable National Park from Kasese Airstrip, Mbarara Airstrip in western Uganda. While on your safari to visit the Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Wildlife watching, Hiking and cultural interactions, we can arrange flights to every National Park for you.
Mostly three aviation firms do flights in Kisoro and Kihihi Airstrip nearest to Bwindi impenetrable National Park. Leading firm Aerolink Uganda daily flies from Entebbe International Airport. Operating at Kajjansi Airstrip, Eagle flying and Fly Uganda are the other flying firms.
These firms may also run planned and chartered flights. Arriving at any Airstrip for all the transfers and activities in the Park, our expert, experienced English-speaking driver guide will be ready for you for a whole wonderful journey. For your comfort and unforgettable experience, we exclusively employ 4x 4 safari cars.
Impenetrable National Park in Bwindi
One of the few two national parks in Uganda where you could walk and see the amazing Mountain Gorillas in their natural habitat worldwide; it is home to more than half of the only remaining Mountain Gorillas in the wild making it famous and best place to trek the Mountain Gorillas; Bwindi Forest National Park is in the southern part of Uganda sharing a border with Congo.
There are many sections/sectors inside Bwindi Forest National Park where you may engage in the Gorilla tracking experience: Rushaga, Buhoma, Ruhija and Nkeringo gorilla sector.
Each of the eighteen inhabited gorilla families offered for gorilla tracking experience contains unique gorilla individuals; each gorilla family is headed and under control by the dominant male gorilla the Silverback.
You must have a Gorilla permit good for trekking that day if you are going on the trip. Given that only 8 persons are permitted to hike each gorilla family daily in Bwindi Forest National Park, Gorilla permits are few daily.
Flying from Entebbe, what should you see and do in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
One of the top fantastic travel places in Africa you should not miss on your bucket list; Bwindi impenetrable national park offers a lot to see and do. View the activities and sights below to explore Bwindi.
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi, inaccessible National Park
The main thing to do and view the gorillas while visiting Bwindi is gorilla treking. Half of the surviving Mountain Gorillas in the world live in Bwindi Forest National Park; so, your presence here increases your chances of viewing the mountain gorillas in their natural surroundings. Four separate areas of Bwindi Forest National park— Rushaga and Nkuringo in the south and Ruhija and Buhoma in the North East and East half of Bwindi National park respectively—feature mountain gorillas in Bwindi.
Your first concern is getting a gorilla permit so you may travel from Kigali to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Depending on your travel dates and availability of the gorilla permit that day, you must buy it ahead of time to guarantee a place for your trip.
Gorilla tracking is done in groups of eight people per gorilla family meaning eight permits only are available for each gorilla family, for you to guarantee a place for a daily gorilla trek you will need to secure your gorilla permit in advance months or days prior flying to Bwindi Forest National Park.
All you have to do when you book an all-inclusive Gorilla Safari flying safari with Katland Safaris is email us your real dates; we will then verify the availability of permits online. You prefer trekking gorillas? We will provisionally reserve your permission and provide an invoice for permit payment. We will lock your permit after you pay and then provide scanned copies of Uganda Wildlife Authority receipts to you.
Gorilla Habituation Experience inside Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
The Gorilla Habituation Experience lets you spend four hours with mountain gorillas still under habituation as you travel from Entebbe to Bwindi to see them.
In Bwindi Forest National Park in Uganda, only four persons are engaged in gorilla habituation activities. You must so reserve your gorilla habituation permit ahead of time to guarantee your spot. Depending on how long you search for them, the experience lasts half a day or whole day.
Only in the south of Bwindi impenetrable National Park between the sectors of Rushaga and Nkuringo is Gorilla Habituation Activity undertaken.
You see the gorillas that are being habituated during this trip; they are not yet accustomed to visitors and behave wild, with researchers and guides; you track the way gorillas eat, walk, rest, and also interact with them. Flying from Entebbe to Bwindi, this is among the most fascinating things you can do.
Observing birds in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
For Bird watchers, Bwindi Forest National Park is home to a variety of unusual bird species including Albertine Rift Endemic birds. We arrange birding trips using aircraft to Bwindi Forest National Park, where expert birding guides can help you to see various species.
Community and Cultural Interactions in Bwindi
The Batwa people, often known as the pygmies, lived in Bwindi Forest National Park for many years until recently when they were displaced from the park to the nearby towns in order to support mountain gorilla protection and tourism. You will get the chance to witness these pygmies utilized for hunting as well as their time spent in the forest, where they stayed and how they gathered wild honey.
They will present their dances and discuss how they have adjusted to and appreciated regular life outside the jungle. If you have any contribution to help the children with clothing and academic materials, you may also visit the rest of the community in the borders of the forest, the women organizations that produce crafts and sell food, the community schools and we urge if you have any donation to help the children with clothes and scholastic materials.
Walk in the Forest
Comprising a tropical forest, one of the oldest in the world having existed for more than 300,000 years, Bwindi Forest National Park has ancient tree species some of which are peculiar to this forest. Its thick canopy makes nature walks fun, thus it is also well known to be impenetrable.
On your nature walking safari in Bwindi Forest, you will have the opportunity to see many tree species, spot various bird species, and, should luck allow, see rare forest elephants, monkeys, baboons. These nature treks also let you mix with the surroundings, including a visit to the Bwindi Forest National Park’s lovely rivers and waterfalls. Your choice of package will depend on the time you have and may be customized with all these activities to fit your need most effectively.
Where in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park should you land from Entebbe?
Four areas within Bwindi impenetrable National Park are Buhoma, Nkuringo, Ruhija and Rushaga. The region you choose to visit will determine the lodging or hotel you use. When you inquire about permit availability with us, we will indicate which industry has permits available and also recommend the hotel in that sector.
From affordable to mid-range to luxury and to up market hotel with low season rates and high season rates, all these categories feature hotels and lodges ranging from In the Buhoma area, for instance, you might stay at Buhoma community camp as a budget hotel, Buhoma Havens lodge as Midrange hotel, Bwindi lodge, Mahogany springs resort, Buhoma lodge, as Luxury lodge and Gorilla forest camp as Up market hotel. In Rushaga, you may stay at Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge, Rushaga Gorilla camp and four gorillas resort in Nkuringo Bwindi lodge, clouds Mountain gorilla resort.
Why go from Entebbe to Bwindi via Katland safaris?
Experiences from Katland safaris are incredible Bwindi impenetrable national Park; remainder of Uganda, East Africa, also. Get in touch for our special tours and also for our reduced packages.
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