Country: Uganda
Destination: Bwindi Forest Impenetrable National Park.
Trip Overview
The 1 day Bwindi Buhoma to Nkuringo hiking tour, takes you through a majestic hike, across the Bwindi forest. Each journey may begin with a single step, but some require a few more steps than others – Always a call for One More Adventure! Buhoma to Nkuringo Bwindi forest walking safari, will reward you with one of the most outstanding hikes you have ever encountered, with a sharp altitude hike of 500 m at the end. Hiking through Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda, is one of the best hiking adventures one will ever dream of undertaking cutting across Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, which is home to half of the world’s endangered Mountain gorillas. There is so much other than just gorilla in Bwindi forest, and Buhoma to Nkuringo hiking trail, is just one of them.
Trip highlights
- Waterfalls
- Beautiful sceneries
- Opportunity to see primates
- Bird watching
- Community encounter
- Farm visit
- Bwindi forest hiking experience
- Nature walk
- Bird watching
Day 1: Buhoma to Nkuringo Hiking Excursion
Day Itinerary
You will meet up with your assigned local guide at your lodge (either in Nkuringo or Buhoma), share a short introductory briefing, grab your packed picnic lunch and snacks, head off to the park headquarter by foot walking for registration and briefing. At 8:30 am, you kick off your hike from Buhoma to Nkuringo which roughly a 19km, and takes 6 – 7 hours walk. (You can as well opt for Buhoma – Nteko route, 3 – 4 hours hike)
0 Km: Start the trek from Buhoma at about 1483m ASL 500m, with a sharp gradient, in a company of ranger guides, and porters, cross River Munyaga. After around 3km, you will arrive after a gentle climb to 1580m ASL at a trail junction where you may branch off to go see the cascading falls 700m off trail. As you approach 6.6km, you will cross the River. Ivi at 1460m ASL after a gentle descent. At about 10.6km, you will reach the forest boundary after an undulating but mostly gentle rise to 1580m ASL, you will now emerge from the Bwindi forest. After 14.6km, you will arrive at Nkuringo after a steep climb to 2133m ASL. This last portion of the hike is more demanding, as you ascend the last part of your hike. The gentle sections until River Ivy have very good solid ground. After crossing the river, you get through a number of very shallow pools on stepping stones. The water level depends on the rainy season. Once you begin the steep climb, pray that the rain has not made parts of the track slippery. But it is a generally solid trail underfoot.
Difficulty level is moderate. I would grade it easy but for that steep finish up to Nkuringo.
The views are magnificent, a detour to Buhoma falls is an added bonus if you have energy and off the record we met a family of Gorillas and some chimpanzees. But that’s all down to luck. End of the hiking tour.
This safari package includes.
- Park fees
- Service of a park ranger guide
- Service of a professional English speaking local guide
- Porter
- Bwindi forest hiking permit
- Community encounter experience
- Bottles of mineral water
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like:
- Accommodation
- Transportation
- Meals
- Gorilla permits
- Visa Fees & flights
- Optional activities
- Tips & gratuities
- Laundry
- Alcoholic drinks
- International vaccinations
- Health test requirements
- Porter fees while trekking
- Personal travel Insurance
- Personal shopping bills
- Phone call bills
- Extras while at the hotel
- Items of personal nature
Please contact us for a free detailed quote on the option of your choice. We can tailor a request that suits your interests, and budget, as well as we can change or upgrade the lodge options. We can also arrange this as part of your gorilla trekking trip. Write to us with more details about your Uganda safari.