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How to get to Bwindi Forest from Entebbe by flight?

Get to Bwindi Forest

How to get to Bwindi Forest from Entebbe by flight?

How to get to Bwindi Forest from Entebbe by flight?; Bwindi impenetrable national park is known for being the finest destination for the most threatened primate specie that is the mountain gorilla. That said, it’s said that more than half of the world’s total remaining gorilla population of Mountain Gorillas reside in both Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

Yearly, about 70% of Uganda’s tourists majorly come for a gorilla trekking experience and feel inspired overtaking this once in a life lifetime to experience gorilla trekking Uganda and encounter these mighty mountain gorillas of Bwindi Forest Impenetrable National Park.

Easy way to get to Bwindi Forest by flight

There is more than one way of getting there, it’s a long drive and takes 8 – 10 hours depending on whether your trekking destination is northern or southern Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. If you’re on a longer safari, the long drive times to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest are eliminated.

For those who don’t want 8 – 10 hours driving from Entebbe to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park due to their comfort and minimal drive times, flying from Entebbe international airport to Kisoro airstrip in the southern part of Bwindi is. Else fly to Kihihi airstrip in the northern part of the park, the flying time from Entebbe to Kisoro or Kihihi is about 45 minutes to one hour, this will help you to save on full day driving from Entebbe to Bwindi Forest.

This journey takes almost a full day of just transferring to the park while sitting in the vehicle and is something that most travelers find to be so tiresome and time-consuming, especially for those with little safari time.

Aerolink Uganda a domestic airline has daily scheduled flights from Entebbe to Bwindi forest national park, on the day we will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to Entebbe airport for your flights to Bwindi which lands at Kisoro airstrip or at Kihihi airstrip when you get there our guide will be there to drive you to the lodge near the park, have a relaxed day and in the afternoon you can go for a nature walk as you’re are preparing for gorilla tracking next day.

Note: However, this is no more a challenge to visitors/ tourists who are much concerned about the long 9hr drive transfer journey to the park ahead of their gorilla trekking experience the next morning. As Kisoro Tours Uganda we present to you flying Uganda safari packages to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park to make your Uganda tour reliable and rewarding.

Flying to Bwindi Forest from Entebbe for gorilla tracking?

Flying from Entebbe to Kisoro or Kihihi takes only one hour, yes there is an extra cost for the flight but it saves tourists and other visitors 9 to 10 hours of driving which is a full day from Entebbe or Kampala to Bwindi forest, it recommended for those who have little time but want to spend time with mountain gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park or in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. More than half of the world’s mountain gorillas live in Uganda’s Bwindi forest, currently, Uganda has over 20 habituated gorilla family groups open for tourism, and more are under habituation process. Flying to Bwindi Forest will you’re your gorilla tracking in Uganda easier, contact us for any other information you may know regards Flying from Entebbe to Bwindi Forest for gorilla tracking.

There are direct flights from the Kajjansi airstrip to different national parks in the country like Queen ElizabethMurchison Falls, Kidepo valley, and the mighty Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Including other tourist destinations around the country to ensure that their accessibility is paramount. Therefore, Flying Uganda Safaris offer travelers with limited time, a chance to encounter and explore the pearl of Africa in a very short convenient time.

In addition to that; now with domestic flights to Bwindi impenetrable national park, Uganda gorilla trekkers are saved from the 9hr drive journey by flying from Kajjansi to Kihiihi airstrip and which takes about 1hr. Then from Kihihi, travelers are transferred by vehicle to their respective regions/sectors of Bwindi impenetrable forest Np.

And the fact that flying to Bwindi national parks takes about 1 hour, it is very easy and convenient for trekkers going through the gorilla trekking experience in just two days using the scheduled flights, and if at all it’s a chartered flight, it can be possible even trekking the gorillas and fly back to Kampala on the very same day.

Flying to Mgahinga gorilla national park for gorilla tracking?

When flying to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, the distance is still the same as flying to Bwindi Forest and but you only land at Kisoro airstrip. You can as well easily access both Bwindi Forest national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park from Kigali International Airport, you can fly into Kigali and track gorillas in Uganda, this is another easiest way of accessing Bwindi Forest or Mgahinga for gorilla tracking safari, it is only 3 to 4 hours drive from Kigali to Bwindi Forest, you can check out our Uganda gorilla safari packages starting from Kigali Rwanda.

Putting wildlife interests away, Kisoro Tours Safaris also permits you to discover the diverse country with over 50 cultures of different norms and clothing, beliefs, cultural songs and dances, and even languages. Uganda is simply one African destination that all tourists should not stop only hearing about and reading about rather must take a step to explore Uganda the pearl of Africa. Endeavor to enquire or contact us with all your bookings now and enjoy Flying safaris Uganda to Bwindi impenetrable national park.

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