Domestic flights from Entebbe to Kihihi airstrip

Domestic flights from Entebbe to Kihihi airstrip – Gorilla trekking Buhoma sector of Bwindi forest – Game watching and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth

Domestic flights from Entebbe to Kihihi airstrip – Kihihi airstrip is a small airstrip near southern queen Elizabeth and about 46 sq kms to Bwindi impenetrable national park Travelers can fly to kihihi airstrip from Entebbe which is about 20 minutes to the park gate, a domestic airline aerolink Uganda and Kampala executive aviation operates daily scheduled and private charter flights to kihihi for clients going to see the mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park or game drives in Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth national park.

Kihihi Airstrip

Internal Flights

From Kihihi Airstrip passengers can connect to:-

• Kisoro (Bwindi Impenetrable National Park)
• Mweya and Kasese airstrips (Queen Elizabeth National Park)
• Semiliki airstrip (Semuliki National Park)

 Queen Elizabeth National park

Queen Elizabeth National Park is situated in south west region of Uganda and is the Uganda’s most popular tourist destination which started in 1952 as Kazinga National Park and latterly on it was named Queen Elizabeth National Park after the visit of Queen Elizabeth the 11 to Uganda. It covers a distance of 420 kilometers squared by road and it takes 5-6 hours drive from Kampala the capital city of Uganda the Pearl of Africa.

• Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the famous Park in the world for wild animals where tourist can be able to spot. Lions, leopards, Buffaloes, Elephants, different species of antelopes such as the Uganda kobs and more.

• Chimpanzees trekking in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the Park where Chimpanzee trekking is done. This lasts for two-three hours and it is being led by a ranger guide in the Kyambura Gorge to their main habitat.

• Boat Launch on Kazinga Channel

Boat cruise on the Kazinga channel that fascinate species that inhabit the channel for drinking water, where tourist take hours along the channel and be able to spot hundreds of hippos, Buffaloes, while Elephants linger on the shoreline and many species of water birds. Kazinga channel has the highest concentration of hippos in the whole World.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is also home for half of the bird species we have in the country and believed to be one of the best birding spots. Take a chance to view some wild animals on foot on your nature walk as you look out for the birds.

It can be accessed from Kampala in 5-6 hours’ drive, by road you can have a stopover at the equator to know where sun sets from, tea plantations which makes Uganda a green Country. Alternatively tourists can as well fly to the Park for only one hour from Entebbe.

The Park has beautiful hotels and lodges where tourist can stay such as Mweya safari lodge, Kyambura gorge lodge, Kazinga channel safari lodge, the Bush lodge, Buffalo safari resort, among others.

Queen Elizabeth National Park can be visited all year round more in the high season in months of January, March, June, August, September and December.

Popular safaris to Queen Elizabeth National park in Uganda

Bwindi impenetrable national park

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in the southwestern region of the country, on the edge of the rift valley commonly referred to as the impenetrable forest, Bwindi National Park is bordered by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on the western side; Kabale town to the southeast is the nearest main town to the Park, 29 kilometers away by road. It covers an area of 331 square kilometers and is located in the highest parts of Kigezi highlands with an altitude of 1,190 to 2,607 meters above sea level and 60% of this magical park has an elevation of over 2,000 meters above sea level. The highest elevation in the park is Rwamunyonyi hill at the eastern edge and the lowest part of the park is located at its most northern tip.

• Guided Nature Walk

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is natural forest reserve, where tourist can do nature walks from different walking trails leading them to beauty of the forest and waterfalls, swamps and rivers. This gives them more chances to spot other primates like black monkeys, blue monkeys, Colobus monkeys and many more which could have missed on the Gorilla trekking.

• Gorilla Trekking.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is a home of Mountain Gorillas of over seventeen (17) Gorilla families that can be visited by tourists every day, each family can be booked by eight (8) tourists per group per day and is the highlight among all the activities in our Uganda safari packages. Gorilla trekking can take you from 30 minutes to three quarters of the day depending on where you find them and once you find them you are allowed to stay with them for only one hour. One Gorilla Trekking permit is only USD 600.00 per permit per trek. Gorilla trekking can be strenuous so a certain level of fitness is required.

• Gorilla Habituation Experience

Bwindi National Park offers Gorilla habituation experience to tourist interested, this is a four hours experience with the researchers which gives you a chance to learn more how they are habituated and also there day to day activities this Gorilla Habituation Permit cost is USD1500.00 per person per trek. Note that the four hours start counting when you find their fresh trails.

• Bird watching

Bwindi has over 346 species of birds of attraction and this allows you spend more time looking out for them. These birds include honey guide, dusky crimson, yellow eye, black fly catcher, bar tailed trogon and many more other species.

Bwindi Impenetrable can be accessed from Kampala/Entebbe or you can access Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through Rwanda from Kigali International Airport which is a 4-5 hours’ drive shorter compared to the 8-10 hours from Entebbe International Airport. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park can be visited all year round. Contact Great Adventure Safaris for detailed information about  domestic flights from Entebbe to Kihihi airstrip in Buhoma sector of Bwindi impenetrable National Park

Popular fly in safaris to Bwindi forest offered by Great Adventure safaris

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