How to get to Bwindi forest from Kigali-Rwanda – Getting to Bwindi through the Cyanika/ Katuna Border – How do I get to Bwindi from Kigali?
How to get to bwindi forest from Kigali Rwanda – If you are in Kigali-Rwanda and looking to get to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park for the Gorilla trekking, there are two land border posts of Gatuna/Katuna and Cyanika/Kyanika which can connect you to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
At Great Adventure Safaris, we always arrange transport pick up for our clients from Kigali or any part of Rwanda to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park for their Gorilla trekking adventure and after driving them back to where they need to be dropped off in Rwanda. Just drop us an email with your travel needs, and we will do our best to pick you up.
Getting to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park from Kigali through Gatuna/Katuna border post will take you about two hours to get border after driving 80kilometres. At the border, you will spend about one-hour checking in all the border crossing modalities. Then after, if you are visiting the Buhoma sector of Bwindi Forest the journey will be approximately 117kilometres which requires you about 3-4hours to get to the Buhoma sector.
If you are visiting the Ruhija sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park which is the closest and much quicker, the drive here will take you approximately 2 hours from Gatuna/Katuna border to the Ruhija sector.
If you are visiting the Rushaga sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park the drive will take you approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes to get to the Rushaga sector. If you choose to visit the Nkuringo sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park the drive will take you approximately 3 hours and 3 minutes from Gatuna/Katuna border to the Nkuringo sector.
Getting to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park from Kigali through Cyanika/Kyanika border post which is one of the major road borders crossing between Rwanda to the south and Uganda to the north, crossing close to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park where you will do your Mountain Gorilla trekking and Gorilla Habituation Experience.
From Kigali to Cyanika/Kyanika border will take you about 3 hours to get to the border after driving 119kilometres. At the border, you will spend about one-hour checking in all the border crossing modalities. Then after, if you are visiting the Buhoma sector of Bwindi Forest the journey will be approximately 128kilometres which requires you about 3-4hours to get to the Buhoma sector.
If you are visiting the Ruhija sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, the drive here will take you approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes from Cyanika/Kyanika border to the Ruhija sector.
If you are visiting the Rushaga sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park the drive will take you approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes to get to the Rushaga sector. If you choose to visit the Nkuringo sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park the drive will take you approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes from Cyanika/Kyanika border to the Nkuringo sector.
