Luxury Buhoma Lodge – Luxury gorilla trekking lodges in Buhoma sector – Booking Buhoma Gorilla permits
Luxury Buhoma Lodge – After a hard day trekking gorillas, put your feet up and relax by taking advantage of the deep, comfortable couches of our lounge, or perhaps enjoy a few drinks at the bar – getting to know new friends and sharing the day’s experiences. In the early mornings, as you awaken, you will be surrounded by the chattering of birds, and occasional screech of a monkey – sometimes the eerie mists of the forest envelope you, and the sounds almost echo…other days it’s beautiful, crisp and bright, as the forest wakes. Our elevated lounge and bar area is cozy with an inviting and warm fireplace in the evenings – but is open, so you can enjoy uninterrupted views of the forests, and feel like you are part of the surroundings. Buhoma has its own magic – and we hope you will take a little bit of it away with you.
Eight comfortable cottages have been carefully built from local materials. Each suite has a private verandah and enormous windows, allowing guests spectacular views of the forest canopy and the Bwindi National Park. The lounge area, complete with bar and dining facilities, offers a cozy place to discuss the day’s activities. We have designed the lodge using sustainable local materials where possible, with the emphasis being on natural products, which has, in turn, given support to the local communities. Solar power is used inside the cottages for lighting, with a central area available for recharging videos and cameras. Inside the spacious cottages you will find comfortable beds, a well-appointed en suite bathroom with flushing toilet and a hot shower (there is a special treat in store for honeymooners!). Our bar has a selection of local and imported beverages, and our friendly staff look forward to discussing the day’s activities with you. As part of our commitment to the community, staff are recruited locally and provide excellent service to our guests. Meals are freshly prepared from local produce, offering a balance of international and local cuisine. Hot beverages are available throughout the day on a self-service basis, but morning tea or coffee is brought to your cottage, allowing you to savor the early morning sounds of the forest as it awakens.
Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National park
Luxury Buhoma Lodge – 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.
Bwindi Impenetrable forest became popular to the World because of Gorilla tracking; it is a habitat for more than half of the world’s remaining Mountain Gorilla population in the world. These gentle primates are highly endangered species and the forest possesses more than 360 individuals of the plausible 800 plus Mountain Gorillas in the entire world. They are highly endangered because of poaching, habitat loss and diseases. This National park generates one of the highest revenues to Uganda Wildlife Authority amongst all the National Parks in Uganda.
Bwindi National Park is a world heritage site for mountain gorilla gorilla tracking experience which is the tourist attraction and highlight in East Africa and in Uganda. With different Gorilla families that can be booked by 8 tourists per Gorilla family per day. They are inhabitant in four sectors of Buhoma the Northern part, Ruhija the Eastern part, Nkuringo the Southern part, and Rushaga still in the Southern part of Bwindi and all are under the protection of Uganda Wildlife Authority the government body in charge of all Uganda National Parks.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a typical tropical rain forest with an annual mean temperature range of a minimum of 7–15°C to a maximum of 20–27°C. Its annual rainfall ranges from 1,400 to 1,900 millimeters. The heavy rains climax from March to April and from September to November. It is endangered with various attractions like Waterfalls, Swamps, Rivers that flows to the north, west and south directions that include River Ntegyere, River ishasha.
Bwindi National Park was renamed as crown forest in 1932, by that time it had two blocks the north and the south block which was designed as kasatora crown forest. The area was composed of 207 kilometers squared and it was under the control of Uganda government forest reserve.
The Park later on, it was established in 1991 and turned to be Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park that covers an area of 330.8 kilometers, with a number of Mountain Gorillas. During the reservation of the forest there was large impact on the Batwa people who were not allowed to enter the National park.
The National park is a forest reserve which is home and a habitat of mountain Gorillas . The park is the biggest fauna community in East Africa and in 1960 to 1970 a number of mountain Gorillas were captured in captive and no baby Gorillas survived in the captivity.
- 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.
Walking safaris from Buhoma to Nkuringo – Gorilla trekking safaris
Luxury buhoma lodge – Step off the beaten track and trek the route between Buhoma and Nkuringo in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Learn about the forest’s flora and fauna from your expert guide as you immerse yourself in the dense jungle.Taking around 6 to 7 hours, this is a long but rewarding trek through the jungle. Depart from Buhoma in Northern sector of Bwindi impenetrable national park, and make your way north through the forest, guided by your knowledgeable trek leader to Nkuringo in the Southern part of Bwindi impenetrable national park. Discover more about the plants and wildlife around you, and see the forest from a whole new perspective.This trek is possible in verse verse, however this direction generally has an uphill at the end from Buhoma to Nkuringo and downhill from Nkuringo to Buhoma.
Visit Batwa Pygmies of Bwindi impenetrable National Park- Gorilla tracking tours in Bwindi
Visit Batwa Pygmies of Bwindi – While on your visit at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks Batwa Experience/Pygmies walk is one of the activities, excursion you should endeavor to participate in. Many years before Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park was gazetted as a National Park, this forest was home to the Batwa people (Pygmies) who were referred to as the original dwellers and keepers of this tropical rain forest. Bwindi Forest was gazetted as a National Park in 1993 and after the Pygmies were relocated from the forest to the nearby villages and small towns. Great Adventure Safaris can help you reserve Luxury buhoma lodge for your perfect gorilla trekking holiday in Uganda.
