Buhoma gorilla trekking region – track gorillas in Buhoma in 2019/2020

Buhoma gorilla trekking region – track gorillas in Buhoma in 2022/2023

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has several sections where gorilla trekking takes place and one of them is the Buhoma Area located in Kanungu District. Buhoma Section is popular with tourists as it was the first Uganda gorilla trekking site. The mother to Uganda gorilla trekking.

The first group of tourists to see gorillas did it in the Buhoma region of Bwindi National Park and this was in 1993. This, therefore, implies that the Buhoma region has the oldest habituated gorilla family in the whole of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and this family is called the Mubare group. The family currently has 9 members a factor highly attributed to the Late Ruhondeza (who died in 2013).

Other gorilla families that can be trekked from the Buhoma region of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park include the Rushegura gorilla group which has 16 members and Habinyanja Group that has 19 individuals. In early 2013, a certain video went viral showing a man with gorillas around him (this was rushegura group).

Some of the top reasons why many Uganda gorilla safari clients choose Buhoma are carefully put below;

Easy accessibility from Kampala: Buhoma Section is easy to access from Kampala compared to other regions of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Its approximately 550km from Kampala and 8-9 hours drive from Kampala to Buhoma as compared to other regions like Nkuringo.

Perfect for extension: Buhoma Gorilla trekking region is closer to Queen Elizabeth National Park more especially the southern sector popularly known as Ishasha. From Uganda gorilla trekking in Buhoma, you can take 2 hours to Queen Elizabeth National Park (Ishasha Sector) to have an opportunity of viewing wildlife which may include the popular tree climbing Lions or drive up to 4 hours to Mwea section of Queen Elizabeth National Park for the popular boat cruise on Kazinga channel that has been praised for having the highest concentration of hippos in the whole world, over 600 species of birds and the best place to view other wildlife as they flock the channel to drink water. Ideally, Buhoma region remains the closest to parks like Queen Elizabeth National Park, Rwenzori National Park and Kibale National Park for chimpanzee trekking.

Many Accommodation Choices: Buhoma gorilla trekking region has several choices of accommodation compared to other sections of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. For Luxury Lodges, you can use Gorilla Forest Camp, Bwindi Volcano Lodge, Buhoma Lodge or Mahogany Springs. For Mid Range, there is Engagi Lodge, Silverback Lodge, Gorilla Resort while for Budget but standard accommodation, we do have Buhoma Community Rest Camp.

Easily connects with other regions like Ruhija: From the Buhoma section of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, one can connect to Ruhija which is in the Eastern part of Bwindi. This, therefore, means that you can sleep in Buhoma and trek gorilla groups in Ruhija. The drive from Buhoma to Ruhija takes approximately 2 hours making Buhoma a favorite to tourists. You can as well access the southern side of Bwindi (Nkuringo) from Buhoma by taking a walk