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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has several sections where gorilla trekking takes place and one of them is Buhoma Area located in Kanungu District. Buhoma Section is popular with tourists as it was the first place in Uganda where gorilla trekking started from. This therefore implies that Buhoma region has the oldest habituated gorilla family in the whole of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Why do people like Buhoma Region?
Easy to Access from Kampala
Buhoma Section is easy to access from Kampala compared to other regions of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Its approximately 550 kms from Kampala and 8-9 hours’ drive from Kampala to Buhoma.
Closer to Other National Parks
Buhoma is closer to Queen Elizabeth National Park more especially the southern sector populary known as Ishasha. From gorillas, one 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 Mwey 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 region has several choices of accommodation compared to other sections of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. For upmarket Lodges, you can use Gorilla Forest Camp, Bwindi Volcano Lodge, Buhoma Lodge or Mahogany Springs. For Mid-Range, there is Engagi Lode, Silverback Lodge, Gorilla Resort while for Budget but descent accommodation, we do have Buhoma Community Rest Camp.
Connecting with other regions
From Buhoma section of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, one can connect to Ruhija which is in the East of Bwindi. This therefore means that one can sleep in Buhoma and trek gorilla groups in Ruhija. It is approximately 2 hours’ drive from Buhoma to Ruhija making Buhoma a favourite to tourists. You can as well access the southern side of Bwindi (Nkuringo) from Buhoma by taking a walk through the middle of the forest. This trail is called the Nkuringo safari walk and takes up to three hours.
Other Activities apart from Gorilla Trekking
Apart from gorilla trekking, Buhoma is the best region to enjoy a forest/Nature walk as certain trails have been carefully developed that can take you into the forest to visit the different water falls (up to three of them), identify several butterfly species, birds, trees and other primates among others. These nature walks are fully guides and worth trying if you save sometime after gorilla trekking. Alternatively, you can go for the popular Buhoma Village walk
LAND IN BUHOMA BWINDI
Most of the land is owned through customary rights. Due to land fragmentation in this region, land is divided into small acreage ranging from 1 to 10 acres maximum. If you are looking to buy land for investment purposes like hotel/lodge development you may have to buy from different owners. Land in this region is owned by community, family or clan and it passed on from generation to generation. A few land properties in this region are titled freehold.
Prices of land in this area depending on the purpose vary. But for the purpose of hotel/lodge investment purpose which requires strategic locations, prices start from Uganda shillings two hundred million or fifty four thousand United States dollars.
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