How do I get to Bwindi National Park from Entebbe or Kampala by road

Bwindi Impenetrable forest National park lies in the southwestern corner of Uganda close to the boarders of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo.

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You drive through Masaka- Mbarara encountering many banana plantations for 7 to 8 hours onto kabale then Kisoro town .

From kabale town depending on your gorilla permit you either drive to southern /Eastern or northern sector of Bwindi for Gorilla Tracking.

Bwindi can be reached from Queen Elizabeth National Park to the north sector of Bwindi (2-3 hours), from Kabale to the south 2 hours or from Kampala via Mbarara 8-9 hours. The roads meet at Butogota, 17km from the Buhoma entrance gate. A 4WD vehicle is necessary during the rainy season.

There is a daily bus From Kampala to Butogota via Rukungiri and Kihiihi and you can hire car from Butogota to the park entrance gate at Buhoma.

Also there is a daily bus service leaving Kampala for Kisoro via Kabale and takes 7 to 8 hours drive. a car hire can be arranged from Kisoro to the park entrance gate at either Rushaga or Nkuringo or Ruhija