Journey stop 5 of 8

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

See this location as part of Uganda Western Safari Circuit—where it sits on the route, how the Journey reaches it, and what comes next.

Place / visit

156.0 km on Mweya to Buhoma via Ishasha and Kihihi

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Buhoma to Mbarara via Rukungiri and Ntungamo

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

275.6 km on Entebbe to Mbarara road

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Western Uganda road junction to Rwonyo via Nshara Gate

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

This stop on the Journey The current stop is gold. Adjacent stops and the route into or away from it provide context.

Route context

Arriving and continuing

These details belong to this Journey. They describe the path through Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, not the destination in general.

Arriving from

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Car · about 300 minutes

Timing is variable; use times only as broad guidance.

The route follows the official northern connection from Mweya through Ishasha and Kihihi to Buhoma; much of the approach is dirt road.

Mweya to Buhoma via Ishasha and Kihihi 0 → 156.0 km · 156.0 km OSRM-routed OpenStreetMap geometry following the UWA Mweya–Kihihi–Buhoma corridor.

Continuing to

Lake Mburo National Park

Car · about 360 minutes

Timing is variable; use times only as broad guidance.

Leave Buhoma through Rukungiri and Ntungamo, cross Mbarara, reuse the existing western road to the measured Lake Mburo junction, then enter at Nshara Gate.

Buhoma to Mbarara via Rukungiri and Ntungamo 0 → 207.0 km · 207.0 km OSRM-routed road geometry over OpenStreetMap.

Entebbe to Mbarara road 275.6 → 230.1 km · 45.6 km Reuse the existing route west-to-east from Mbarara to the measured Lake Mburo junction.

Western Uganda road junction to Rwonyo via Nshara Gate 0 → 22.5 km · 22.5 km OSRM-routed access branch through Nshara Gate to Rwonyo.

At this stop

Buhoma is the northern Bwindi sector used by this circuit, not a generic pin for every gorilla trailhead.