Are you interested in visiting Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with a domestic flight, scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park will give you an opportunity to go trek mountain gorillas in Bwindi with a domestic flight from Entebbe and back, this will help reduce the drive time to 1-2 hours compared to the 8-9 hours drive if you choose to drive to Bwindi by road from Entebbe.

Encounter Africa safaris organizes both budget, mid-range to luxury scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. On this trip, you will use an internal flight from Entebbe to Kihihi or Kisoro from where you will start your drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Upon arrival at either Kihihi/Kisoro your guide will be waiting for you and he will pick to start the drive to Bwindi. We as well consider highly customizing all trips to best match our clients’ needs, please feel free to send us an email on info@gorilla-tracking-uganda.com and we will customize for you a tour that will suit your interest budget and time.

Popular Scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park include;

3 Day Gorilla Fly in Safari

3 Day Fly in Gorilla Habituation Tour

5 Days Gorilla and Chimp fly-in safari.

5 Days Gorillas and Game fly-in Safari.

5 Day Fly in Safari Bwindi & Queen Elizabeth N.P

Scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a home of half of the remaining mountain gorillas leaving in their natural habitat. Daily scheduled flights to Bwindi can be organized for one interested in visiting this park by air. You can either fly to Kihihi Airstrip or Kisoro Airport to access Bwindi, this will, however, be determined by availability and booking of your trip.

AeroLink Uganda Limited and Fly Uganda are one of the domestic airlines offering scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Flights to Bwindi can either depart from Entebbe International Airport or Kajansi Airfield; you will fly to either Kihihi or Kisoro from where you will start the drive to Bwindi for about 1-2 hours on either route.

AeroLink operates one flight schedule from Entebbe International Airport to Kisoro airport, this is subject to prevailing weather, and all flights to Kisoro Airport are available in the morning hours only. This flight departs Entebbe Airport at 7:00am and arrives in Kisoro Airport at 8:10am, and then on the return, it leaves at 8:25am and arrives back in Entebbe at 11:25am. Then the operator has three flight schedules to Kihihi Airstrip, Flights depart Entebbe Airport and arrive in Kihihi Airstrip starting 7am-8:45am, 10:15-11:25am and 12:00-14:45pm respectively.

What to consider in advance when booking scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Consider booking your Gorilla tracking/Habituation Permits in advance.

Booking your gorilla trek in advance is important when booking scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to avoid missing out on the few available gorilla permits for the days trekking, this as well will determine to where you will fly and start your drive to Bwindi, for example, if you are booked to trek in the southern part of Bwindi that at the sectors of Nkuringo and Rushaga you will have to fly to Kisoro and then if you are booked for trekking in the northern part of Bwindi that is sectors of Ruhija and Buhoma, you will have to fly to Kihihi from where you will start your drive to Bwindi. Booking your gorilla permits we will help you through this process, feel free to send us an email at info@gorilla-tracking-uganda.com, you will need to book your permits at least 3-5 months in advance. At the time of gorilla permit booking, you will definitely know the region where your will be trekking gorillas and this will lead you to choose the best lodge in the area as well as for deciding which Airstrip you will land or fly to between Kihihi/Kisoro. It is only the gorilla habituation experience that is done in the southern part of Bwindi for now and with this, once you choose to do this activity on your safari to Bwindi you will have to fly to Kisoro.

Consider Luxury Lodges for your accommodation in Bwindi.

Having established the region in Bwindi impenetrable National Park where you will trek mountain gorillas depending on availability, the second step should be checking availability and blocking rooms in available luxury or high-end Lodges in a given region. If you consider travelling super Luxury category, you may consider exclusive luxury lodge occupancy where you book all rooms and services for the nights, you will be spending there. For accommodation as well there are options for budget and mid-range, you will let us know which range you would like to sleep in and we will customize for you accordingly.

4×4 Land Cruisers/Jeeps instead of Safari Vans for transfers

Whether you fly chartered crafts or scheduled flights, they will fly to the nearby airstrips of Kisoro or Kihihi. From here, you will have to transfer to the lodge in Bwindi depending on which sector you booked your gorilla trek by road.  For Luxury clients, 4×4 Luxury Land cruisers/Jeeps are highly recommended since they are tailored to suite minimum standards required by such a class, then for budget travellers, we will use a 4×4 safari Van comfortable and customize for the transfer.

Consider when to travel to Bwindi, either during low and high season.

Many people prefer trekking gorillas in high season months of June, July, August, December, January and February, these are as well considered to be good months to go gorilla trekking in Bwindi because they relatively drier months with mild rains which makes it always easy to walk through the trails which are drier compared to the wet months, then as well the vegetations are not fully grown and this makes the sighting of gorillas easy and more clear. Other months making the low season which are a bit wet that is March, April, May, October and November most travellers avoid visiting gorillas during these months because the vegetation is fully grown and trails are much slippery making the trekking much harder, however during the low season months, you have a chance to benefit from the low season discounts of both the flights, lodges and us as a company. Contact us at info@gorilla-tracking-uganda.com and we will book for you accordingly.

How to book scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

We have many package options for you to choose from the flying safaris to Bwindi, we can organize and book for you an all-inclusive flying gorilla trip to Bwindi from Entebbe to Kihihi/Kisoro. First, we will need you to share with us your planned dates of travel so that we share with the local flight operators to check for availability of the routings to Kihihi/Kisoro once we confirm availability we will tentatively book for you as we wait on you to confirm and make payment. There are is as well charter flights available which you can book any time you want to visit Bwindi Forest National park, if you want privacy on your flight you can opt for this, then as well charter flights can even land in small Air Fields closer to the park hence reducing on the drive time from the main airfield to your Lodge. Among the major local operators with flights to Bwindi Forest National park include flying Uganda and Aero Link Uganda. Flight fares to Kihihi/Kisoro range from the route you plan to take that are it is USD283 for a one-way flight and USD543 for a return flight. On arrival at the airport, one of our guides/vehicles will be waiting to transfer you to your Lodge and also take you for game drives and other activities there within.

Where to stay on scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

On your flying gorilla trip to Bwindi from Entebbe to Kihihi/Kisoro, we do recommend you at least spend a night in either Entebbe/Kampala before the start day and at the end of your safari, this will help you catch up with the flight depart and return times then as well avoid the risk of missing the flight in case of uncertainties like loss of your luggage, missed connecting flight to Entebbe among others.

Accommodations in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park range from budget, mid-range to luxury. Budget options include Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge, Trekkers Tavern Cottages, Ride 4 a woman, Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Buhoma Camp Lodge among others fares range from 90-100 dollars a night per person, mid-range options include, Rushaga Gorilla Camp, Icumbi Lodge, Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge, Buhoma Havens Lodge among others fares range from 100-200 dollars a night per person and then Luxury options include Buhoma Lodge, Bwindi Lodge, Gorilla Sanctuary Camp, Four Gorillas Lodge, Mahogany Springs, Engagi Lodge, among others fares range from 200-400 dollars a night per person.

Why Encounter Africa Safaris for your scheduled flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Encounter Africa safaris is one of the most trusted safari company offering safaris to a different part of East Africa including Uganda, Rwanda, Congo, Kenya and Tanzania. We have been conducting safaris for more than 10 years with passion. Contact us and we will assign you one of our safari designers who will assist you in organizing your safari to Bwindi impenetrable National Park to see mountain gorillas. Encounter Africa safaris are highly recommended on TripAdvisor as well as Safari Bookings.