Buhoma gorilla trekking sector

Buhoma gorilla trekking sector

Buhoma gorilla trekking sector is one of the sectors of Bwindi impenetrable national park which is located in south western park of Uganda, the sector is found in the northern region of the park in kanungu district. Buhoma gorilla trekking sector is the most visited gorilla trekking sector in park hosting many endangered mountain gorillas which are the most sought for animals in the world, this sector offers amazing gorilla trekking experience to visitors visiting Uganda and Bwindi impenetrable national park for a safari.

Gorilla families trekked in buhoma gorilla trekking sector

Buhoma sector is an outstanding gorilla trekking sector for mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park with 3 mountain gorilla families including the first habituated and trekked gorilla family in Uganda and Bwindi impenetrable national park that is Mubare gorilla family. All of the three gorilla families found in buhoma gorilla trekking sector are amazing to trek and safe for tourists as all it mountain gorillas successfully under went through habituation process, the habituation process is respond for taming mountain gorillas from being wild gorillas to friendly mountain gorillas comfortable with the presence of human beings.

Mountain gorilla families found in buhoma gorilla trekking sector include

Mubare gorilla family

Mubare gorilla family is the first mountain gorilla family to be habituated in Bwindi impenetrable national park and buhoma gorilla trekking sector, the family under went through a process of habituation for approximately 2 years and by 1991 the family was fully habituated. Mubare gorilla family is also the first trekked mountain gorilla family in both Bwindi impenetrable national park and buhoma gorilla trekking sector receiving its first visitors in 1993. Members of Mubare gorilla family were first sighted at around Mubare hills from which it gets its name, initially the group had twelve family members under the leadership of Ruhondeza a silver. Unfortunately after his death the park was only left with 5 members, currently the family has only 9 members, this family is one of the easiest families to trek in buhoma trekking sector and also referred to as M-group.

Habinyanja gorilla family

Habinyanja gorilla family is also among the first habituated gorilla families in Bwindi impenetrable national park habituated in 1997, the group is also referred to as H-group and it first received its first trekker in 1999. Habinyanja gorilla family consists of 18 family members with 2 silverbacks, members off this family were first sighted around the swamp in the park thus the name Habinyanja from a local word Nyaja meaning a place with water.

Rushegura gorilla family

Rushegura gorilla family is one of the big gorilla families in buhoma gorilla trekking sector with 21 family members that is 1 silverback, 1 blackback, 5 adult females, 2 sub adults, 6 juveniles and 6 infants.  Habinyanja gorilla family was successfully habituated by the end of 200 and received its first trekker in 2002, this family consists of some members who split from Habinyanja family. Rushegura gorilla family is known to for being one of the calmest families in Bwindi impenetrable national park, it is easily trekked in the Vicinity of buhoma village. 

Reasons to visit buhoma gorilla trekking sector

Buhoma gorilla trekking sector is not like the usual gorilla trekking sector in Bwindi impenetrable national park, for a tourist wishing to visit Bwindi impenetrable national park and generally Uganda for a safari. The following are the reasons to why you should visit this sector for a safari.

1. Buhoma gorilla trekking sector is a home to three gorilla families

Buhoma gorilla trekking sector is a home to some of the most exciting mountain gorilla families in Bwindi impenetrable national park, there is 3 habituated mountain gorilla family in the sector that is Mubare gorilla group the first habituated and the first trekked gorilla family in the whole of Bwindi impenetrable national park, mubare gorilla family consists of 9 family members with 1 silverback.  Habinyanja gorilla family one of the big gorilla families in Bwindi impenetrable national park habituated in 1997, the family consists of 17 family members with 2 silverbacks and Rushegura gorilla family of 19 members with 1 silverbacks.

These families are the reason to why buhoma gorilla trekking safari offers amazing mountain gorilla trekking experience, the members of the families are usually encountered while on your trekking safari in the sector.

2. Offers other activities apart from mountain gorilla trekking

Apart from mountain gorilla trekking, buhoma gorilla trekking sector offers other activities which can be included in a tourist’s itinerary. While in buhoma gorilla trekking sector a tourist can do activities like community visits to 2 local communities that is the batwa-pygmy people and the Bakiga, visiting these communities is a chance for you to encounter African communities of these communities, local ways of preparing food and many more. Other activity to do in Buhoma gorilla trekking sector are bird watching and nature walks through the forested areas of the park. 

3. Easy accessibility

Buhoma gorilla trekking sector is one of the easily accessed sectors in Bwindi impenetrable national park, this sector is located at a distance of 2 hour’s drive from Kanungu and about 4 hour’s drive from ishasha sector south of queen Elizabeth national park. From Kampala there is many routes which connecting to the sector such as Kampala – masaka – mbarara- Ntungamo- Rukungiri-Buhoma route. Buhoma gorilla trekking sector is also easily accessed by flying to Kihihi airstrip. 

4. a variety of accommodation facilities

Buhoma gorilla trekking sector has a variety of accommodation facilities which are available for tourists to use while on a visit in the sector, these facilities offer comfortable beds and meals basing on the choices of the tourist.  Accommodation facilities in buhoma gorilla trekking sector include mahogany springs lodge, Buhoma lodge, Bwindi forest lodge, Bwindi guesthouse, Bwindi view bandas, gorilla forest camp, Bwindi volcano lodge and many more.