Bwindi Backpackers Lodge in Nkuringo

Bwindi Backpackers Lodge in Nkuringo Sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

This lodge is one-of-a-kind travellers’ bliss situated on the end of Bwindi impenetrable forest national park,  a world heritage site, home to the two gentle giants i.e. the chimpanzee and the mountain gorillas. the lodge has budget and mid-range accommodation starting from self-contained, self-contained, cottages and rooms with shared bathrooms.

They arrange and process gorilla tracking permits for the clients at no extra cost and clients can pay by the bank and card transfer, or if you are close to our offices, you can pay in cash in us dollars, Ugandan shillings, or pounds or Euros. And also organize active Nyiragongo hikes, and queen Elizabeth safaris among others.

Budget Bwindi backpackers. Stands on the topmost of the hill that shares the boundary with Bwindi forest and has immediate access to the road network fitting to all cars from saloon cars to big Lander trucks.  The lodge site is occasionally visited by the Nkuringo gorilla families and at times, visitors watch gorillas from the lodge compound.

Some excitements around the lodge

When you move from the lodge to the borderline of the Bwindi forest where you will have an opportunity to interact with central Africa’s most ancient ethnic group. the Batwa people left the forest and were repositioned into an area of 13 hectares where today, the Batwa people are learning viable cultures.

The Batwa people are the most exciting of the ethnic groups that people can interact with; their rich knowledge about nature and their prehistoric huntsman will keep you hooked while wondering how people still live like they are in the stone age and yet they are welcoming and friendly.

The Batwa will guide you into their lifestyles today showing you their homes and farming as well as disclosing the high knowledge such as many uses of plants and showcasing their skills in collecting honey, basket weaving among others, as they have their own unique things.

Private romantic dinner

This is set up for you in different locations; fancy some of the finest wines and hedonist banquet while well-trained attendants ensure that you have an evening cemented in your memory.

Bird watching

The diverse habitats of Uganda’s most ancient forest imply that its ideal habitat for different bird species with around 350 species recorded, not forgetting the 23 endemics (90% of all the Albertine rift endemics) such as the short-tailed blue-headed and warbler sunbird and also the 7 IUCN red and data listed species.

 Birds easily seen include; common bulbils, red-headed blue bill, emerald cuckoo, African blue and white tailored blue flycatchers. Appreciate the bird-watching in Mgahinga and Bwindi, with the presence of many species like short tailed warbler, Tabora cisticola, African pickled, African green bill, to the large handsome francolin.

Be guided by the best birding guides in southwestern Uganda has produced. It can be suiting in hiding and watching from a distance or walking and viewing, whichever you want to do. At safaris vacations and travel services, we will be in a position to provide a memorable birding experience that will captivate any birder, and for beginners, our experienced guides have the wisdom and are ardent to unleash the new chapter to you.