Also on the Ugandan side of the Virungas, Mgahinga is a small park of afro-montane forest which is home to endangered mountain gorillas.It’s important to know that accessing Bwindi from Kigali, Rwanda, is both quicker and cheaper. The roadtrip is 4.5 hours compared to a 10-hour drive from Kampala to Bwindi
KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
In western Uganda, Kibale National Park is the most accessible of Uganda’s rainforests and has the greatest variety and concentration of primates in East Africa – 13 species in all, including Red Colobus monkeys. The main attraction here, however, is tracking habituated chimps, but botanists and butterfly lovers will also be captivated. At 776 km² and lying between 1 110m – 1 590m, Kibale has excellent birdwatching too, with over 335 species.