Domestic flights from Entebbe to Kihihi airstrip.
There are domestic flights from Entebbe to Kihihi Airstrip, which is situated in the southwest of Uganda close to Queen Elizabeth National Park, the country’s second-largest national park, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the country’s most visited national park. Tourists who want to bypass the lengthy journey may book a local flight from Entebbe airport to Kihihi airstrip since there are two domestic airlines in Uganda that operate flights to the airport: Aerolink Uganda Limited and Bar Aviation.
Aerolink Uganda Limited offers domestic flights from Entebbe to Kihihi Airstrip.
Domestic flights to Kihihi Airstrip are operated by Aerolink Uganda Limited and have three different schedules. For instance, the morning flight leaves Entebbe airport at 7:00 am, 10:15 am, and arrives at Kihihi Airstrip at around 8:45 am and 11:25 am, respectively. Around 12:00 pm, the afternoon aircraft leaves Entebbe airport and lands at Kihihi airstrip around 14:40 pm.
Bar Aviation offers domestic flights from Entebbe to Kihihi Airstrip.
Two schedules are available for Bar Aviation’s daily domestic flights to Kihihi Airstrip: morning scheduled flights, which leave Entebbe Airport at approximately 7:05 am and arrive at Kihihi Airstrip at 9:00 am, and afternoon scheduled flights, which leave Entebbe Airport at approximately 12:05 am and arrive at Kihihi Airstrip at 13:30 pm.
From Entebbe airport to Kihihi airfield, Bar Aviation and Aerolink Uganda Limited both operate helicopter and charter services. If the scheduled services don’t suit your requirements, charter flights might be requested.
Travelers may participate in a variety of activities in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by scheduling scheduled or charter flights from Entebbe Airport to Kihihi Airstrip. These activities include
Gorilla trekking
The most well-known and popular tourist attraction in Bwindi’s impenetrable national park is gorilla trekking. In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, gorilla trekking may be done in either the Buhoma or Ruhija sectors, which are both close to Kihihi Airstrip. At Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, gorilla trekking begins early in the morning with a briefing on the guidelines to be followed.
Following the briefing, you will be split up into groups of eight, each of which will be assigned a habituated gorilla family to travel with and a knowledgeable park guide who is familiar with the gorilla trekking routes.
Because mountain gorillas like to roam about in search of food, trekking with them in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park may take anything from 30 minutes to 7 hours, depending on the gorillas’ location. After locating the mountain gorillas, you will get the opportunity to spend an hour with them in their natural environment, see how they eat and nurse, snap pictures, and document the amazing moments.
Game drive
In Queen Elizabeth National Park’s Ishasha Sector or Kasenyi Plains, game drives are an intriguing pastime. In Queen Elizabeth National Park, game drives may take place in the afternoon in a cozy 4WD pop-up safari van accompanied by a qualified driving guide, or very early in the morning while the animals are still moving.
Aside from buffaloes, elephants, bushbucks, waterbucks, warthogs, hippos, Uganda kobs, topis, gigantic forest pigs, leopards, and hyenas, you may see tree-climbing lions resting comfortably on the branches of acacia or fig trees in the Ishasha region during wildlife drives.
Nature hikes
A nature walk is an exciting activity that allows visitors to wander around the national park while being accompanied by an experienced park guide and an armed ranger guide to keep them safe. A variety of hiking paths, including as the Muyanga waterfall trail, Kashasha river trail, Mubwindi swamp trail, Bamboo trail, Muzabajiro loop trail, The Ivy River trail, Habinyanja trail, and Rushura hill trail in the Buhoma and Ruhija sectors, will be followed during the guided nature walk. Among other things, you will be able to see various monkeys, bird species, take in the cold wind, take in the stunning environment, see vibrant butterflies, listen to the lovely sounds of birdsong in trees, and snap stunning photos while on the nature walk.
Bird watching
Another fascinating pastime that allows you to see a range of bird species is bird watching. The greatest places to go bird watching in Uganda are Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which has over 360 documented bird species, and Queen Elizabeth National Park, which has over 600 reported bird species.
Cultural tour of Batwa
An fascinating activity in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the Batwa Cultural Tour, which allows you to engage with the Batwa people who formerly called Bwindi Forest home before it was gazetted as a national park. You may learn about the customs, culture, and way of life of the locals on the Batwa cultural tour. You can also sample their traditional cuisine, hear their age-old tales, and take in their traditional performances, among other things.
Trekking chimpanzees in the Kyambura Gorge
An intriguing activity that is carried out at Kyambura Gorge Queen Elizabeth National Park is chimpanzee trekking. A lecture about the guidelines for trekking is given early in the morning before chimpanzees begin their walk through Kyambura Gorge.
Following the briefing, a park guide who is familiar with the forest’s routes will accompany you as you begin your hike down the gorge. Depending on where the chimpanzees are, chimpanzee trekking can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours. After you locate them, you will be able to spend an hour with them in their natural habitat, where you can observe their daily activities, learn about their behaviors, take pictures, and record videos.
A boat ride over the Kazinga Channel
Schedules for boat cruises in the Kazinga Channel include morning cruises that begin at around 9:00 am and afternoon cruises that begin at approximately 2:00 pm. Among other things, you will be able to see enormous groups of hippos and Nile crocodiles in the water, elephants, buffaloes, and waterbucks along the shoreline, as well as water birds, picturesque landscape, and fisherman getting ready for fishing.
When to arrive at Kihihi Airport
The best time to visit Kihihi Airstrip is during the dry season, which is June, July, August, September, December, January, and February. This is because there is less rainfall during this time, which encourages flights to the airstrip, as opposed to the rainy season, when bad weather causes delays.
