Kashaha River trail in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda’s leading popular gorilla trekking destination is one of the nature trails in the park, offering travelers the exceptional scenic beauty of the vast Bwindi area. The Kashaha River trail is about 17 kilometers long and is a bit challenging to hike compared to the Ivy river trail due to its hilly nature.
This famous trail takes 6 to 7 hours of climbing and connects to Bwindi’s gorilla sectors of Nkuringo in the south and Buhoma in the northern part of the park. This is where trekkers and travelers explore the other part of the park along the Buhoma-Nkuringo route and offers visitors the most remarkable views of several plant species, birds and butterfly species.
Other trails in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park include Mubwindi Swamp Trail, the Ivy River trail, Habinyanja trail, Rusizi river trail, Muzabajiro loop trail, Bamboo trail and Rushura hill trail.
What to See While On Kashasha River Trail in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
While hiking the Kashaha river trail hike, one of the longest trails in the park, trekkers and visitors can sight a wide variety of wildlife species in the park including bush backs, buffaloes, elephants, duikers, warthogs and other primate species like chimpanzees, baboons, monkeys.
The trail is also known as a spot for bird viewing in Bwindi and while there are over 400 bird species in the park, several bird species including Ruwenzori Turaco, black kite, hornbill and more can be encountered along the Kashaha river trail.
BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST NATIONAL PARK.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a popular tourism destination and one of the most visited national parks in Uganda. As the name goes, the lush dense forests in Bwindi are almost impenetrable and thus act as shelter for the endangered primate species of mountain gorillas.
Bwindi is famously known as Uganda’s leading popular gorilla trekking destination and home to half of the only a thousand mountain gorillas remaining in the world.
The vast park borders the Democratic Republic of Congo and covers 331 square kilometers dominated by montane and lowland forest
Each year, the gorilla trekking destinations attract a high number of visitors from across the world hence earning its ranks as the largest host of the endangered mountain gorillas.
While visiting Bwindi, there are 21 habituated gorilla groups that visitors can choose from including Mubare as the oldest gorilla group, Habinyanja, and Katwe, to mention but few. There are 4 gorilla trekking regions in the vast Bwindi and they include Buhoma in the north, Ruhija, Nkuringo and Rushaga.
Aside from the mountain gorillas, Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is also home to other primate species including chimpanzees, blue monkeys, Vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys. The park also attracts about 400 different bird species and other wildlife species including forest buffaloes and elephants to mention but a few.
All gorilla trekking activities in Bwindi start in the morning after a briefing and then visitors can get into the forests of Bwindi in search of the endangered mountain gorillas, the process can take between 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on the location of the tracked gorillas as they sometimes stubbornly migrate to longer distances in deep forests searching for ample food.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is an all-year tourism destination and can be visited throughout the entire year even though the best time to visit this spot for a full remarkable ultimate experience is the dry season of the year in months like June, July, September, December and February.
During this period, trekkers and visitors shall be able to sight stunning wildlife of the vast Bwindi as animal species gather to have water from the remaining sources.
Reduced short vegetation as a result of prolonged dry conditions also enables trekkers and travelers to have the clearest views of the charming Bwindi. The trekking trails in Bwindi are also dry and not muddy unlike in the rainy season where hiking can be challenging as a result of slippery routes.
