Bwindi Neck View Lodge

One of the top mid-range lodges in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is Bwindi Neck View Lodge. The lodge is situated within Buhoma sector, in north of the park. The lodge is situated at the neck of the park, a home to the world’s largest population of mountain gorillas.

Two independent cottages make up Bwindi Neck View Lodge, along with tastefully decorated dining and reception areas.  The lodge is situated on a hilltop with a view of the Bwindi impenetrable forest. The establishment has a restaurant with skilled chefs who cook both local and foreign cuisine, as well as a well-stocked bar.

African handicrafts like bags, baskets, earrings, and wooden sculptures among others are available in their gift shop. Trying to find the ideal location to unwind and hear the jungle birds sing, Bwindi Neck View Lodge is the best place to visit.

Accessing Bwindi Neck View Lodge

In less than a day, you can travel to Bwindi Neck View Lodge by air or by road.

Accessing Bwindi Neck View Lodge by road:  The journey to the lodge from Kampala or Entebbe via Masaka, Mbarara, Kabale, and Kisoro Road takes 9 to 10 hours and is filled with beautiful scenery. Travelers from Kigali can reach Bwindi Neck View Lodge in Uganda by using the Cyanika border in Kisoro or the Katuna border in Kabale.

Accessing Bwindi Neck View Lodge by Flight: By flying to Kihihi airstrip from Entebbe international airport or Kajjansi airport, upscale travelers can reach the Buhoma region.

Sports and recreation available at the Bwindi Neck View Lodge.

gorilla trekking from Bwindi Neck View Lodge

The vast majority of visitors staying at Bwindi Neck View Lodge are gorilla trekkers. One hour of gorilla trekking in Bwindi allows tourists to spend time with five different mountain gorilla families.

In Buhoma, the gorilla trekking activity begins early in the morning at the sector offices, where trekkers must assemble by 8 am. The activity starts with a briefing from the park wardens, who explain the guidelines for gorilla trekking, divide participants into groups not larger than 8, and appoint armed ranger guides to lead the trek. The search for gorillas can take between 2 and 7 hours, but once they are found, armed ranger guides give trekkers an hour to spend with the gorillas so they can learn about their habits, take pictures, and observe them as they go about their daily lives.

Birdwatching

Birding excursions in the Buhoma region of the park can be arranged for visitors to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with the lodge or a tour company. The Ivy River Trail, Buhoma Nkuringo Trails, Habinyanja Trail, and Bamboo Zone Trail are just a few of the trails used for birding in Buhoma. Birding adventures are always led by armed ranger guides who show you the best birding spots while keeping you safe from dangerous wildlife.

When you go birding from Bwindi Neck View Lodge, you will have a chance to see birds like the honey guide, hammer kop, cattle egret, 5m black-headed heron, olive pigeon, southern pochard, augur buzzard, Rwenzori night jar,red-eyed dove, ross turaco,  yellow bill, black swift,  yellow bill, rock martin, lesser angol,  African goshawk, African hobby, little grebe, scared ibis, among other species.

Tour Batwa

One of the things to do ought to be spending time with the Batwa people, perhaps after a successful gorilla trekking day. The local guide will pick you up from Bwindi Neck View Lodge to visit the Batwa (pygmies) who live close to the park’s boundaries because all proceeds from this activity go directly to the local communities. The Batwa tour begins with a nature hike through the forest, during which they explain how they used to live in the jungle and survive by eating fruits, honey, and meat from small animals. They’ll demonstrate the various plants they’ve used as medicine to treat ailments. They will take you to various homesteads where you can interact with locals, observe them going about their daily lives, go to gift shops and see traditional healers, and in the end, you will enjoy some entertainment from traditional local healers.

Nature hikes

Walking through the forest is one of the things you can do at the Bwindi Neck View Lodge. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park’s Buhoma sector or the area surrounding the lodge are both suitable for nature walks. You can see a variety of plants, animals, including red-tailed monkeys, elephants, buffaloes, blue monkeys, duikers, and olive baboons, giant forest hogs, as well as birds, including the barn swallow, toro olive greenbul, grey wagtail, black sawing, olive thrush, common stone chat, and cape robin chat, forest robin, on nature walks in Bwindi.

Best time to visit Bwindi Neck View Lodge

When taking a safari in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, visitors can stay at Bwindi Neck View Lodge any time of year, but some months are preferable to others. The best times to visit Bwindi and stay at this lodge are from June to September and December to February, which are the dry months. They are distinguished by little to no rain, which keeps the hiking trails dry, sparse and open vegetation that allows for clear views of the animals, and passable access roads to the park and lodge.

During the wet months of March through May and October through November, travelers can stay at Bwindi Neck View Lodge and take advantage of significant discounts on lodging options. However, tourists should be aware that during the rainy season the park’s roads are in poor condition, the vegetation is tall and sparse with no good views of the mountain gorillas, and the trekking trails are muddy and hazardous.

Conclusively, a stay at Bwindi Neck View Lodge on a gorilla trekking safari, is so rewarding with resplendent adventure that create untimely memories to all visitors by who take part in Nature hikes, gorilla trekking, Birdwatching, Pygmies and community tour while at Bwindi Neck View Lodge.