Mountain bike riding in Bwindi is one of the most exciting activity through and around the Impenetrable forest that Mountain gorillas call home. The Mountain bike riding in Bwindi, is organized by Buhoma Community Rest Camp under Ride 4 a Woman group and the ride follows the trail from Buhoma to the Ivy River, get to uncover, a million treasures to behold. BOOK NOW
Saddle Biking around Bwindi Forest
These guided bike ride takes about five hours but so interesting since you are able to see the wonderful sceneries, tree species, bumping in to a gorilla family roaming at the edge of the forest can be on a luckiest day and bird species among others. It is more wonderful when with an experienced tour guide who makes sure that you don’t miss out any important information or sight like the traditional healer who uses plants to treat his people. Mountain bike riding in Bwindi is one way of supporting the community especially the Ride 4 a Woman organization since that donation is used for developing the community.
There’s a few hills around and some dirt track riding, but let your friendly guide know and we can tailor the journey to your comfort levels. Make sure you just pack enough snacks and bottled safe water and the same trail is followed just like nature walks only that you will be on a mountain bike. During this Mountain bike ride visitors learn about different communities and meet the primitive Batwa pygmies and their lifestyle. Enjoy the craft center and watch how bananas can be used to make gin, juice and beer.
The tour is fascinating craft center, the traditional medicinal healer with his different medicines collected from the forest, the gin distillery and the banana brewery, Mukono Primary School, as well as the river to see women washing their clothes in addition to observe the plentiful of butterflies on the adjacent rock and above all the Batwa-Pygmy community. Do all this on a mountain bike in the company of a private guide to answer any question as well as point out the various things in this community. In Africa, visitors can also explore Nyungwe forest on a bicycle, one of the most pristine forests in Rwanda that chimpanzees call home.
The diversity in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is not limited to only mountain bike riding and nature walk but does beyond to gorilla trekking and gorilla habituation in Uganda, bird watching, waterfalls, unique tree species and butterflies.