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Kampala to Fort Portal via Bwindi: 7-Day Plan You Can Actually Do
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The 7-day version for June: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight.
7
days
750 km
distance
16.2 h
in transit
12
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- Dry seasons make the gorilla treks less of a mudbath — permits (US$800) sell out long ahead.
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Day 1 Kampala
- Transit
- 0h18
- Finish
- ~10:50
- Temperature
- 17.5°C–25.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 12.0h
07:30
08:30
10:00
Day 2 Around Kampala
- Transit
- 0h14
- Finish
- ~10:20
- Temperature
- 17.5°C–25.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 12.0h
07:30
08:30
Stand near the historic royal compound of the Kabaka, now reconstructed.
50 min · Kampala
09:30
Day 3 Lake Mburo
- Transit
- 3h47
- Finish
- ~12:50
- Temperature
- 15.5°C–25.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 12.0h
11:20
Overnight here
Day 4 Bwindi
- Transit
- 4h26
- Finish
- ~12:00
- Temperature
- 13.0°C–24.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~6
- Daylight
- 11.9h
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A travel day: the road is the point today. No curated stops on this leg.
Day 5 Around Bwindi
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~15:30
- Temperature
- 13.0°C–24.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~6
- Daylight
- 11.9h
07:30
Day 6 Queen Elizabeth
- Transit
- 4h14
- Finish
- ~13:45
- Temperature
- 17.1°C–26.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~9
- Daylight
- 12.0h
11:45
Day 7 Fort Portal
- Transit
- 3h11
- Finish
- ~13:25
- Temperature
- 15.3°C–24.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~14
- Daylight
- 12.0h
09:30
11:35
12:25
Sweet Aromas Bakery search
Savor sweet cakes with aromatic coffee or tea.
60 min · Fort Portal · Cakes from USh 2000 (price listed 2000)
open: 9AM-9pPM
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Every stop is a real, sourced place, but opening hours change, roads close and businesses move. Check anything you're paying for before you book.
Sources (6)
- Wikivoyage — KampalaCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Wikivoyage — Lake Mburo National ParkCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Wikivoyage — Bwindi Impenetrable National ParkCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Wikivoyage — Queen Elizabeth National ParkCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Wikipedia — Kibale National ParkCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Wikivoyage — Fort PortalCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)