The Nkuringo Gorilla Campsite and the adjoining Hammerkop Bunkhouse are located at 2161m ASL on the Nteko ridge overlooking a beautiful swath of the world renowned Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. The ridge provides a superb vantage across the Kashasha river valley to the bulbous forested hill known as 'Nkuringo' and the surrounding giant trees of the Bwindi Forest.

This forest is home to the Nkuringo group of Mountain Gorillas from where the campsite provides a prime access point to the start of this amazing activity. The campsite has panoramic views of the majestic volcanoes of the Virunga chain and across the escarpment into the Albertine Rift Valley within the DR Congo. A lucky few visitors will observe the clouds envelop the forested valley below the campsite and be party to views to the north as far as the glaciers on the Rwenzori peaks some 160 kms distant.

As well as offering budget accommodation for visitors tracking gorillas the campsite is also a strategic stopover point on the Nkuringo Walking Safari. This unique walking trail passes through the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest from the national parks headquarters in Buhoma to the South Western Ugandan town of Kisoro.

Birding enthusiasts will find Nkuringo of interest as a starting point to traverse the Bwindi Forest some 12 kms to the national parks HQ visiting parts of the forest not normally frequented by those staying only in Buhoma. Nkuringo has it's own high altitude pocket forest where visits can be arranged with community guides.