Mountain gorilla encounters, deep green forest and community experiences.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies suitably in southwestern Uganda and remarkably features as one of the most pristine montane national park in Africa. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is found in Uganda in the Southwestern Uganda, on the edge of the Albertine Rift and its shared by three different districts which are; Kisoro, Kanungu and Kabale districts. The distance from Kampala, which takes 10 hours is approximately 534Km from the city. The park is bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo.
With over 460 gorillas, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is home to almost half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas. This true African jungle covers 33.000 hectares, with about 400 species of snakes, about 250 species of trees, 27 species of frogs, over 250 species of butterflies, lizards, chameleons, geckos, chimpanzees, gorillas and baboons.
It straddles just on the Albertine rift valley at the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This 331 square kilometers’ protected area boasts of its expansive tropical rain forest that makes it one of the most significant water catchment areas in the pearl of Africa.
A visit to this spectacular wilderness area for a holiday gets you the best of Africa’s most experiential safari. It lies between elevation 1160 and 2607 meters.
If there are a few naturally endowed destinations on earth then Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park won’t miss on the list. A visit to magnificent protected area means a great opportunity for you to have magical encounters with a group of mountain gorillas that make up part of the 11 species of primate. About 80 mountain gorillas are all confined within this dense rain forest park and this represents about half the total number of these endangered species that still live on earth today.
Our local team will help you choose the right time, pace and places to stay for your journey.
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