Bwindi Impenetrable

Bwindi impenetrable national park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. It is 321 km sq. with an altitude of 1,160m – 2,607m above sea level. The parks mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests provides shelter to a further 120 mammals, including several primate species such as baboons and chimpanzees, as well as Elephants and Antelopes. There are around 350 bird species hosted in this forest, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics almost 400 species of plants.  The park popular as it protects about 459 individual gorillas -roughly half of the world’s population. There are 4 locations for tracking Gorillas in the park and these are Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga, and Nkuringo. The 4 locations have a total of about 20 families as of 2019.

 For more extensive experience, guests can have a Gorilla Habituation Experience where you get to accompany Researchers and Habituators in the forest. This process is the slow and gentle introduction of a family of wild Gorillas to the presence of humans. Wild Gorillas are habituated so researchers can study the species, treat them for sickness and injuries, protect them from hunters, and boost their conservation efforts with sustainable tourism.  You get to spend 4 hours with the Gorilla family compared to the 1 hour on normal Gorilla tracking.

Gorilla Habituation only happens in Rushaga sector and currently there are two Gorilla families (Bukingyi & Bushaho) that are being habituated in the Rushaga sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Activities that you can do in the park; Gorilla trekking, Gorilla Habituation experience, waterfalls guided forest walk, bird watching, Batwa pygmies, visit to the Gorilla clinic, Ride for a woman community visit, visit tea plantations.