Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the natural habitat for just over half the world’s last surviving population of mountain gorillas.
The main reason for a safari in Bwindi is to track and spend time with the Mountain Gorillas. The gorillas you will track will belong one of the ‘habituated’ family groups, Only six permits per gorilla group are issued per day and you may spend anywhere between half and eight hours in search of these animals.
The terrain in Bwindi is rough and forested and it commonly rains so sturdy shoes, long trousers and long sleeved shirts are recommended. Once the gorillas are located, you will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them observing their behaviour and interaction with each other.
Bwindi Impenetrable forest contains a number of other species which are sometimes encountered in the thick cover.
A Uganda safari circuit could combine Bwindi with Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kidepo Valley and Semliki Valley to make a very varied and exciting safari holiday in Uganda.