Bwindi Forest is home to the rare Mountain Gorillas. The forest sits on an area of sq km 327 of tangled vegetation. Draped over a deeply fleshy, fissured landscape of steep and slippery valleys. Bwindi is a wild natural heritage gazette in 1942 as a forest reserve. In 1992, it was recognized as Bwindi’s impenetrable National park, and in 1994. Bwindi National Park is well known for Gorilla trekking safaris and is conducted in the northern part of Bwindi in Buhoma and Ruhija and then in the southern part with Rushaga and Nkuringo. It is the only park in the world that can claim to have mountain gorillas and chimpanzees. Bwindi Park was gazetted in 1991 and declared a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site in 1994. Today, Bwindi is inhabited by over 600 mountain gorillas’ population, roughly half of the world’s total population. With over 32 sq km in size, when deciding on which part of the park to track gorillas, you will track the gorillas with their ranger guides until they locate them.
Bwindi National Park - Gorilla Trekking Safaris
4 Days Bwindi Gorilla Trek
Go for Gorilla trekking in Bwindi in the Buhoma section in the Noth plus a wildlife tour of Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will have a chance to see the tree-climbing Lions in the Ishasha sector.
5 Day Uganda & Gorilla Trek
Gorilla trekking combined with the Bunyonyi Tour on a 5-day tour starting from Kigali and ending in Kigali. This is a pure Gorilla Trekking tour and a rexation at Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda.
About Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park
Bwindi National Park strands at an altitude range between 1440m and 2600m above sea level. With temperatures ranging from 7 degrees centigrade and 20 degrees centigrade, Bwindi receives rain at any time of the day, but between March and May and September to November there are more serious rains. So when you opt to visit this park for Gorilla Safaris, it is always better in the dry season.
Gorilla families in each of the four sectors in Bwindi Impenetrable National park.
Bwindi impenetrable national forest lies on the edge of the western rift valley in south southwestern part of Uganda. This park is famous for its mountain Gorilla, harboring half of the percentage in the world, roaming freely in the great rainforests. These mountain gorillas consist of 98.9 % of the human DNA, and they are referred to as Man’s closest cousins since their intelligence, behavior, and physical structure resemble that of man. There are four locations for gorilla trekking in Uganda in Bwindi impenetrable national park and these include Buhoma in the northern region, Rushaga and Nkuringo in the southern area, and Ruhija in the eastern region. Each gorilla sector has families of its own. The gorillas are wild animals, and they keep moving any time they feel like. The silver back is also free to move and break away from the family to form a new family. Below are the gorilla families in the four sectors in Bwindi’s impenetrable forest.
About gorilla tracking in Bwindi national park
Bwindi impenetrable national park lies in the south-western part of Uganda at the edge of the western rift valley, surrounded by diverse rainforests. The Park is embraced with over 400 mountain gorillas and 120 mammal species, primates such as baboons, and chimpanzees among others, 23 Albertine endemic, and over 350 bird species. Many interesting activities are waiting for you to participate in Bwindi impenetrable forest such as gorilla trekking the bestselling activity, gorilla habituation, cultural encounters, hiking through the forest, hikes, and trails in and out of Bwindi, birding, village works, and mountain bike rides in Buhoma and other areas. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is best known for its mountain Gorilla population since it possesses half a percentage of these creatures. The park is ranked as the best tracking destination in Uganda and East Africa at large. It’s a one-day activity as you embark on an amazing walk in the impenetrable tropical rainforest in search of the King of the Jungle, creating a breathtaking experience. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park should not scare you because of the word “impenetrable”. It is clear and visible, creating enough roaming space for trackers.
Tracking Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda
There are four locations for gorilla trekking in Uganda in Bwindi impenetrable national park and these include Buhoma in the northern region, Rushaga and Nkuringo in the southern area, and Ruhija in the eastern region. Safaris to these locations can easily be accessed from Rwanda for a few hours. Book a 4×4 Car and drive to Uganda for budget Gorilla trekking tours. It can be for either a self-drive tour or a guided tour. Each gorilla sector has families of its own. The Silver back is also free to move and break away from the family to form a new family.
The conservation of Mountain Gorillas has been a very significant issue for Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo. Uganda and Rwanda have been in collaboration for the last ten years to save these gentle giants from extinction. As with conservation efforts in Africa, the primary focus of conservation is to maintain and increase the population of the Gorillas. Despite the political unrest and high population densities in the regions, there have been many successes in the fight to save Mountain Gorillas. This can be attributed to some groups including the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International who have helped governments with mountain gorilla conservation. With the combination of the above factors, mountain gorillas are the only great ape subspecies whose numbers are increasing in the wild. This is mostly because Virunga mountain gorillas and Bwindi mountain gorillas have increased as per the census of 2011.
