Uganda's misty home of
the mountain gorillas.
Trek dense ancient rainforest on the edge of the Albertine Rift for an unforgettable hour with a habituated gorilla family.
Overview
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies in southwestern Uganda, on the edge of the Albertine Rift and just a short drive from the Rwandan border, making it a natural extension to any Volcanoes National Park safari. Its name comes from the park’s dense, tangled rainforest, one of the oldest and most biodiverse forests in Africa, predating the last Ice Age.
Bwindi is home to roughly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas, spread across several habituated families available for trekking. The park’s steep, forested hills also shelter forest elephants, chimpanzees and over 350 bird species, making it a destination as rich for naturalists as it is for gorilla trekkers.
What You'll Experience
Gorilla trekking — Follow experienced trackers through steep, tangled forest to spend an hour with a habituated gorilla family, an experience often ranked among Africa’s finest.
Gorilla habituation experience — A longer, more intimate permit option that lets small groups spend up to four hours with a gorilla family still being habituated to human presence.
Batwa cultural encounter — Visit with the Batwa, Bwindi’s original forest-dwelling people, for a guided look into their traditions and former life in the forest.
Birdwatching & nature walks — Trails through the forest reveal Bwindi’s exceptional birdlife, including several Albertine Rift endemics, alongside butterflies and forest flora.