Female Mountain Gorilla by Simon Bellingham
Female Mountain Gorilla by Simon Bellingham
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is famed as one of the last remaining strongholds for the critically endangered Mountain Gorilla.
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WHY VISIT BWINDI
Mountain Gorilla — Bwindi is home to almost half the global population.
UNESCO world heritage site — preserving an area of immense ecological importance.
Accessible only by foot – there is something special about exploring without any game drive vehicles.
Dramatically beautiful landscape – Bwindi is home to volcanoes, jagged valleys, waterfalls, lakes and mountains.
Rich birding — the most productive montane forest birding in Africa with 23 Albertine Rift endemics.
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Great Blue Turaco
Photo by Larry Jackson
Top Birds of Bwindi
- African Green Broadbill
- Great Blue and Black-billed Turaco
- Black-Bee-eater
- Blue-headed and Regal Sunbird
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
- Many-coloured and Bocage’s Bush-shrike
- Pink-footed Puffback
L’Hoest’s Monkey
Photo by Jim James
Top Mammals of Bwindi
- Mountain Gorilla
- Chimpanzee
- L’Hoest’s Monkey
- Guereza Colobus Monkey
- Red-tailed Monkey
- Olive Baboon
- Blue Monkey
- Bohm’s Squirrel
FEATURED LODGE OF BWINDI
Gorilla Forest Camp
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Gorilla Forest Camp is the perfect base as you are in great habitat, with excellent accommodations and are only minutes away from the start of your gorilla trekking adventure. Due to its special location inside the national park, this camp is known for the fact that it is at times visited by gorilla families. It has just eight private luxury tents in the heart of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
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