Tourist Attractions in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

There are a great number of Tourist attractions in Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park, one of the largest rain forests located in the south western region of Uganda along the edge of the great western Rift valley. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is botanically a diverse terrain of very old mist-covered and verdant rain forests sitted on highly elevated hillsides inhabiting some of the world’s rare and endangered plant and animal species.

Having been declared a UNESCO world Heritage site since 1994, the tourist attractions in Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park are significantly outstanding and features the most famous but yet unique endangered mountain Gorillas that tend to live in its higher altitude areas.

Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bwindi National Park has it major attraction as the mountain Gorillas one of the largest living primate apes known to be a subspecies of the eastern gorillas, it shelters an estimated number of more than 459 endangered Mountain Gorillas and the exceptional number of mountain Gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda has been recorded to be half of the world’s remaining population of mountain gorillas. The National park is subdivided into four sections of rain forests and they all inhabit notable groups of habituated mountain gorillas that are allowed for Gorilla trekking in Bwindi by tourists.

Birds in Bwindi National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park also boasts as home to abundant species of bird life with an estimated record of more than 350 bird species that include 23 rare species endemic to the Albertine region. Among the birds in Bwindi includes the black billed turaco, bar tailed trogon, Shelley’s crimsonwing, crowned hornbill, African harrier hawk, black crowned waxbill, brown capped weaver, giant Kingfisher and others like the regal sunbird, Neumann’s warbler,  yellow eyed black flycatcher, dusky crimsonwing endemic to the Albertine region among many others. The montane rain forests also is home to bird species only native to Uganda and not found anywhere else as well as migratory birds and this makes it one of the best destinations for montane bird watching in Uganda.

Tourist Activities in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Most tourists visit Bwindi impenetrable National Park to see the mountain Gorillas however there are other activities in Bwindi that are interesting to do and they include guided nature walks, the exceptional Batwa cultural experiences, bird watching among others.

How to Get to Bwindi National Park

Getting to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park is possible, there is an estimated distance of 512 kilometers from Kampala to Bwindi National Park, it is quicker and easier to travel to Bwindi by flight, and there are scheduled helicopter flights to Bwindi National Park from Entebbe international Airport operated by aero link. They either land in the south of Bwindi at Kisoro airstrip or in the north of Bwindi at Kihihi airstrip taking roughly 1 to 2 hours.

You can also get to Bwindi national Park by ground transportation while using private vehiclemeans or public buses and the estimated driving time from Kampala to Bwindi National Park is 9 to 20 hours which is quite long but yet rewarding with travel across very many undulating hills, modern cities, and busy towns with different kinds of people and cultures as well as languages to the village setting of tranquility, calmness as well numerous verdant hillocks as you approach Bwindi in the countryside.

Where to stay in Bwindi

There is a wide range of accommodations in Bwindi impenetrable Forest National Park of all categories ranging from top notch high end, Luxury, midrange, standard and most budget facilities. In Bwindi there are no limitations on where to stay, most of the properties have been set up as lodges and you choose the best fit according to your interests and budget. Spread through all the four sectors of the Park, some of the accommodations in Bwindi National Park include Buhoma Lodge, Trackers Safari Lodge, Sanctuary retreat lodge, Rushaga Gorilla safari Lodge, Ichumbi Gorillas Lodge, four season Gorilla lodge, Bakiga Lodge, Broadbill forest camp, Gorilla heights lodge, Nkuringo Gorilla Safari Lodge, Gorilla close up Camp among others with an endless list.