Bwindi Impenetrable National Park one of Africa’s oldest and most captivating parklands because of its bamboo and swamp forests lies in southwestern Uganda at the rim of the Rift Valley. , This impenetrable forest also protects an estimated 459 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked. As the name suggests, it is an area of almost impassibly dense rainforest spread over a network of valleys and ridges, carving a silhouette of undulating peaks into the skyline. It takes a physically fit person to take part in this mountain gorilla tracking / trekking adventure because it may involve climbing the steep terrain.

The Gorillas can be trekked begin at 8 AM every day with a briefing after which groups of a maximum of eight tourists trek into the mysterious jungle that protects close to half of the world’s surviving mountain gorillas.

This biologically diverse region also provides shelter to a further 120 mammals, including several primate species such as baboons and chimpanzees, as well as elephants and antelopes. There are around 350 species of birds hosted in this forest, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics.

This is the only park where chimpanzees and gorillas happily co-exist.

“The word “Bwindi” means “darkness” and this can be unveiled with a hike through the densely populated forest to get an unforgettable experience of coming face to face with mountain gorillas in their natural habitat”