Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the western arm of the Great rift valley.
Bwindi is very well known all over the world because it is one of the very few places where you can see the endangered mountain gorillas. Bwindi's series of steep ridges and valleys are covered by one of Uganda's oldest and most ecologically diverse rainforests.
The forest is older than 25,000 years and contains hundreds of animal and plant species. The undisturbed ecology of Bwindi impenetrable forest is home to many primates, most popular of which is the mountain gorillas.
What to do in Bwindi
- Gorilla trekking
- Batwa Trail
- Gorilla Habituation
- Nature Walks / Hiking
- Photography
- Cultural encounters with Batwa
Getting To Bwindi
Bwindi is located around 480 kilometres from Uganda's capital Kampala and can be accessed by road as well as local domestic flights. The drive from Kampala to Bwindi takes around 8 hours while driving from the nearby Queen Elizabeth National Park take around 4 hours.
There are flights from Entebbe and other national parks to Bwindi, and most flights take under 1 hour. If you are going to Bwindi Impenetrable National park, your flight can either go to Kihihi or Kisoro from where you drive for a short while and reach your place of accommodation in Bwindi.
