Bwindi Impenetrable national Park

Located in south-western Uganda, at the junction of the plain and mountain forests, Bwindi Park is a true rain forest, spread over a series of steep ridges and valleys that form the eastern edge of the Albertine Rift Valley.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is regarded to be one of the most biologically forest in Africa, largely due to its antiquity and an altitude range of between 1,160 and 2,607m above sea level. The National park has an average rain fall of 1,500mm, and it is a vital catchments area, the source of five major rivers, which flow into Lake Albert.
Tourism to Bwindi focuses on Gorilla tracking at two locations, Buhoma and recently

Species Diversity

A major conservation effect has been going on in Bwindi for a number of years to protect the gorillas and other wild species in the forest. As a result, encroachment on the montane forest by cultivators has been stopped. Bwindi National Park harbors at least 120 mammal species more than any National Park in Uganda. The list consists mainly of small mammals such as Rodents and Bats, to over 11 types of primates including the healthy chimpanzee population, Red-tailed and blue monkey, black and white colobus monkeys and Olive baboon.

For bird- watchers it is one of the most exciting destinations in the country, with more than 350 bird species which have been recorded. Of particular interest to birders (bird watching) are 23 species endemic to the Albertine Rift, and at least 14 species recorded nowhere else in Uganda, among them the African green broadbill, white-tailed blue flycatcher, brown necked parrot and frazers eagle owl. In addition to its extensive bird checklist, Bwindi is also a home to at least 200 butterfly species, including eight Albertine Rift Endemics.

Gorilla Tracking

Bwindi is a dense forest with steep slopes; the rugged terrain makes hiking in search of the gorillas strenuous work. Tracking begins with a fairly strenous walk through the forest up steep and slippery slopes, to where the gorillas were found on the previous day. Then the trackers look for any signs - pressed-down grass, broken twigs, dung - that might tell them the direction the group has taken. Visitors follow through the dense undergrowth until they reach where the gorillas spent the night. Then the search continues, at times crawling through the thickets, until the gorillas are found. Mountain Gorillas can cover long distances each day and tours can last anywhere between three to eight hours.

Gorilla tracking being the major tourist activity in Bwindi, there are four Gorilla groups available daily for tourists. Mubare Group (10 gorillas, 1 silverback) was opened for tourism in 1993, Habinyanja group (18 gorillas, 1 Silverback) opened 1 July 1998, Rushegura group (10 gorillas, 1 Silverback) was opened in July 2004, while Nkuringo group (19 gorillas, 2 silverbacks) was opened for tourism in April 2004.

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