Bwindi Impenetrable National Park : The most famous national park in Uganda. Even in the absence of mountain gorillas, people would still travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park because of its incredible panoramic views and abundant biodiversity. But one of the most alluring national parks for an African safari is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to the mountain gorillas.
Getting up close and personal with these magnificent apes is one of the best safari experiences in Uganda and will instill a strong sense of adventure. The most amazing thing you will ever learn is how gorillas have adapted to live in their natural environment.
Bwindi’s original name, Mubwindi, came from the Runyakitara language and meant “Place of full darkness.” The name “Bwindi” refers to the ancient forest’s impenetrable formalities; the majority of the forest is dense, covered in tree canopy, and difficult to navigate. In Uganda, the Bwindi Forest is well-known for its gorilla trekking safaris. In the park, you may witness gorillas as well as other stunning wild animals and swamps.
It is possible to track the Mountain Gorillas because in the dense forest we have habituated Gorillas that live in families, you can still enter the park and see other dwelling animals such as pottos, duiker antelopes, black colobus monkeys, bushpigs, genets, golden cats, troops of baboons, and over 400 species of birds, including Handsome spurfowl, Doherty’s bushshrike, African green pigeon, Speckled pigeon, Common sandpiper, and over 300 species of trees.
Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in the southwest.
Bwindi National Park, which spans 327 square kilometres and is a part of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, is situated in Virunga National Park, near the Democratic Republic of the Congo, across the Western Great Rift Valley.
Perched 2,610 metres above sea level, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994.
What was the first gorilla-habituated family in Uganda?
As of this writing, there are about 459 mountain gorillas living in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, with the mubare gorilla family being the first to become established there in 1993. The percentage of the 1029 gorillas that are still alive today is represented by this figure. Because of this, Uganda is now the greatest destination in Africa for gorilla trekking safaris.
While on a Uganda safari in Bwindi, you can also partake in other safari activities. Wonder Wheels Tours and Travel Uganda arranges guided nature walks, cycling safaris, gorilla habituation tracking tours, birding watching safari experiences, and cultural exchange tours around the Echuya Batwa community in addition to mountain gorilla safaris.
How is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Protected?
The only government that has total authority to supervise operations and welfare in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the Uganda National Park Authority. The majority of the local population had the opportunity to interfere and destroy this natural habitat, but because of the Ugandan government’s supervision and the work of numerous international organizations, including the Wildlife Conservation Society, the World Wildlife Fund, the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, The Gorilla Organization, and the International Gorilla Conservation Program, many others have been able to prevent this from happening.