Bwindi Impenetrable Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in the southwestern part of Uganda on the rim of the Rift Valley. The hillsides which are mist-covered are sheltered by one of the ancient and very biologically varied rainforests in Uganda that dates back to more than 25,000 years, comprising of about 400 varied plant species. More notably, this -impenetrable forest- in addition protects an predictable 320 population of mountain gorillas ? approximately half of the population in the world, among which are a number of habituated groups, that can be tracked by visitors. Bwindi is habitat to more than half the worlds population of Mountain Gorillas. actually there are over 300 mountain gorillas living here.

Attractions

• The main attraction in Bwindi is its mountain gorillas
• Bwindi has more than 120 mammal species
• 11 primate species including the rare l’Hoest monkey and black-and-white colobus.
• Butterflies are something of a speciality, with an impressive list of 200 species- 42 of which are endemic to the Albertine Rift.
• There are an estimated 350 bird species, with 14 not recorded anywhere else in Uganda.