Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, home to almost half of the world’s surviving mountain gorillas as well as a World Heritage site–listed in December 1994 is located in southwestern Uganda, with thick vegetation like its name predicts. whenever tourists step out for the famous trekking adventure, the ranger guides slice the thick vegetation for trackers to access way to where gorillas nested the previous night. It is the true African jungle with droplets of the sun comic cover giving you a feeling of being in paradise with zero pollution from several emissions common to our daily environment.
Its declaration as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1994 was due to its rich biodiversity in terms of various flora and fauna as well as harboring beyond half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas. The park covers an area of 321 km2 all of which is forested with some areas being covered by bamboo and shrubs. The forest lies on steep slippery valleys with ridges and hilltops.
The weather in Bwindi is chilly because of the immerse canopy, you are advised to carry some warm clothing for evenings and long sleeved shirts/trousers for trekking. For the ultimate experience to anyone who chooses to trek the mountain gorillas or search for birds, butterflies or shrubs, you need to be in good physical condition to go up and down the terrain. It lies at an altitude between 1160m-2607m above sea level.
