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Gorilla Trekking in Uganda Reviews and Rules

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

No one with a communicable disease, such as flu or diarrhea, is allowed to visit the gorillas.
§    Do not surround the gorillas but remain in a tight group.
§    Leave a distance of at least 5m between you and the gorillas. If they approach you, move back slowly.
§    Flash photography is strictly forbidden.
§    Do not eat […]

Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Uganda

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Gorilla Tracking:
Gorilla is a captivating and unforgettable experience, which more than repays the effort needed to reach Bwindi and to trek through the forest. Bwindi has four habituated gorilla groups that are tracked by tourists. Three of these are in the vicinity of Buhoma and one at Nkuringo.
What to take-a checklist:
§    Solid walking shoes of […]

Bwindi Tours, Bwindi Trails

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Around the park:
Buhoma:
Bwindi’s busiest tourism site is Buhoma on the Northern edge of the forest. It is the-trailhead for tracking three gorilla groups and a wide range of accommodation is available. Though gorilla tracking is the main attraction, a range of other walks provide more relaxed opportunities to spot birds and monkeys while exploring one […]

Bwindi Tourism

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Flora and Fauna:
Bwindi supports a tremendous biodiversity as a result of two factors. Firstly, its slopes extend over a broad altitudinal forest at 1160m to rare Afromontane vegetation above 2600m. Secondly, it is extremely old. When most of Africa’s forests disappeared during the arid conditions of the last ice age (12,000-18,000 years ago), Bwindi was […]

Bwindi Safari Lodges and Accommodation

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Accommodation:
Buhoma:
A range of accommodation caters for both up-market and budget visitors. It is advisable to book well in advance.
Up-market and moderate locations:
§    Gorilla Forest Camp.
§    Mantana Tented Camp.
§    Volcanoes Bwindi Camp.
§    Gorilla Homestead.
§    Buhoma Homestead.
§    Lake Kitandara Camp.
§    Gorilla Resort.
Budget locations:
§    Buhoma Community Campground.
§    Bwindi View Canteen.
Ruhija:
A self-catering guesthouse can be booked through Uganda Wildlife […]

Bwindi National Park Uganda

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK.
Introduction:
The Impenetrable Forest Reserve was gazetted in 1942, upgraded to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in 1992 and recognized as a World Heritage Site in 1994. In the local Lukiga language, Bwindi actually means ‘Impenetrable’. This double warning is apt, for Bwindi is all but impenetrable; 327km2 of tangle vegetation draped over […]