Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, the forest was designated in the year of 1991 as a national park, it was listed as a UNESCO world Heritage site because of its ecological importance, flora and fauna of the forest.
Bwindi forest has become popular to the world because of Gorilla Trekking! The forest is a home to more than half of the remaining world mountain gorillas population. Mountain gorillas are highly endangered species and the forest possesses more than 600 individuals in the entire world. They are highly endangered because of poaching, habitat loss and diseases.
Before the forest gazetted as national park there are indigenous people tend to leave in forest as their home state, the pygmy people locally known as the Batwa people where leaving in the forest with the gorillas and other wildlife animals, they leave their while hunting wild animals as their food and meat, after gazetted as a conservation area, they taken them out of the forest and educate them about the danger of leaving with wildlife, stop them to hunting the animals.
Bwindi forest is one of the East Africa’s most famous national park and known to be one of Africa’s most ancient habitats dating over years back. The park containing over 120 mammals species more than any national park in Uganda although sightings are less common because of the dense forest but on luck day you can see forest elephants, African golden cat, the rare giant forest hog, 11 primates species including chimpanzees, lHost monkeys, red tailed monkeys, 400 tree species , 450 birds species such as Emerald cuckoo, dark caped bulbul, black bee eaters, woodland warbler, Redheaded bluebill, montane oriole, among others , 167 batter fly species in the forest.
Bwindi forest its main attraction and activity is gorilla trekking which is done in four sectors of the park that is Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga and Nkuringo sectors, enjoy an insightful community walk, an enthusiastic Batwa (pygmy) dance, pretty waterfalls, varied birds and lush rainforest scenery.
Impenetrable forest; this name comes from the extensive stands of bamboo interspersed amongst the larger forest hardwoods. The bamboo and the thick ground cover of ferns, vines and other plants growth severely hinder direct access on foot.
Gorilla permits costs in Virunga and Bwindi; in comparison to Virunga national park and the Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, the permits of gorilla trekking in Virunga national park are quite expensive than that of Bwindi impenetrable forest national park sure in Virunga it cost $1500 a permit well as in Bwindi national park gorilla permit cost $800 each gorilla habituation is for $1500, even the climate in Bwindi is tropical which makes it difficult to predict regular weather patterns factors, the park is approximately to be equator means that temperatures are very friendly throughout the year having around 23 degrees Cilicia’s in the day and in the evening / dropping to 11 degrees Cilicia’s at night.
Top reasons why you may visit Bwindi; why millions of people visiting Bwindi impenetrable national park yearly its because of the incredible tourists attractions which include; Mountain gorillas , flora and faunas , Hiking ,Birding , Batwa cultural experience and beautiful landscape in the area among others. This make Bwindi the wild African safari with much to adventure in during your safari like the treks , hikes, walks in search of magical gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable forest in Uganda.