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The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) is in southwestern Uganda. The park is part of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and is situated along the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge of the Albertine Rift. Composed of 321 square kilometres (124 sq mi) of both montane and lowland forest, it is accessible only on foot. BINP is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-designated World Heritage Site.[1][2]
Species diversity is a feature of the park.[3] It provides habitat for 120 species of mammals, 348 species of birds, 220 species of butterflies, 27 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos, and many endangered species. Floristically, the park is among the most diverse forests in East Africa, with more than 1,000 flowering plant species, including 163 species of trees and 104 species of ferns. The northern (low elevation) sector has many species of Guineo-Congolian flora, including two endangered species, the brown mahogany and Brazzeia longipedicellata. In particular, the area shares in the high levels of endemisms of the Albertine Rift.
The park is a sanctuary for colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, and many birds such as hornbills and turacos. It is most notable for the 400 Bwindi gorillas, half of the world’s population of the endangered mountain gorillas. 14 habituated mountain gorilla groups are open to tourism in four different sectors of Buhoma, Ruhijja, Rushaga and the Nkuringo in the Districts of Kanungu, Kabale and Kisoro respectively all under the management of Uganda Wildlife Authority.(Wikipedia)
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The safari begins and ends from Kampala/ Entebbe, Early morning you are picked from your hotel or residence. Drive to Mbarara via Masaka. Make a photo-stop at the Equator crossing where you will have some snacks and take some pictures. Then proceed to the lushest highland rain forest on earth, filled with primates and birds, valleys, hills and swamps filled with papyrus. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge of your choice.
Budget: Gorilla Mist Camp/ Bwindi view Lodge/ Buhoma Banda
Have an early breakfast and get ready for trekking, which begins at 8:00 am with a pre-trekking briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority staff. We advice for you to carry your rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots etc. The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy Primates for a group you have been booked for. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, have an early breakfast and get ready for trekking, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. Tracking may take between 2 to 6 hours but it is well worth the effort. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge of your choice.
Budget: Gorilla Mist Camp/ Bwindi view Lodge/ Buhoma Banda
Have an early breakfast and drive to Kampala/ Entebbe, with lunch en routed and stop over at the drum makers arriving Kampala/Entebbe early evening to catch your flight.
