Bwindi National Park

Bwindi National Park is located in south-western Uganda in East Africa. The park is part of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and is situated along the Democratic Republic of Congo border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge of the western Rift Valley. It comprises 331 square kilometres of jungle forests and contains both montane and lowland forest and is accessible only on foot.

Of Uganda’s forested reserves, Bwindi National Park is best known for its superb gorilla tracking, but it also provides a refuge to elephants, chimpanzees, monkeys and various small antelopes, as well as 23 bird species restricted to the Albertine Rift. One of the best Bwindi gorilla trekking holidays is a 6-night safari through Uganda which combines Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Bwindi National Park.