WHAT MAKES BWINDI THE BEST GORILLA DESTINATION IN AFRICA
You may have heard of mountain Gorillas so often and would probably wish to have a face to face encounter with these forest giants. Several places have Gorillas in Africa but Bwindi’s Gorilla experience is like no other! There are things that make Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park the best of all gorilla destinations across Africa and here are some of them.
High number of habituated Gorilla families
Uganda shelters the more than half of the world’s Gorilla population with over 500 individuals in its protected areas. Bwindi forest is home to over 19 of the 20 Gorilla families that have been fully habituated abs are available for tracking. The chance of meeting these gorillas becomes so high with this high number of the Gorillas.
Gorilla habituation experience
Bwindi is the only place where Gorilla habituation experience is done. The habituation experience involves training the mountain Gorillas to get them used to the presence of human beings in the most possible way. UWA researcher here take the visitors through the general process and sometimes allowing them to participate in the naming of these giants of the forest. The habituation experience also involves learning the behavior of individual Gorillas to understand their stake in the group.
The Batwa trail
Bwindi has something more to offer to Gorilla tracking and habituation, the Batwa are the immediate neighbors of the forest. They are for former bushmen who depended on the forest until they were evicted to turn Bwindi into a national park. They will share their ways of life on how they used to set traps, and use herbs as medicine. Their entire way of life is something you can’t miss every time you’re on a trip. The Batwa cultural experience is the best way to end your gorilla trekking experience as you learn about how they are copying up with life of the normal people outside the bush.
Lake Bunyonyi
Do you wish to test the best local and international Cuisines relaxed on the shores of the fresh waters of the lake! Bunyonyi is the place for you. Bunyonyi is located just an hour’s drive from Bwindi and you could choose to sleep at Bunyonyi as you do your gorilla trekking at Bwindi. Swimming in this crocodile-free waters is the best way to relax after a long exercise of searching for the Gorillas in their natural forest. This lake also has 29 islands which can be explored on boat and the visitors will meet the local people as they go about their activities.
WHAT MAKES BWINDI THE BEST GORILLA DESTINATION IN AFRICA
You may have heard of mountain Gorillas so often and would probably wish to have a face to face encounter with these forest giants. Several places have Gorillas in Africa but Bwindi’s Gorilla experience is like no other! There are things that make Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park the best of all gorilla destinations across Africa and here are some of them.
High number of habituated Gorilla families
Uganda shelters the more than half of the world’s Gorilla population with over 500 individuals in its protected areas. Bwindi forest is home to over 19 of the 20 Gorilla families that have been fully habituated abs are available for tracking. The chance of meeting these gorillas becomes so high with this high number of the Gorillas.
Gorilla habituation experience
Bwindi is the only place where Gorilla habituation experience is done. The habituation experience involves training the mountain Gorillas to get them used to the presence of human beings in the most possible way. UWA researcher here take the visitors through the general process and sometimes allowing them to participate in the naming of these giants of the forest. The habituation experience also involves learning the behavior of individual Gorillas to understand their stake in the group.
The Batwa trail
Bwindi has something more to offer to Gorilla tracking and habituation, the Batwa are the immediate neighbors of the forest. They are for former bushmen who depended on the forest until they were evicted to turn Bwindi into a national park. They will share their ways of life on how they used to set traps, and use herbs as medicine. Their entire way of life is something you can’t miss every time you’re on a trip. The Batwa cultural experience is the best way to end your gorilla trekking experience as you learn about how they are copying up with life of the normal people outside the bush.
Lake Bunyonyi
Do you wish to test the best local and international Cuisines relaxed on the shores of the fresh waters of the lake! Bunyonyi is the place for you. Bunyonyi is located just an hour’s drive from Bwindi and you could choose to sleep at Bunyonyi as you do your gorilla trekking at Bwindi. Swimming in this crocodile-free waters is the best way to relax after a long exercise of searching for the Gorillas in their natural forest. This lake also has 29 islands which can be explored on boat and the visitors will meet the local people as they go about their activities.
