Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, National park in Kanungu District, Uganda.
The dense forest spans over 32,092 hectares of mountainous terrain, featuring bamboo thickets and diverse vegetation across elevations from 1,160 to 2,607 meters.
Following its establishment as a national park in 1991, UNESCO recognized the forest as a World Heritage Site in 1994 for its ecological importance.
Local communities near Bwindi maintain traditional practices while participating in conservation efforts through guided tours and educational programs about mountain gorillas.
Visitors need to obtain permits in advance for gorilla tracking, which involves hiking through forest trails with experienced guides during morning sessions.
Half of the global mountain gorilla population resides within this forest, sharing the habitat with 120 mammal species and 346 bird species.
Location: Kanungu District
Inception: 1991
Website: https://bwindiforestnationalpark.com
GPS coordinates: -1.05000,29.71667
Latest update: November 28, 2025 14:12
Uganda sits at the heart of East Africa, where dense tropical forests meet open savanna and the Nile River begins its long journey north. The landscape rises from the shores of Lake Victoria through rolling green hills to mountain ranges that touch over 5,000 meters, high enough to hold glaciers just kilometers from the equator. National parks protect rare mountain gorillas in the mist-covered highlands of Bwindi and Mgahinga, while chimpanzees move through the canopy of Kibale Forest. The Murchison Falls compress the full force of the Nile into a narrow gorge, and Lake Bunyonyi spreads across dozens of small islands where villages perch on terraced hillsides. Kampala, the capital, climbs across seven hills in the center of the country, where markets, temples, and modern buildings share space in a city of one and a half million people. To the east, Jinja marks the place where the White Nile leaves Lake Victoria, now a base for rafting and boat trips. Entebbe rests on a peninsula jutting into the lake, quieter than the capital, with old botanical gardens and tree-lined streets. Between these cities and the parks, travelers find royal tombs, ancient rock art, and small trading towns that connect the country from the wetlands of the west to the drier plains near Kenya.
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