2 Days Gorilla Tour in Uganda takes you to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for an amazing time of observing wild mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in the south-western part of Uganda along the edge of the great Albertine rift also to the nearest towns of Kisoro and Kabale.
Bwindi forest is thought to be a remnant of a vast forest that once covered most of Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, safari to Bwindi Forest, offers you a great opportunity to encounter the rich biodiversity and explore the different attractions in the park. Within the park alone, the forest has got 160 tree species, 100 of ferns and over 200 butterflies that you will be able during the gorilla trek in the forest. Furthermore, Bwindi is home to chimpanzees, forest elephants, antelopes, Colobus and l’Hoest’s monkeys. Among the bird species are the African green broadbill, the Chapin’s flycatcher, the Grauer’s swamp warbler, Shelley’s crimson-wings and Turner’s Eremomela among others with Gorilla trekking being one of the famous activities other come after the Gentle giants.
Gorilla trekking is the main activity in the park and receives bigger number of visitors in the park each year coming for gorilla trekking. Bwindi is the best place to go for gorilla trekking because it’s a home to the biggest population of the mountain gorillas living in its dense tropical forest. To be able to track the gorillas in Bwindi, you need to have a gorilla trekking permit, a gorilla permit in Bwindi costs $700 while in Rwanda it is $1500. Bwindi has 19 habituated gorilla groups but over 50 others have been left undisturbed wild. It is only in Bwindi that primate lovers can take part in a 3-day gorilla habituation experience. Gorillas in Bwindi can be tracked in four sectors – Rushaga, Ruhija, Buhoma and Nkuringo with a maximum of only 8 people trekking each gorilla group per day.
If you’re interested in gorilla trekking in Uganda and you’re starting from Kigali, Rwanda, it’s indeed possible to plan a two-day trip. This 2 days Uganda gorilla tour starting from Kigali is designed for visitors who prefer to use the shorter route to Bwindi from Kigali Rwanda compared to the 9-10 hours journey from Entebbe international airport or Kampala the capital of Uganda. The journey begins from Kigali in Rwanda to Bwindi via Katuna border or Cyanika border passing through the stunning Kigezi hills to Uganda and connecting to Ruhija, Buhoma, Rushaga or Nkuringo sectors of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park.
It’s advisable to obtain a gorilla trekking permit in advance through the Uganda Wildlife Authority or a reputable tour operator.