When Her Life Rolls Out in Front of Her Eyes
When we organise trips for other tour companies, we never push to build relationships with the guests. It’s kinda unprofessional; their clients are their clients…
Bwindi Impenetrable NP /Uganda/
area: 331 km2/128 mi2
Bwindi, lying on the southwestern edge of Uganda, is the most in-demand gorilla tracking destination of our region. The steep valleys and high ridges of Africa’s oldest rainforest can be reached through four gates.
Buhoma, the national park headquarters, has most accessible gorillas and offers a nature walk to triple waterfalls. Nkuringo boasts greatest views over the forest and towards the Virunga volcanoes, with a hike across the park to Buhoma being the top activity. Ruhija is the best birding destination and the starting point of a nature walk to the swamp that gave Bwindi its name. Rushaga presents the largest number of habituated gorilla groups and even the longer gorilla habituation experience.
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