The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is situated on the edge of the Rift Valley in southwest Uganda. One of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, dating back more than 25,000 years, and home to around 400 different plant species protects the mist-covered mountains.
The Par’s proud is its name which has the phrase ‘impenetrable’! Why is it called impenetrable? Is there a myth behind it? There are more stories than I can wrote her on the myth behind the word impenetrable.
Most travelers get to revel in these stories around late night camp fires. I promise you some of these stories behind the National Park will give you an exciting chill, but it is upon you to test the truth behind them.
More significantly, this “impenetrable forest” is a home to more than three hundred and twenty mountain gorillas
When we talk about the still existing gorilla population of the world, this number is almost half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups that can be observed by tourists. More than half of the mountain gorillas in the world live in Bwindi. Actually, this area is home to more than 300 mountain gorillas.
THE THINGS TO SEE IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST PARK
Additional 120 mammals are also protected in this naturally diverse area, including several primate species including baboons and chimpanzees, elephants, and antelopes.
Apart from the animals, mammals and others, Bwindi impenetrable boasts of about 350 bird species within its confines. This is more than an adventurous person can ask for. Here flies the excitement of avian life!
Have you heard about the species of birds that are on the edge of extinction? Birds we might never see again in this lifetime, you will get a chance to see these species in Bwindi impenetrable Forest National Park. Some of the bird species include;
- Western Green Tinker bird
- African Wood Owl
- Handsome Francolin
- Chestnut-throated Apalis
- Montane Oriole
- Short tailed Warbler
- Kivu Ground-Thrush
- Chapin’s Flycatcher
- Grauer’s Rush Warbler
- Regal Sunbird
- Collared Apalis
- Archer’s Robin-Chat
- Red-throated Alethe
- Fine-banded Woodpecker
- African Green Broadbill.
Activities to do while in Bwindi impenetrable forest
Gorilla Trekking and babying: Spending some time with the fascinating Mountain Gorillas, you can take pictures and record forever moment with the suspected progenitors of mankind.
Opportunities to discover the neighboring Bakiga plus Batwa Pygmy people’s cultures: The rich cultures of the Twa and the extremely short and forest Pygmy people awaits. Can you speak or imitate the Twa click language? Visit Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park today.
Cultural performances plus workshops amd guided village walks: you will get a chance to interact with local people and buy yourself souvenirs to show people back home.
Mountain gorilla tracking / trekking adventures.
Bird watching has never been so fun! Get a chance to watch birds glide over majestic trees and see them land to roost and feed.
