Things To Do In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park : Tourists on a safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park participate in various safari activities that are done around the park which are gorgeous to almost every traveler in the park. Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is the best safari destination with various attractions that the travelers should consider as their number one right destination. Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park is located in the south-western Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley, it’s a great destination and ideal for both the tourists and researchers.
Things to do in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
Gorilla trekking.
Gorilla trekking is the top most safari activity that is done in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park. Gorilla trekking is where the travelers explores deep in the forest of Bwindi on foot with the presence of experienced park guides or rangers, this requires a traveler to pay 700 USD as to take part in the gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is such massive where you hike through the Bwindi forest in such of the endangered mountain gorillas, due to the fact that the gorillas keep moving deep in the forest while searching for the food they cannot be in one location. The activity takes around 30 minutes to four hours and after finding the gorilla family the tourists are given one hour to be with the presence of the gorilla while observing their behaviors, how they play, how they groom one another, taking pictures with them to take back to show people home after the gorilla trekking safari. Bwindi has got over 22 habituated gorilla families but gorilla trekking in the park is one only in four sectors that is Buhoma sector, Ruhija gorilla sector, Nkuringo gorilla sector and Rushaga gorilla sector.
Gorilla trekking permits can be at a high demand there you are advised to book your gorilla trekking permit in advance with Uganda Wildlife Authority in Kampala the government body responsible for tourism in Uganda or a trusted tour operator like lakeside torus and travel limited to have the perfect gorilla trekking in the park.
Gorilla habituation.
Gorilla habituation is the best safari activity that is done in the park. This is where the travelers together with the researchers collecting data learns more about the mountain gorillas and each gorilla separately explores in their habitants. Compared to gorilla trekking safari, gorilla habituation is where the travelers spend more time with the presence of the mountain gorillas approximately 4 hours. This is the period when the travelers get more time to be with the presence of the gorillas while learning their characters, how they behave and among others as this is incredible. For the travelers to carryout gorilla habituation its 1500 USD for foreign non-residents, 1000USD for foreign residents and 750,000 for East African citizens.
Bird watching.
Bird watching is among the major safari activities that takes place in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park. Being the birding haven the park boasts various large numbers of the bird species that are over 347 with 23 endemics to the Albertine Rift. On a bird watching safari in Bwindi the travelers are therefore reminded to come along with the binoculars which will help him to spot the far away bird species. Some of the bird species to be spotted includes Rwenzori night jar, short-tailed warbler, blue-headed sunbird, Kivu ground-thrush, collared apalis, handsome francolin, African wood owl, Black bee-eater, Regal sunbird, Strange Weaver and many others. The park gives the tourists the super bird watching safari experience to the tourists who visits the park.
Batwa cultural experience.
Tourists on a safari to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park experience the Batwa people who used to stay in the park, before they were made the settlers near the park after gazeting the park. Travelers during the cultural experience they do enjoy the various practices that are done by the Batwa people including batwa shares and demonstrates how they lived, hunted, using the natural materials like sticks to make fire, how they cook, how they extract the herbal medicine that they use, how they used to gather the honey, entertaining the travelers with their songs and dances and among others.
Nature walks and hiking.
Nature walks and hiking are the best safari expreince that the tourists can expreince in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park with the presence of the experienced guides who takes you to learn more about Bwindi for example like the various biodiversity including the beautiful flora and fauna in the park which makes your nature walks the most colourful one. Tourists enjoy the Munyaga River trail which takes the travelers to the beautiful waterfalls in the park.
