Gorilla Safari Lodge is situated in the Rushaga sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, providing an ideal base for an unforgettable mountain gorilla safari experience. As you take a fully guided mountain gorilla trek in the dense tropical rainforest and meet its inhabitants, the shy and peaceful gentle apes. Click here to view mountain gorilla trekking safaris.

Rushaga sector of Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is the only sector where mountain gorilla habitation takes place. Although Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is home to other wildlife species such as forest elephants and 23 bird species of rift valley Albertine endemics, it is situated 5 minutes away from the briefing point for endangered mountain trekking. Click here to see our recommended mountain gorilla trekking tour.

Gorilla Safari Lodge is surrounded by banana and guava trees, and the views of the Bwindi forest jungle, with its ancient canopy trees, are framed by lofty hills. The lodge’s entrance is warm and welcoming. Bold colors from the surrounding indigenous flora greet you on arrival, leaving you with a lasting first impression in the heart of Africa.

Bwindi impenetrable forest national park is situated in southwestern Uganda, in Kanungu district. Bwindi impenetrable forest national park was gazetted in 1991 with the main purpose of protecting the endangered mountain gorillas.  

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park accommodates not only the endangered mountain gorillas but also other different wildlife species such as forest elephants, bush pigs, buffaloes, giant forest hogs, antelopes, primate species like l’hoest monkeys and baboons, different bird species, beautiful butterflies, and plant species.

Mountain gorilla trekking is an exceptional tourism activity in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, where tourists move deep into Uganda’s tropical rainforest while searching for mountain gorillas. Bwindi impenetrable national park habituates about 19 mountain gorilla families, which are located in four different sectors of Bwindi, namely the Buhoma sector in the north, the Rushaga sector in the south, the Nkuringo sector in the south, and the Ruhijja sector in the east.

The mountain gorilla habituation experience is yet another extraordinary and incredible tourism activity in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park which only takes place in the Rushaga sector, where visitors have the opportunity to spend at least four hours with the gorillas during the habituation process.

Gorilla habituation is a procedural activity where the wild gorillas are trained to get used to human beings’ presence. The gorilla habituation process takes about 2 to 3 years to be done completely, and it involves a team of researchers, travelers, scientists, and park rangers. Gorilla habituation is only done in one sector, called the Rushaga sector, in the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Bwindi impenetrable national park accommodates more than 360 bird species, which include Albertine Rift endemic species, forest birds, and migratory birds, making Bwindi Forest the birder's paradise. Bwindi forest bird species include African green pigeon, giant kingfisher, African emerald cuckoo, Ruwenzori nightjar, common bulbul, cinnamon chested bee-eater, handsome francolin, blue-headed sunbird, dwarf honeyguide, collared apalis, red-throated Alethe, red-faced woodland warbler, yellow-eyed black flycatcher, archer’s robin chat, strip-breatered tit, Kivu ground thrush, strange weaver, dusky Crimsonwing, and many more.

The nature walk is an incredible tourism activity in Bwindi impenetrable forest national Park, where travelers can explore Bwindi forest on foot with a well-trained, experienced park guide and an armed park ranger to protect everyone from danger.

Batwa cultural experience is an interesting tourism activity in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park that gives you an incredible opportunity to interact with Uganda’s pygmies, the Batwa people, who used to stay in Bwindi forest before it was turned into a national park.

The best time to visit Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is during the two dry seasons. The long dry season lasts from June to September, and the short dry season starts from December to March.

 During this season, travelers have the best chance to see the clear weather in Uganda.  Although it can rain at any time, touring Bwindi Forest National Park can be done throughout the year.