The Gorilla Forest Camp is a luxury tented camp centered in the deep and steamy rainforest of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The park is host to around half of the world’s endangered mountain gorilla population. The 8 double tents offered by the camp are ideal quarters for those looking to track gorillas. The camp offers all the facilities of home, plus more. Décor is intricate weavings and hand carvings, with a personality for each room. Tents have romantic en-suites looking out on the forest, with bathtubs raised on little feet. Dining can be taken outside or indoors under candle light, with fires built on some evenings. Service and cuisine is top notch, with many giving in to indulgence. Others take part in nature walks and birding, and of course, gorilla tracking.
Gorilla Forest Camp is a permanent luxury tented camp nestled in the mist-swathed rainforests of a mountainside in the heart of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The exclusive location – one of two properties within the park's boundaries - afford Gorilla Forest Camp the status of being the ideal base for gorilla tracking, primate viewing and birding excursions in the park. Bwindi is situated on Uganda's extreme western border, very close to the geographical heart of Africa where the confluence of the Rift Valley and the Great Lakes have created an eco-system that perhaps defines the very essence of the continent. Fittingly, Bwindi is one of the most biologically diverse areas on Earth, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Accommodation is in 8 double tents, each with ensuite facilities and hot and cold running water, WC, basin and unusually - a bathtub looking out onto the forest. Each tent has a spacious wooden deck where guests can relax or have private meals. The tents have wooden decks inside and 12 queensized beds carved by Ugandan artisans. Each tent has a spacious wooden verandah where guests can relax, enjoy a private meal and absorb the exotic mystery of the surrounding rainforest that provided the inspiration for the animation of Disney's The Jungle Book.
The Gorilla Forest Camp offers a bar and dining cottage overlooking the rain forest, as well as a raised natural platform for open-air dining. Guests can sit around the cozy campfire at night and enjoy Bwindi's crystal clear mountain sky. Cuisine is of hight standards, meeting and surpassing those set by Uganda and western countries. Prepare for gourmet cooking using vegetables, cheese, and all sorts of tender meats. The dining and lounge area often have a bonfire pit set up in the center. Staff are friendly, considerate, and go beyond expectations.
Gorilla & Bird Watching and Game Drives and Nature Walks are very popular with guests. The fertile 331 square kilometers of the park contain 113 species of mammals (including a herd of the rare forest elephant), 200 species of butterfly, over 360 species of birds and a prodigious 324 tree varieties (10 of which are endemic to the park). In addition to this incredible diversity, Bwindi is home to seven species of primates, attracting the attention of international conservation efforts, of which the most endangered is that elusive giant of Africa-- the Mountain Gorilla.
Highlights: Uganda (Kampala, Lake Mburo National Park, Bwindi) , Rwanda (Parc National des Volcans)
Mountain trekking from your five star lodge to stare into the eyes of the worlds largest primate.
Highlights: Uganda (Kampala, Lake Mburo National Park, Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Semliki National Park, Murchison Falls)
Explore Ugandan National parks on this 12-day itinerary with visits to Lake Mburo National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Semliki National Park, and Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
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