Gorilla Trekking · Uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
An ancient rainforest sheltering nearly half the world's mountain gorillas — one hour with a wild gorilla family will change you forever.
An ancient rainforest sheltering nearly half the world's mountain gorillas — one hour with a wild gorilla family will change you forever.
After a trek through mist and tangled vines, your guide parts the leaves — and there they are: a silverback the size of a small car, mothers cradling infants, juveniles tumbling through the branches.
For one strictly-protected hour you share their world, close enough to hear them breathe. Travellers consistently call it the single most moving wildlife encounter on Earth.
Plan This Experience
Bwindi is a 25,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage rainforest, draped over steep valleys and ridgelines, alive with 350 bird species, 200 butterflies and 120 mammals.
Between treks, walk community trails with the Batwa people, the forest's original inhabitants, and let Uganda's famous warmth win you over.
Plan This Experience
Everything you need to know before you go — timed and tailored by our local experts.
Drier trails, clearer skies — the most comfortable window for the forest's steep paths.
Excellent trekking conditions and slightly easier permit availability.
Only 8 visitors per gorilla family per day — we secure your permits months ahead.
Trackers locate the families at dawn; success rates are near 98%.
Guides, trackers and optional porters who make the steep forest accessible to most fitness levels.
One hour, seven metres, small groups — rules that keep the gorillas wild and safe.
Meet the forest's first people and hear the forest through their stories.
Ninety-eight percent of their DNA is yours. One hour in their forest is worth a lifetime of screens — and we'll make you enjoy every bit of it.
Four of our favourite journeys through this destination — every one fully customisable.
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