GORILLA FOREST CAMP

A beautiful tented camp in the Bwindi Forest

One of the only places you can see mountain gorillas
Get fit – the trek to see the Gorillas is tough!
Exclusive - the only property in the Bwindi National Park
Only 8 tents – escape the crowds in an intimate location
Bwindi National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Gorilla Forest Lodge

Gorilla Forest Camp | Information

Gorilla Forest Camp is a permanent luxury tented camp nestled in the mist-swathed rainforests of mountainside in the heart of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. The exclusive location – the sole property within the park’s boundaries - affords Gorilla Forest Camp the status of being the ideal base for gorilla tracking, primate viewing and birding excursions in the park. Gorilla Forest Camp has been designed to blend seamlessly into this most atmospheric of environments, carefully-appointed towards the misty valleys and looming, forest-clad mountains that protect this fragile eco-system.

Accommodation is in 8 double tents, raised on wooden platforms, each with en-suite facilities and hot and cold running water, WC, basin and unusually – a bathtub looking out onto the forest. Each tent has a spacious wooden verandah where guests can relax, enjoy a private meal and absorb the exotic mystery of the surrounding rainforest.

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. At night, a traditional African campfire is lit from where a lecture might be given by a visiting primatologist, the gorilla briefings are undertaken or guests simply admire the myriad brilliance of Bwindi’s crystal clear mountain sky.

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Gorilla and Chimp Trekking

The Gorillas you will track at Gorilla Forest Camp are by no means tame. They are completely wild animals, which even now tolerate human presence for an hour a day at most. Gorilla tracking is a year-round activity, with no season as such. The rain forest is moist, and it rains very often in Bwindi, even in the dry season. The trek commences every morning from the park headquarters at 0830. There is a daily maximum of 6 visitors to each gorilla group, and each group is accompanied by a guide and porters who will carry your shoulder pack.

The gorillas cover large distances overnight, and they are never constantly in one area. The guides will use their knowledge of the gorillas’ habits and information from the previous day to locate the group’s whereabouts. The time taken to track the gorillas varies enormously, from as little as half an hour to as much as 9 hours. The terrain is extremely difficult, which steep slopes covered in dense vegetation that gives the park its name. In addition, the altitude of 5200 feet and more means participants do need to be physically fit to enjoy the track. Once the gorillas are located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them.

8 double en-suite tents
2 queen-sized beds
Ensuite facilities
Bathtub overlooking the forest
Private deck overlooking the forest
Bar & dining cottage
Open air dining
Electricity 240 volt
Gift shop

Gorilla Forest Camp
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Uganda

Gorilla Forest Camp is set in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in south-western Uganda, an hour’s flight from Entebbe and a day drive from Kampala or Kigali.

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