Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi from Fort Portal Town
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi from Fort Portal Town
Planning to start your trip from Fort portal to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, This is very possible through Safari Vacations and Travel Services as we have done it before. Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi from Fort Portal Town
Fort Portal Town became a city status in July 2020 and it continues to grow and is such a beautiful place to visit. famously tourism city/ Hub of the Rwenzori region as it is close to Semuliki National Park, Toro-Semuliki Wildlife Reserve, Mountain Rwenzori National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, and Queen Elizabeth National Park. found in Kabarole district, western Uganda in the Toro Kingdom. Fort Portal Town is approximately 5-6 hours to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by road, there is also an option of flying from Kasese Airstrip which is close to Fort Portal to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and this is about 1-2 hours flight.
What to do in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park from Fort Portal Town?
There is a lot to see and do in Bwindi impenetrable national park, this park is one of the leading great tourism destinations in Africa that you shouldn’t miss on your bucket list. You can participate in different activities in Bwindi to have a whole new experience as detailed below.
Gorilla Trekking
Gorilla tracking is the primary activity to do and see the gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable National park from Fort Portal town. Bwindi is home to half of world’s remaining Mountain Gorillas in the world meaning your visit here you have a 98% chance of seeing the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. You can opt to spend quality time trekking mountain gorillas in any of four different sections of the park that is Rushaga and Nkuringo in the south and Ruhija and Buhoma in the North East and East parts of Bwindi National Park respectively.
Having a gorilla permit is the key priority for you to have a gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Entebbe. The gorilla permit has to be purchased in advance to secure a spot for your trek for any date depending on your travel dates and availability of the permits that day. Gorilla tracking is done in a group of eight people per gorilla family meaning eight permits only are available for each gorilla family, for you to secure a place for a day’s gorilla trek you will need to secure your gorilla permit in advance months or days prior visiting Bwindi Forest National park.
When you book an all-inclusive Gorilla road trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Entebbe with Safari Vacations and Travel Services, All you need to do is to send us your actual dates when you prefer trekking gorillas and we will check the availability of permits online. We will reserve your permit tentatively and send you a permit payment invoice. Once you make payment, we will go ahead and secure your permit and thereafter send you scanned copies of receipts from the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Gorilla Trekking from Fort Portal Town
Gorilla Habituation Experience in Bwindi
This Experience is another amazing experience to do in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Fort Portal Town. The activity allows you to spend four hours with mountain gorillas still undergoing the process of habituation. allowing only four people to do gorilla habituation activity in Bwindi Forest National Park in Uganda, with this you are required to book your gorilla habituation permit in advance to secure your place. The experience starts and takes up to half or a full day depending on the time you take to find them.
Gorilla habituation activity is only occur in the south of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park between the sectors of Rushaga and Nkuringo. During this experience, you visit the gorillas that are in the process of being habituated, and the gorillas are not yet familiar with Visitors and act wild, with researchers and guides, you monitor the way gorillas feed, move, rest, and also communicate with them.
Bird watching Experience in Bwindi
Bwindi Forest National Park is home to various unique bird species including the Albertine Rift Endemic birds and it is a place to be for Bird watchers, Key bird species to spot on your birding tour in Bwindi National Park include Handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Nightjar, Dwarf Honeyguide, African Green Broadbill, Archer’s Robin-Chat, Red-throated Alethe, Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Short-tailed Warbler, Grauer’s Warbler, Mountain Masked Apalis, Collared Apalis, Stripe-breasted Tit, Rwenzori Batis, Blue-headed Sunbird, Regal Sunbird, Strange Weaver, Dusky Crimsonwing. We do organize birding packages to Bwindi Forest National Park, with professional birding guides you are able to identify different birds.
Cultural and community experiences
Cultural experiences is also one of the most sought activity when planning in Bwindi impenetrable National Park. Bwindi Forest National Park a home to the Batwa people famously the pygmies for many years until of recently when there was a relocation from the Bwindi Forest to the surrounding communities of Bwindi Forest National Park to ease mountain gorilla conservation and tourism. A road trip to Bwindi Forest National Park from Entebbe will give you an opportunity to see how these pygmies used were spending their time in the forest, where they stayed, harvesting wild honey as well as hunt.
They will show off their dances and explain how they have managed to settle and enjoy normal life outside the forest. You can also visit the rest of the community in the outskirts of the forest, the women’s groups that do crafts and sell food, the community schools and we encourage if you any donations to support the children with clothes and scholastic materials.
Nature and Forest walks
Forest walks are ideal when you visit Bwindi impenetrable National Park. Bwindi is as result of a tropical forest which is one of the oldest forests in the world existing for more than the past 250,000 years back; it has ancient tree species and some of them endemic to this forest. It is also famous for being impenetrable due to its thick canopy making nature walks enjoyable, on your nature walking safari in Bwindi Forest you will have a chance to learn about different tree species, spot different bird species as well have a chance to sight different animals including rare forest elephants if lucky, monkeys, baboons.
We do offer Nature walking packages from the Buhoma sector to the Nkuringo Sector, crossing Ivy River, and the Kashasha trail, these nature walks also give you a chance to blend yourself with nature including a visit to the beautiful waterfalls and rivers in the Bwindi Forest National Park, you can choose a package that we tailor with all these activities to best suit your interest.
Where to stay in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
Starting your safari to Bwindi impenetrable National Park from Fort Portal town,it requires you to spend at least two nights in any of the four gorilla regions of Bwindi; Buhoma, Nkuringo, Ruhija, and Rushaga, You will choose accommodation/Hotel depending on the where you want to do a safari from. All these sectors have hotels/Lodges ranging from budget to midrange to luxury and to up market hotel with low season rates and high season rates. For example, In the Buhoma sector you can stay at Buhoma Community Camp as a budget hotel, Buhoma Havens Lodge as a Midrange hotel, Bwindi Lodge, Mahogany Springs Lodge, Buhoma Lodge, as a Luxury lodge, and Gorilla Forest Camp as the Upmarket hotel. In Rushaga, you can stay at Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge, Rushaga Gorilla Camp, and Four Gorillas Lodge, in Nkuringo you can stay at Nkuringo Bwindi Lodge and Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge.
Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a Local tour operator based in Uganda with its head offices in Entebbe. Moreover, Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a business for a Ugandan native, we specialize in life-changing experiences and sustainable tours and holidays to all East African countries. We are members of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators and with registration from the Uganda Tourism Board. We have a good and long working relationship with Uganda Wildlife Authority making it easy to book your gorilla permits and gorilla trekking safari. Safari Vacations and Travel Services is also high in Trip Advisor reviews.
