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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Slideshow
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Travel Blogs from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
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Mountain Gorilla Madness
This is a top pick! ... the last two days have been. First the bad part. Yesterday Michelle and I left Kampala to head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to go mountain gorilla trekking. After a typical early morning African bus station mess, we headed to ...
Mountain Gorilla Trekking!
This is a top pick! ... trekking the next day so we enthused about our day and swapped travel stories, before dragging our poor tired bodies up the hill to our tent and a well earned sleep. Footnote: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is UNESCO World Heritage ...
Gorillas!!!!!
... – unbelievable! We were at the top of a big mountain overlooking a valley, and then all of a sudden you see where Bwindi starts…just this straight line of huge trees down the side of the mountain. It was very overwhelming just seeing the ...
Gorilla Trekking
... other 6 on the truck went two days later as they only let 8 people see the gorillas per day. We arrived at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Ranger Station, picked a walking stick and had a quick briefing with our guide before we all took off on the ...
Bwindi - Gorilla Trekking
After spending the night at Lake Bunonyi we headed for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - The home of the rare mountain Gorilla. This was what we had all been waiting for - to see Silverback and blackback Gorillas. Bwindi is a very special place. ...
Gorillas in the mist
... then fixed yet again a few hours later, and we were on our way! The location we were headed to was Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The drive into the park was beautiful. We went through many small villages... had many children running after the truck ...
Penetrating the Impenetrable
The highlight of this section of the trip is a single hour spent in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. For a $500 permit, I would be allowed to spend one hour with a family of wild mountain gorillas. Bwindi is one of Africa's most famous ...
Voyeur in the (Bwindi) Park
Vincent and I hit the road bright and early ((9:00 a.m.) on Wednesday morning heading for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (home of the Mountain Gorillas), aka the “Impenetrable Forest”. Bwindi is over 330 square kilometers of steep mountain ...
Jungle and Crafts
... and Rwanda. Here there are mountains, jungles and lakes: Nice. The small village of Bwindi sits just outside the delightfully named Impenetrable Forest National Park. Mountain gorillas (of Gorillas in the Mist fame) inhabit these jungles, but with ...
Gorillas (and Mzungus!) in the Mist
We had booked in Kampala WEEKS ago to see the Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable forest, for the exorbitant price of.... US$360 - our one and only splurge on this trip. There are only 3 sites in the world where you can see the mountain gorillas made so ...
Gorillas II: Last Chance To See?
... what to expect from it and coming out I didn't know how I should feel. The national park we went to - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - is one of the few remaining places where they can be found, and the name is no understatement. Leaving the Nkuringo ...
Relaxing in Buhoma
After arriving in Buhoma in style (Toyota Corolla that cut out because the positive and negative leads on the battery touched) we decided to have a relaxing day. On a little trip to the village for food we met Richard who offered to take us to nearby ...
Gorillas
... and are told which family we have been assigned to track and given rules and advice for the hike. We are going into the Bwindi Impenetrable forest and are told it is a difficult hike but not to worry as there is a 'Ugandan Helicopter' that will ...
Long and winding road
... than comfy due to being more pot holes than road, something which the driver did not really care about. As we got towards bwindi the roads became more perilous and mountainous, especially in the dark. The driver took this as an indication to speed up, ...
Mountain Gorillas... Absolutely Amazing!!!
... the northern part of the volcano slopes. To promote mountain gorilla conservation, gorilla tourism started in Bwindi Impenetrable national Park in 1993 with two gorilla groups being habituated. Habituation is the process of ...
Gorillas endlich!
... kurzen Anstieg tauchte der erste Gorilla vor unseren Augen auf. Unbeschreiblich. Wir hatten zu dem noch das grosse Glück, dass wir die grösste Gorillagruppe besuchen konnten die im Bwindi Nationalpark lebt. Na also ich lass hier mal Fotos sprechen. ...
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
... is a protected set of mountain gorillas. Our destination is the Clouds lodge, at the south end of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. It is built with conservation as its focus, both environmental and animal. It is set just ...
Gorillas!
... nbsp; After about 20 minutes of hiking, we reached the bottom of the valley and the river that forms the border with the national park and the start of the deep forest. With a name like the Impenetrable forest, I expected something pretty dense, but ...
Gorillas in the mist
... beautiful feed and a spectacular view of the volcanoes, and we were back down the bumpy road for another hour to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Once there, we got an info brief from our guide (Benjamin), some walking sticks and our gorilla permits. ...
Gorillas in the Rain
... 7am and are told which family we have been assigned to track and given rules and advice for the hike. We are going into the Bwindi Impenetrable forest and are told it is a difficult hike but not to worry as there is a 'Ugandan Helicopter' that will rescue ...
Trekking after Gorillas
... tomorrow but decided instead to relax on our decks, read a book and check out the beautiful scenery. The lodge overlooks Bwindi Impenetrable Forest where we will be tracking gorillas tomorrow. Day Two Breakfast at 7 then drove to Uganda Wildlife ...
Is this for real?!?!?
... place and according to GPS it is actually 30 metres further south, but hey I am not being pedantic. We stayed actually in Bwindi National Park with birds everywhere and a resident bees’ nest opposite, where the noise from it was so, so loud I hate ...
Waterfall walk
... trousers and long sleeved shirts on (to protect us from the biting soldier ants and other beasties in the rainforest) we walked to the Bwindi reception point where we were met by our guide and 2 armed soldiers who were to take us into the forest for ...
Lions and Elephants and Hippos, Oh My!
... at the equator for some photos. Got a nice one of the first sunrise of 2012, over the equator sign. Then it's into the park. We see a few water buffalo and buks right away. Then, a lone male elephant! Elephants have a matriarchal society, so once the ...
The legend that is Albert.
Today we spent the day swimming and lounging by the lake. Last night we bet that Alex and Albert wouldn't jump into the lake so today was the day of reckoning. Alex was fine, he can swim but Albert can't, not at all, if fact he'd never been in deep ...
Sad times and glad times.
Today I had a lie in, my first one in ages and it felt good. I was still up for breakfast though as a lie in here consists of getting up at around 9am as your tent turns into a mini oven after that and slowly bakes you alive. After that the rest of the ...
Caretakers of the Forest
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is on the West Uganda/Congo Border, Kabale access is $10 truck/$80 taxi or private car. Preferred 4X4 but we proved that a small hatchback can make it (when it isn't raining). Main town 1 km from park gates is ...
Gorilla Trekking
... the photos followed by a lovely soak in the bath for our tired muscles. Jane, Tamsin and I then decided to hit the Bwindi shops in search of souveneers and the usual gorilla tracking t-shirt momentoes. We then retired to the bar for a few ...
Best. Birthday. Ever.
... We walk another 45 mins back the way we came in and now we're about to enter the forest. They don't call it impenetrable for nothing. It's slippery due to the thick mud everywhere, thouh you can't really see it because of the crazy, oversized vegetation ...
More driving
... still insists on sitting with me, even though he doesn't talk to me or seem all that happy to be here generally. Anyway, Uganda is spectacular! I highly recommend a visit. Yes, the roads are rough, the internet is spotty and slow, things make no sense ...
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