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Face to face with the mountain gorilla

Bwindi Gorilla Forest

Bwindi's gorilla forest is exactly what its name promises: 32,000 hectares of steep, ancient, impenetrable rainforest sheltering roughly half of all mountain gorillas left on earth. Trekking here, through vine tangles an…

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About Bwindi Gorilla Forest

Bwindi's gorilla forest is exactly what its name promises: 32,000 hectares of steep, ancient, impenetrable rainforest sheltering roughly half of all mountain gorillas left on earth. Trekking here, through vine tangles and mist to spend one silent hour with a wild gorilla family, is repeatedly voted the greatest wildlife experience there is. Four trailhead sectors (Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga and Nkuringo) offer treks from gentle to heroic, plus forest birding with 23 Albertine Rift endemics.

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