ACTIVITIES IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK 2021

Activities in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 2021 : Bwindi impenetrable national park is among the most rewarding national parks in Uganda that tourist can visit when they take part in their Uganda safari.  Uganda has greatly been affected by the corona virus/ covid-19 but with a number of safety measures to control the virus in the country and in the bid to ensure that tourists take part in their Uganda adventure, a number of safety measures have been put in place to ensure that the fight against the virus is a success among the measures that were put in place include;  mass vaccination, ensuring that tourists that visit the country have a negative PCR Covid-19 test this has helped to fight avoid the importation of new covid-19 variants  the different variants into the country,  maintaining social distance during the different activities in the country, urging the locals and the tourists to put on their face masks and many other safety measures that have made the country one of the destinations in Africa that tourists can visit particularly Bwindi impenetrable national park.

Bwindi impenetrable national park  is famous for housing half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas  and other mountain gorillas can be seen in mgahinga national park, virunga national park and volcanoes national park however among the national parks, Bwindi impenetrable national park is  the most memorable to visit because of a number of activities that youll get to participate in for a memorable experience in Uganda 2021.  Tourists can take part in these activities in Bwindi impenetrable national park 2021 for an amazing experience.

Gorilla trekking

Gorilla trekking is among the most memorable activities in Bwindi impenetrable national park 2021 that tourists can get to participate in during their Uganda safari. It should be noted that the park has half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas and over 22 habituated gorilla families which gives a chance to a number of tourists to take part in the activity daily. It should be noted that ever since the emergence of covid-19, as a way to protect the gorillas from contracting the virus and the tourists from spreading the virus from to one another the numbers of trackers were increased from 8 to six to avoid overcrowding during the activity.

 Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park is carried out  in the four sectors of the park that is Nkuringo, Rushaga, Ruhija and Nkuringo where the activity is carried out.  When you get to the gorilla families, you will spend one hour with the gorillas observing their interesting features like their feeding patterns, how they co-exist with one another, how they construct their nests for overnight stay what they feed on and also take pictures at the end of your encounter with him.

Gorilla habituation

Another activity that you should not miss out among the activities in Bwindi impenetrable national park is gorilla habituation. Gorilla habituation in Uganda is carried out only in Rushaga sector in the southern part Bwindi impenetrable national park which only allows a group of four visitors to take part in the process because of how vulnerable the primates are. During gorilla habituation in Uganda you will get the chance to understand the behaviour of the primates before they are accustomed to human presence and are ready for gorilla trekking. It should be noted that gorilla habitaution which involves training the primates to get accustomed to human presence take about 2-4 years for the gorillas to get used to human presence and this will give you the chance to accompany a group of researchers and trainers to train the gorilla families and interesting about the acivity is the fact that you’ll also be part of the process and this will give you the chance to observe their authentic reactions during the activity.

Birding

For birders interested in watching a number of different bird species that is the endemic, migratory and seasonal bird species then Bwindi impenetrable national park is the place to visit while participating in your Uganda safari. The park is a home to over 300 bird species that will make your birding expedition in the park quite memorable for instance bird species like; shrike fly catcher, brown crowned tchagra, hairy breasted barbet, red faced crimson, white thighed horn bill, black bee eater, green breasted pitta, yellow billed barbet, white bellied crested fly catcher and many more bird species that will make your activity quite memorable.

Batwa trail expedition

Have an amazing time participating in the Batwa trail expedition which will give you the chance to understand more about the indigenous group of people the Batwa people that have unique cultural values. The Batwa people were originally forest people that depend on forest products for survival. Tourists taking part in the Batwa trail expedition will have the chance to visit the Batwa communities that have unique cultural values With the help of the guide, you can either take part in the Buninga Batwa forest walk or the Batwa trail expedition in the different sectors of the park where you will get to know more about the Batwa people.

When you get to the community you will be introduced to how the Batwa carried out their daily activities like how  they  prepare their local cuisines, how they co-exist with one another harmoniously, how they entertain their guests by performing a number of folk songs, cultural dances and many other interesting features of your safari in Bwindi impenetrable national park.