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Bwindi Impenetrable Forest gorilla trekking

Uganda Western Kanungu

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest gorilla trekking
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A rainforest park, a UNESCO site, home to nearly half the world's mountain gorillas. Trek with rangers through steep forest to spend one hour with a habituated family.


Permits are limited and expensive; book months ahead with the Uganda Wildlife Authority or a tour operator. Fitness needed.

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