Gorilla Forest Camp Hotel is a permanent luxury tented camp nestled in the mist-swathed rainforests of a mountainside in the heart of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The exclusive location – one of two properties within the park's boundaries - afford Gorilla Forest Camp the status of being the ideal base for gorilla tracking, primate viewing and birding excursions in the park. Bwindi Forest is situated on Uganda's extreme western border, very close to the geographical heart of Africa where the confluence of the Rift Valley and the Great Lakes have created an eco-system that perhaps defines the very essence of the continent. Fittingly, Bwindi is one of the most biologically diverse areas on Earth, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site

Gorilla Forest Camp is an intimate luxury tented camp exclusively situated inside the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. The camp consists of 8 custom designed twin rooms, each with en suite bathroom facilities, featuring hot and cold running water and flush toilets. Travelers can luxuriate in their surroundings, with a private bath open to the forest. Sheltered verandahs at each tent offer secluded privacy to guests in search of solitude. A communal bar and lounge area overlooks the rain forest for dining and social gatherings. Electricity is provided for lighting and recharging of video camera batteries. This small oasis of luxury provides complete comfort - duvets and hot water bottles at night. Gorilla Forest Camp is an eco-sensitive camp, constructed to have as little impact as possible on the surrounding forest and its diverse ecosystem

The location of the camp makes it an ideal base for Gorilla tracking, bird watching excursions and primate viewing within the park. The park is rich in biodiversity of flora and fauna including 200 butterfly species, 113 species of mammals, 324 tree species of which 10 are endemic to the park. Watch out for the “Adam and Eve tree," the only one of its kind in Uganda; in the heart of the forest. The park is a habitat to the endangered Mountain  Gorilla .There are only 700 mountain Gorillas left in the whole world, whereas Bwindi is a home to only half of them. The park harbours the world's largest population of primate including chimpanzees and monkeys.

Gorilla forest Lodge can be accessed by air, just 1.75hours from Entebbe international airport to Kayonza airstrip located 25km (40minutes) from the forest camp. This airstrip is for small air crafts of 6 passengers, however, for larger aircrafts and groups, will use the Ishasha airstrip located 65km (2hrs and 30 minutes) away from the camp; and then connect using rough tarmac roads. By road, the forest camp is 522 km away from Kampala, taking about a 10 hours drive.

Note: Children of all ages are welcome to the forest camp but only those aged 15 years and above will be allowed by park management to track Gorillas.

Gorilla Forest Camp Hotel Accommodation
Gorilla Forest Camp is situated in the heart of the rainforest, and is the only establishment in the park. There are eight tents with luxuriously furnished bedrooms, en-suite bathrooms featuring a bathtub with open views of the forest.  Each tent has a spacious wooden veranda from where guests may enjoy magnificent views of the forest. The Safari tents are exceptionally spacious inside holding two queen-sized beds. The main building overlooks the rainforest and has a raised natural platform for dining under the stars, a perfect setting for a romantic getaway.
8 tents on raised wooden platforms
Private verandas
Luxurious bathtubs with forest views

Gorilla Forest Camp Hotel Restaurant
The Gorilla Forest Camp offers a bar and dining room overlooking the rain forest, as well as a raised natural platform for open air dining. Guests can sit around the cozy campfire at night and enjoy Bwindi’s crystal clear mountain sky. The chef and well-trained staff offer excellent dining and service in a unique setting.
Rate includes
All meals
Laundry
Most beverages
Rate excludes
.Spirits and champagne
Gratuities (for guides and camp staff)
Gorilla permits
Intercamp flights

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - Bwindi is situated on Uganda’s extreme western border, very close to the geographical heart of Africa where the confluence of the Rift Valley and the Great Lakes have created an eco-system that perhaps defines the very essence of the continent. Fittingly, Bwindi is one of the most biologically diverse areas on Earth, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is an enduring pocket of a huge primeval forest that once stretched from the Virunga Volcanoes in the South to the Rwenzori Mountains in the North. The fertile 331 square kilometers of the park contain 113 species of mammals (including a herd of the rare forest elephant), 200 species of butterfly, over 360 species of birds and a prodigious 324 tree varieties (10 of which are endemic to the park). In addition to this incredible diversity, Bwindi is home to seven species of primates, attracting the attention of international conservation efforts, of which the most endangered is that elusive giant of Africa-- the Mountain Gorilla. Only 600 of these magnificent animals remain worldwide, and Bwindi is home to just over half of them.

Gorilla Tracking Tour Information
Gorilla tracking safaris start at 8.30 am each day and consist of a maximum of 8 guests with experienced guide and porters. Gorillas can cover huge distances overnight and never remain just in one area, so the Gorilla safari can last anything from two to nine hours over challenging terrain. For this reason participants need to be physically fit. Once gorillas are located a maximum of one hour is allowed for viewing. As well as gorillas there are 10 other primate species you are likely to see on safaris including chimps and black and white colobus with their distinctive flowing white tail. Clients interested in seeing gorillas in the wild should also consider Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge in Rwanda.

The gorillas you will track will belong to one of the three 'habituated' family groups in Northern Bwindi. The Mubare Group, the Habinyanja Group and the Rushegura Group. For up to five years each, these groups have undergone an extremely delicate process that has gradually made them used to the presence of humans, and allowed a few privileged visitors to interact with them briefly in the wild.

The gorillas are by no means tame. They are completely wild animals, which even now tolerate human presence for an hour a day at most. Experienced guides will accompany you on your tracking, many of who have been involved in the habituation process themselves. These guides will brief you in detail on your arrival on the various aspects of 'gorilla etiquette', but the information contained in this set of guidelines is to help you arrive. For your track well prepared and ready to enjoy this unique opportunity to the full.

Gorilla tracking is a year-round activity, with no season as such. The rain forest is moist, and it rains very often in Bwindi, even in the dry season. Gorilla Trekking commences every morning from the park headquarters at 0830 hours. There is a daily maximum of 8 visitors to each gorilla group, and each group is accompanied by a guide and by pouters who will carry your shorter pack for you. The gorillas cover large distances overnight, and they are never constantly in one area. The guides will use their knowledge of the gorillas' habits and information from the previous day to locate the group's whereabouts. Because of this, the time taken to track the gorillas varies enormously, from as little as half an hour to as much as 9 hours before one returns to camp. The terrain is extremely difficult, which steep slopes (often steeper than a flight of stairs) covered in dense vegetation that gives the park its name. In addition, the altitude of 5200 feet and more means participants do need to be physically fit to enjoy the track.
At night, a traditional African campfire is lit from where a lecture might be given by a visiting primatologist, the gorilla briefings are undertaken or guests simply admire the myriad brilliance of Bwindi’s crystal clear mountain sky.