The ten tents at Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp are elevated on wooden platforms and provide comfort and relaxation after a day spent tracking gorillas. Each tent features two queen sized beds and an ensuite bathroom with a large bathtub that looks straight into the jungle canopy as well as an indoor shower. Guests can also enjoy the rainforest from their private veranda. Smaller monkeys can often be observed from here, skillfully prancing around in the trees.

Gorilla Forest Camp is a high quality camp with good food and professional service with a personal attendant to cater for to guests’ every need. From the parking lot a steep staircase leads up to the lodge, where guests are greeted by a signboard with the message 'made it!'. The open and tasteful main building includes a cozy lounge, a dining area and a well-stocked bar. A staircase leads down to a well-kept lawn with a fireplace where guests meet for sundowners.

A variety of treatments are offered at the small in-house spa.

Gorilla Forest Camp is located on the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in the northern part of the National Park, in the so-called Buhoma sector. The camp occupies an elevated position on the mountain side and features great views of the mountains and the rainforest. An ideal location for mountain gorilla trekking and bird watching within Bwindi National Park. The camp is located inside the National Park.

Travel time to Gorilla Forest Camp from Entebbe is around nine hours. Flights from Entebbe to Kihihi Airstrip take about one hour and from there it is only a one-hour drive to camp.

The dense vegetation of Bwindi National Park is difficult to access and provides the perfect retreat for some 400 mountain gorillas. In addition to the endangered mountain gorillas, seven other primate species live here, including chimpanzees and the rare and beautiful L'Hoest monkeys. In total, Bwindi offers shelter to additional 80 mammals, some of which are very rare, such as forest elephants, bushbok, wild hog or the shy golden cat. Together with more than 560 bird species Bwindi is clearly a biologically highly varied region.

Four different gorilla groups can be visited in the Buhoma sector. They are called Rushegura, Habinyanja, Katwe and Mubare. Gorilla Forest Camp is only a five-minute WALK away from the rangers headquarter where most treks to the gorillas start. The track first leads down to the river and then up the mountain on the other side.

Gorilla trekking, guided forest walks, visit to surrounding villages and the Batwa pygmies, bird watching.

Gorilla trekking starts in the morning and can take as little as two hours or as much as six hours, depending on where the gorillas are. Only 8 guests are allowed per gorilla group and the maximum time spent with the gorillas is strictly 1 hour. The walk may include trekking through dense forest, sometimes including steeper climbs and guests need a bit of endurance and good footgear but will be rewarded with a life changing experience. Minimum age for Gorilla Trekking is 15 years.

Sometimes the gorilla families visit the camp - with a little luck it is possible to meet the gorillas without having to leave the camp.

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