Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp (Bwindi Impenetrable Forest) Uganda
Location:
Gorilla Forest Camp 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 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.
Accommodation:
Gorilla Forest Camp has been designed to blend seamlessly into this most atmospheric of environments, carefully-appointed towards the misty valleys and looming, forest-clad mountains that protect this fragile eco-system.
Accommodation is in 8 double tents, raised on wooden platforms, each with en-suite facilities and hot and cold running water, WC, basin and unusually – a bathtub looking out onto the forest.
Each tent has a spacious wooden verandah where guests can relax, enjoy a private meal and absorb the exotic mystery of the surrounding rainforest that provided the inspiration for the animation of Disney's The Jungle Book.
Game Viewing / Activities:
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. The Gorilla Forest Camp offers a bar and dining cottage overlooking the rain forest, as well as a raised natural platform for open air dining. At night, a traditional African campfire is lit from where a lecture might be given by a visiting primatologist, the gorilla briefings are undertaken.
Accommodation Rates:- From $415 per person per night - Please contact us for a quote and suggested itinerary.