​User Reviews – Bwindi NP

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drddas Visited: May 2012 Reviewed: Jul 17, 2012

Ive seen it all but this was the best if you have a good guide.
Overall rating
5/5

From soup to nuts this place has something for everyone. If you dont care to see gorillas the birding is fantastic. All of the Bwindi park rangers are fine but if you can arrange to be with "Sunday" you will get 20+ years of Gorilla affection and understanding.

majzik viktor   –  
Switzerland CH
Visited: August 2010 Reviewed: Jul 12, 2012

Email majzik viktor  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

One of the unforgettable days of my life with the mountain gorilla!
Overall rating
5/5

We spent with a group 2 days at the park. The gorilla trakking was simply amazing. We thought, it is wuite expensive, but afterwords i think, it was worth every cent of it. To be so close to those animals was simply undescribable. One female even touched me. To see playing the younglings was phantastic. I really had to concentrate, that i turn of my camera and enjoy the moment. The feeling remains with me.

The park crew was very supportive, very friendly and very competent. They informed us very well what to do, what not to do. I also made a walk to the 3 waterfalls, which was also great. I always had the feeling, thta our guide knew what he was doing. He instucted us nicely but stricktly, how to conserve the territory for another generations. I felt, that the park is not simply an financial income source, but the people really love their home and the nature.

The village was nice, the people really nice. With the honey maker Agaba i still have connection. The childrens dance on the school was a bit too much show. I felt sorry for them instead of joy, that they dance and sing. I knew, the make it every day.

I was thinking about the masks, and gift stores. I wished more t-shirts, and less gorilla masks. I think the tourists really wanted the traditional stuff, not the fake modern touristic things to buy.

I wished for a bit longer running of the generator in the evening. The camp site was still really nice, confortable and welcoming.

Thank You for the great experience!

erbsl99 Visited: July 2011 Reviewed: Jun 16, 2012

Overall rating
4/5

I you like mountains and Gorillas - it's a must see (but to expensive)

originalribenababy   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: December 2010 Reviewed: Jun 9, 2012

Email originalribenababy  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
5/5

Seeing mountain gorillas in the wild is such a special experience - I'm not sure much will top it! Especially when the gorillas decided to be our guests while we had dinner at Volcanoes Bwindi Safari Lodge as well!

Bwindi is more on the well trodden tourist path - as much as Uganda can be! You will see other tourists here, and the trekking is generally full - but Bwindi itself still maintains a small, quiet village charm.

TC0241   –  
France FR
Visited: July 2011 Reviewed: May 12, 2012

Email TC0241  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Hard work but worth the effort (you have not seen everything until you have seen Gorillas)
Overall rating
4/5

Bwindi Impenetrable forrest is not the easiest plave to get too but that is part of the adventure. Accomodation can be from very basic to 4 star if you want it to be.

Trecking to find gorillas is hard work (they are mountain Gorillas after all) but you are pretty much certain to find them and it is a very special time.
The Park guides are excellent trackers and you are looked after very well (if offered a porter then take one carrying all you stuff is harder then you imagine).
We went mid year and the weather was fine although the jungle is damp most of the time.
The scenery is stunning although travelling around is an adventure of its own wil only mud roads to use.
Some great bird watching opportunities with some really good guides.
Would I do it again Yes in a heartbeat, worth all the effort.

Ferenc Kis Visited: June 2008 Reviewed: Apr 21, 2012

Fantastic and unique opportunity to encounter the majestic mountain gorilla!
Overall rating
5/5

After one long day drive on the bumpy Ugandan roads, all available accommodations provide clean rooms and friendly customer service, local food and even cold beers! Next day after early morning birding in the garden, the training comes on how to behave with and approach to gorillas. Then the hiking and gorilla tracking comes, which is almost certainly rewarded with the actual sighting them! This is the most fantastic 30-60 minutes of the entire trip but no doubt, it worth the efforts!

Gerhard Mauracher   –  
Austria AT
Visited: August 2011 Reviewed: Apr 20, 2012

Email Gerhard Mauracher  |  50-65 years of age

a great pleasure, one of the best animal experience
Overall rating
4/5

we were very lucky, the weather was good. The way to the gorillas was exhausting (especially for my wife) but we reach the gorillas after one and a half hour. We were lucky to see the whole family (silverback with babies) in a meadow, so we had enough light for photos (if you like I can send you more photos) . After an hour we go back in an very happy mood.

job2003   –  
Australia AU
Visited: May 2008 Reviewed: Apr 18, 2012

50-65 years of age

Exciting but not very challenging
Overall rating
4/5

There was a lot of build up to my visit which made me expect if would be very difficult for me to do. Because of this I was very excited and looking forward to a challenging maybe dangerous experience. In truth my experience involved walking along the road into the bush about 50 metres and there were these tame looking gorillas. We were back at the resort within the hour. Others in our travel group trekked for 3-5hours and had a very exciting experience. I felt duped and very ripped off by the Ugandans who managed the gorilla trekking.
We had paid the obligatory $500 to help with the preservation of the gorillas habitat plus paid for local guides who would help carry our lunch pack and required water bottles, 1litre each, or our cameras over difficult terrain, and we had waited for people to go and get heavy duty footwear on, listened to all the instructions about how to manage the trek and so the anticipation was great. The guides carried guns which all suited the drama I expected. All for a 10min walk 30min photo session and 10mins back. Very disappointed....but we did see the gorillas and got great photos.

MW / NL   –  
Netherlands NL
Visited: October 2010 Reviewed: Apr 18, 2012

Email MW / NL  |  35-50 years of age

Uganda, a beautiful country with lots of magnificent wildlife and nice people.
Overall rating
5/5

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is an area where mountain-gorillas live, so main goal was to see a family of gorillas. After a pretty long walk through the beautiful green rainforest it's really breathtaking to encounter gorillas in the wild. An experience I'll never forget. There are guides who lead you through the forrest, so you need to have a rather good condition and good tracking-shoes.

Tomasz   –  
Poland PL
Visited: February 2011 Reviewed: Apr 5, 2012

Email Tomasz  |  35-50 years of age

Overall rating
5/5

GORILLAS - that's explain everything. All your efforts are worth to make when you see huge silverback charging on you :)

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