Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
🇺🇬 Uganda
🦍 Trek to the Mountain GorillasBwindi Impenetrable National Park is a dense tropical rainforest situated in southwestern Uganda. Unlike the open savannahs typical of East Africa, this protected area consists of steep, mist-shrouded mountain ridges covered in thick, ancient vegetation and tangled vines.
-1.053° S 29.712° E
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
★ 
Eastern Gorilla
Gorilla beringei
★ 
Mantled Guereza
Colobus guereza
★ 
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
★ 
Johnston's Chameleon
Trioceros johnstoni
📊 Most Spotted
L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Boehm's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus boehmi
Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel
Funisciurus carruthersi
Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
Weyns's Duiker
Cephalophus weynsi
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Spectacled Lesser Galago
Galago matschiei
African Civet
Civettictis civetta
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Black-billed Turaco
Tauraco schuettii
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Jackson's Forest Lizard
Adolfus jacksoni
Montane side-striped chameleon
Trioceros ellioti
Uganda blue-headed tree agama
Acanthocercus ugandaensis
Great Lakes Bush Viper
Atheris nitschei
Tolley’s forest chameleon
Kinyongia tolleyae
Multi-scaled Forest Lizard
Adolfus africanus
African Striped Skink
Trachylepis striata
Rhinoceros Viper
Bitis nasicornis
Montane Egg-eater
Dasypeltis atra
African Tree Cobra
Pseudohaje goldii
Large-eyed Green Treesnake
Rhamnophis aethiopissa
Bird Snake
Thelotornis kirtlandii
📊 Most Spotted
Kivu Reed Frog
Hyperolius kivuensis
Kisenyi Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis kivuensis
Rugegewald Screeching Frog
Arthroleptis adolfifriederici
Secteur Munsenene Reed Frog
Hyperolius lateralis
White-snouted Reed Frog
Hyperolius frontalis
Kisolo Toad
Sclerophrys kisoloensis
Recent sightings in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Mountain Gorilla Trekking
Guided treks allow visitors to observe habituated mountain gorilla families in their natural forest habitat.
2Sunbird Courtship Displays
Male Cinnyris reichenowi perform dazzling aerial and nectar‑foraging displays to attract mates during the breeding season.
3Chameleon Color Change Festival
Trioceros johnstoni exhibit vivid color changes during territorial and mating displays, a spectacular sight for visitors.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Mountain Gorilla Trekking
- 2Sunbird Courtship Displays
- 3Chameleon Color Change Festival
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
We saw elephants, buffalo, birds, baboons all from the highway.
I really liked seeing the "family portrait" (below) so we could try to identify the individual gorillas we encountered.
After the impressive experiences with all the animals in the Queen Elisabeth National Park and the Kazynga Canal, we now enter the African jungle to see very rare animals: the mountain gorillas.
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park felt like the perfect way to honor the time I had already spent in Uganda and to see another side of this incredible country.
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
The most likely sightings are Eastern Gorilla (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Northern Double-collared Sunbird (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), L'Hoest's Guenon (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Common Bulbul (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Mantled Guereza (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers) — among 1511 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for wildlife?
July has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.
Can you see Eastern Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
Yes — about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Gorilla sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 200 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Mantled Guereza in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
Yes — about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mantled Guereza sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 91 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Northern Double-collared Sunbird in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
Yes — about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Double-collared Sunbird sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 1,468 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Johnston's Chameleon in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Johnston's Chameleon sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
