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Uganda Safari, Bwindi Safari Tour Uganda

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Bwindi Safari Tour Uganda ,

This park is placed in south western Uganda on the edge of the western Rift valley. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is 331sqkms in size on an altitude range of 1,160m to 2,607m with temperature range of 7°C - 20°C having the coldest period in June and July. In the neighbourhood  Tanzania safari are the dense settlements of the Bakiga and Bafumbira, the most populated region in Uganda.

Bwindi is sanctuary to 326 gorillas, close to half of the world’s population of mountain  Uganda safari gorillas, 346 bird varieties, over 200 butterfly species and about 324 tree types,10 of which occur nowhere else in the Uganda.

Gorilla tracking, being the major tourist activity, four gorilla safari  groups are currently available daily for tourists. Mubare group and Rushegura group with 10 gorillas and 1 silverak each, Habinyanja group consisting of 18 gorillas and 1 silver back and Nkuringo group with 19 gorillas and 2 silveracks.

For conservation reasons visits to gorillas are tightly controlled.
• No one with a communicable disease (e.g. Flue, Diarrhea) is allowed to enter the park
• Stay together in a tight group while with the gorillas, do not surround them.
• Do not get closer than 5 meters to the gorillas.
• Do not use flashes while photographing.
• Do not eat or smoke when while with gorillas or within a distance of 200metres from the gorillas.
• Turn away from the gorillas if you have to sneeze or cough; cover your mouth and nose in the process.
• Burry all human feaces in a minimum of one foot deep and ensure that the holeis properly covered.
• No person less than 15 years is allowed to track gorillas.
• Do not make loud noise or move suddenly.
• You are allowed a maximum of one hour with gorillas.
• Do not spit on vegetation or soil while in the park; use your hankie or other garment.

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