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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park sits in the highlands of southwestern Uganda, blanketing ancient hills in dense primeval forest that has remained largely unchanged for over 25,000 years. The park is home to approximately 459 mountain gorillas, nearly half the world’s total population, spread across four habituated gorilla families that can be tracked on foot by visitors. Beyond gorillas, Bwindi shelters over 350 bird species, 120 mammal species and more than 200 species of trees. The forest is genuinely impenetrable in places, thick with vines, ferns and moss covered trunks that filter the light into something otherworldly. A gorilla trekking permit here is one of the most sought after wildlife experiences on earth and for good reason. Nothing quite prepares you for the moment you come face to face with a mountain gorilla in the wild.