This is one of the parks that makes Uganda a popular tourist destination, as it boasts half of the only remaining mountain gorilla population in the world.it is located in the southwestern part of Uganda. The park is part of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, which is one of the richest ecosystems in Africa, and the diversity of species is a feature of the park. It is situated along the Democratic Republic of Congo border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge of the western Great Rift Valley, and it takes about a 10-hour drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park to get to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. It also comprises 331 square kilometers of jungle forests and contains both montane and lowland forests and is accessible only on foot.
The forest is one of the richest ecosystems in Africa, and the diversity of species is a feature of the park. The park provides habitat for some 120 species of mammals, 346 species of birds, 202 species of butterflies, 163 species of trees, 100 species of ferns, 27 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos and many endangered species. In particular, the area shares in the high levels of endemism of the Albertine Rift.
The park is a sanctuary for Columbus monkeys, chimpanzees and many birds (such as hornbills and turacos). It is perhaps most notable for the 340 Bwindi gorillas, half the world’s population of the critically endangered Mountain Gorillas. There are currently 10 Gorilla groups in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park: Mubare, Habinyanja, Rushegura, Oruzogo, Kahungye and Nkuringo, Nshongi, Mishaya, and one Nyakagezi in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.