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Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
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Remote and Atmospheric Camp
As the only concessionaire luxury camp within Bwindi
Impenetrable Forest, Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp is
the perfect base from which to track the park’s most
famous resident – the mountain gorilla. Due to its
unique location, it’s not unusual for the gorilla families
to visit the camp itself. The camp has a bar and dining
cottage overlooking the rainforest, as well as a raised
natural platform for open-air dining.
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Relax in the Rainforest
The eight tents at Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp are stylish and spacious – exactly what is needed after a
day spent tracking gorillas. In addition to the comfortable warm beds, each tent has a huge bathtub that
looks straight into the jungle canopy. Observe rare forest species while soaking in the tub, followed by a
cocktail on the private viewing deck served by a personal attendant.
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Gorilla Tracking
Bwindi is home to half the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. Visitors come here for the once in a
lifetime opportunity to come face to face with one of the nine family groups. Although the gorillas are
completely wild, they are used to seeing a few humans after a delicate habituation process and each day a
handful of visitors are permitted to track each family.
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Meet the Batwa Pygmies
Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp offers more than just
gorilla trekking. Gain a fascinating insight into a unique
local culture with a visit to the threatened Batwa Pygmy
community, located on the periphery of the Bwindi
Impenetrable Forest. As part of our philanthropic
work, we contribute towards the hospital, school and
homesteads and a visit to the tribe is a memorable way
to spend an afternoon.
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Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Location:
• Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp is an
atmospheric camps located inside Bwindi
Impenetrable Forest, a UNESCO World
Heritage site in southwest Uganda
• Access is possible both by air and road.
Please contact us for more information
Guest rooms:
• Eight large en suite tents, all with two
queen-sized beds, private deck and a
bathtub looking out onto the forest -
ideal for soaking away aches after a day
searching for gorillas
• Each tent has a personal attendant to
attend to guests’ every need
Dining:
• Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner
included in your stay
• All meals are a la carte and will be served
in the bar and dining cottage overlooking
the rainforest, or on an open air natural
raised platform
• A silver service dinner is provided with
four to five courses each evening
• Romantic private dinners can be arranged
upon request
Activities:
• The main activity at Sanctuary Gorilla
Forest Camp is gorilla tracking
• Permits need to be bought in advance,
please contact us for more information
• Thanks to our unique sedan chair, guests
who are unable to trek on foot can be
carried into the rainforest by our porters
• Birding walks and forest walks are
available. Bwindi is home to over 350
species of birds and 200 types of
butterflies, as well as rare forest elephant,
giant forest hog and eleven kinds of
primates, including red tailed and
blue monkey, black and white colobus,
baboons and chimpanzee
• Learn more about the Batwa Pygmies
• Visit the local village and local hospital on
a community walk
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UGANDA
Lake
Albert
1
Kajjansi
Entebbe
Kampala
SANCTUARY
GORILLA
FOREST CAMP
2
Bwindi Impenetrable
National Park
Lake
Victoria
Flying times
1
2
Kajjansi to Kayonza/ Ishasha Airstrip
Entebbe to Kayonza/ Ishasha Airstrip
1 hr 40 mins
1 hr 40 mins
Road transfers
Kayonza Airstrip to Sanctuary G0rilla Forest Camp
40 mins
Ishasha Airstrip* to Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp
2 hrs
Kampala to Bwindi
10 hrs
Kigali (Rwanda) to Bwindi
6 hrs
* Mainly groups
T +256 (0)414 340290 E uganda@sanctuaryretreats.com www.sanctuaryretreats.com
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