Gorilla Uganda - An Uganda Travel Video

Winston Churchill once said that Uganda is the Pearl of Africa, and now I can see why.

Not gonna lie, I was pretty ecstatic when I realized that I would be visiting Uganda in 2021. Since I first started traveling the world way back in 2014, it had always been a dream of mine to visit Uganda and go gorilla tracking to see these magnificent primates in their habitats with my own eyes.

There are not a whole lot of them left in the world, with the current population of only around 5,000, and you can only find them in the remote mountains of Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo.

Back then, I was never able to justify the trip to go gorilla tracking as it isn't exactly cheap, with the permit costing over 800 USD. But now that I have the means to do so and a personal mission to share off-the-beaten-path places around the world with you all, I decided to bite the bullet and finally made it happen.

After several hours of flight and a 9-hour drive from Entebbe, I finally arrived in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to many families of mountain gorillas. We spent a few hours tracking down gorillas, and we eventually found a family of them hanging out not too far from the park's HQ.

We spent an hour with them, and it was one of the most memorable and surreal moments of my life. They were so similar to us; it was like looking into the mirror. It was both bizarre and magical at the same time.

I also spent a few weeks exploring other places in Uganda like canoeing the scenic Lake Bunyonyi, visiting Jinja and the source of the mighty river Nile, as well as going off the beaten path and hiking around Sipi Falls in the east.

With this 3-minute travel video, I hope you will be able to get a feel of what it is like traveling in Uganda, how surprisingly green and hilly the country is, how lovely the people are, and hopefully, you will understand why Uganda is truly the Pearl of Africa.

Locations: Entebbe, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Jinja, Lake Bunyonyi, and Sipi Falls