For generations, Mgahinga’s dense forests were home to the indigenous Batwa, hunter-gatherers and fierce warriors who depended on the forest for shelter, food, and medicine. click here to check for mountain gorilla trekking tours

When the national park was established, the Batwa were evicted from the forest and abandoned their low-impact, nomadic lifestyle. The only time they are permitted to re-enter their cherished forest is as tour guides on the Batwa Trail, on which visitors will discover the magic of the Batwa’s ancient home while enjoying nature walks and learning about their cultural heritage.

The Batwa demonstrate hunting techniques, gather honey, point out medicinal plants and demonstrate how to make bamboo cups. Guests are invited to the sacred Garama Cave, once a refuge for the Batwa, where the women of the community perform a sorrowful song which echoes eerily around the depths of the dark cave and leaves guests with a moving sense of the richness of this fading culture.

Part of the tour fee goes directly to the guides and musicians, and the rest goes to the Batwa community fund to cover school fees and books and improve their livelihoods.

The Batwa cultural experience was established to educate their children as well as share their amazing cultural heritage, customs, and traditions with the world. The Batwa cultural experience happens just near Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park within an old-growth forest outcast. click here for Batwa cultural experience tours 

The Batwa experience starts with a nature walk, hiking through the tropical rain forest, where travelers pass through the eyes of the former original people of the accent forest. Learn how the Batwa people hunted small animals as their source of food, what fruits they gathered, how they trapped animals, and which type of nets were used.

The Batwa Experience will also allow you to learn how the lived-in huts were built with grass, tree branches, and caves. Experience the Bwindi Batwa village life of long ago and the sharing within their communities.

Hike along the dense African tropical rain forest with the help of a Batwa experienced guide, and he is intelligent with all the information and everything you may need to see in the forest.

Batwa cultural experiences can be done between June and September, as well as from December to February. Batwa live in the village, where cultural tours take place in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. click here for mountain gorilla trekking tours 

This is advantageous for participating in the Batwa cultural experiences during the dry seasons because the routes leading to the caves are drier, whereas the wet seasons make hiking more difficult.