Gorilla safari in Uganda

Gorilla safari in Uganda is one of the best wildlife Uganda safari that offers unique travel experience to many guests. Spending one hour with these majestic primates is worth a visit, Gorilla trekking in Africa is done in three countries those are Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo.  Gorilla trekking in Uganda is done in Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga Gorilla Park. All the two national parks where Gorilla trekking is done are located along the Virunga conservation Area. They are located in the South Western part of Uganda connecting to the Mountain Gorillas hosting national parks. In Africa Gorilla trekking is done in Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. These are the only three countries in the whole world where Mountain Gorillas are found.

Uganda commonly known as the pearl of Africa is the home of the highest population of Mountain Gorillas.  According to the Gorilla population census of 2018, the mountain Gorillas total population was 1004. Uganda is glad to host over half of the total population of Gorillas in the world. All the two national parks of Uganda where Gorilla trekking in Uganda is done are easily accessed by the good scenic tarmacked road. The drive is long taking around 9 to 10 hours drive from Kampala. However to reduce on the driving time Budget Uganda Gorilla safaris came up with great package of tracking Gorillas in Uganda arriving in Kigali. We have a good number of Uganda safaris that start from Kigali like 3 days Uganda Gorilla trekking from Kigali, 5 days Uganda Gorilla trekking from Kigali and many others.  The drive from Kigali to Bwindi impenetrable national park is 4 to 5 hours drive. Another designed package that saves time are the flight gorilla safaris like 6 days Masai mara and Uganda Safari, 3 days Gorilla flying safari and others. There are scheduled domestic flights that operate daily from Kajjansi airstrip or Entebbe international airport to Kihihi airstrip in Bwindi. You can also land to nearest airstrips like Kisoro airstrip.

Like any other country in Africa where Gorilla trekking is done, the guest has to book his or her Gorilla permit in advance in order to do this activity. Gorilla trekking in Uganda is lifetime experience where the guests comes live face to face with the gentle apes. Gorilla trekking in Uganda is done in the 5 sectors which are distributed across the two national parks where Gorilla trekking is done. All gorilla permits clearly show the sector and the date of trekking this avoids the contradictions.

The sector with the highest number of Gorilla families is Rushaga and it’s the only sector with Gorilla habituation families where all the Gorilla research activities are done. In the Southern part there are Nkuringo sector and Rushaga sector. While on the Northern part there is Buhoma sector and Ruhinja sector. Its funny always that many guests ask is it possible to track any sector as long as you have the Gorilla permit? The answer is no you track the Gorillas on the sector which you bought the gorilla permit for. Even if it’s the error of the booking office you have to go and track on the sector as per the Gorilla permit. All gorilla permits show clearly the sector you’re tracking in and the date. The gorilla permits are booked as early as 3 months depending on the season. The Uganda gorilla permit costs 700 usd and this is valued for a single gorilla trekking.

Gorilla safari in Uganda is best done during the dry season that is from June to October and from December to February.  Bwindi impenetrable national park is a rain forest and rainfall is expected any time of the day even if its dry season. Good parking list for Gorilla trekking like Gorilla trekking clothes, rain jackets are ever important while in the juggle. There are rules and regulations for Gorilla trekking in Uganda. Some of the key aspects considered is the Age. Children below 15 years of age are not allowed to trek Gorillas.

Gorilla safari in Uganda is a life time experience signified by the Gorilla trekking certificate that is issued to guests after trekking the Gorillas. The experience is worth the amount paid for the gorilla permit. The Gorilla trekking activity starts as early as 7:30 with the briefing from the park rangers and clearing from the headquarters office. After the general briefing is done where the guests are briefed on the rules and regulations of Gorilla trekking in Uganda. The guests are divided in to the group of 8 people in each group with the game ranger assigned on them. Each group will be allocated the Gorilla family where they will track. The park ranger will again brief the group members on the details of the Gorilla group they are going to track.