Mountain Gorilla Trekking In Uganda: Uganda is considered the best Place to Trek & See Mountain Gorillas In Africa. Gorilla Permits In Uganda are affordable; $700per person. Besides Gorilla Trekking, Uganda has a lot more to offer; Chimpanzee tracking, Golden Monkey trekking, White Water Rafting on the Nile, Fishing Trips, and generally amazing Game &Wildlife Safaris to Premier Safari parks like Murchison Falls National Park.
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- What is Mountain Gorilla Trekking?
- Where are Mountian Gorillas in Uganda found?
- How many Gorillas live in Uganda?
- Which is the best place to visit for Gorilla trekking in Uganda?
- When is the Best time to Trek Gorillas in Uganda?
- How much is a Gorilla safari in Uganda?
What is Gorilla Trekking?
Gorilla trekking is a fully active adventure experience that involves hiking up uneven terrain, mountains, and through tangled vegetation cover hacked by rangers and porters using machetes to create a temporary passage to the gorillas. The type of gorillas you are trekking to see is the rare mountain gorillas.
Which places do we find Gorillas in Uganda?
In Uganda, Gorillas can be seen in two (02) National Parks; Bwindi Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
How Many Gorillas are Found in Uganda?
What is the Cost/Price of a Gorilla Permit in Uganda?
The price of Gorilla Permits in Uganda:
- $700 per person for foreign non-residents.
- $600 per person for foreign Residents including ex-pats in East Africa.
- UGX250,000 per person for East African citizens.
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When is the best time to trek Gorillas In Uganda?
The months of June, July & August are the best time to go gorilla trekking in Uganda especially if you’re planning to combine Gorilla trekking in Uganda with additional travels in Tanzania to experience the wildebeest migration taking place over the plains of the Serengeti
What is the Price of a Gorilla Safari in Uganda?
Mountain Gorilla Trekking has put Uganda – on the Top African Adventure Safari Destinations to visit especially for the best mountain gorilla trekking experience. While other destinations in Africa also offer mountain gorilla trekking, Uganda is Considered the most Rewarding in terms of the gorilla population. Remember Uganda boasts of over 500 mountain gorillas that inhabit two (02) Mountain Gorilla National Parks in Uganda – Bwindi & Mgahinga National Parks. Uganda has the highest number of habituated mountain Gorilla Families in the entire world
Mountain Gorilla trekking In Uganda can best be experienced on a range of our organized Uganda gorilla Safaris that range from the popular 03 Days Budget Gorilla Safari to Bwindi to the more-comprehensive 16 Days Uganda Encompassed Safari.
Mountain Gorilla Permits in Uganda
Permits for Mountain Gorilla trekking In Uganda cost $700 for gorilla treks in either Bwindi Forest NP or Mgahinga Gorilla National park.
The reason that the permits are so costly is that each park only issues 08 permits per gorilla family per day, to ensure that the gorilla’s exposure to humans is limited. 100% of the gorilla permit cost is used by the government to continue in the excellent work they do in protecting and promoting these wonderful animals.
Realm Africa Safaris™ is not in control of the price of gorilla permits and therefore cannot be held responsible for any increase in fees. If the political situation in this region should change, there is the chance that the itinerary would be amended and an alternative scenario advised prior to departure if possible.
A TYPICAL DAY TREKKING TO SEE THE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS
Mountain Gorilla trekking In Uganda starts in the early morning after permits and passport verification formalities where the trek commences. Your rangers will lead you through the cultivated lands and then into the dense rainforest and as close as is allowed to a gorilla family. The rangers monitor the gorillas on a daily basis and have a fairly good idea of where they are. However, they are free roaming animals, and their sighting cannot be guaranteed. Trekking can take anywhere from 45 minutes to 8 hours and it can be quite strenuous, so a reasonable level of fitness is required.
To ensure the gorillas do not get too used to the presence of humans and because they share many of our genes (and are therefore able to catch our diseases), the maximum time permitted to spend with them is 1 hour unless when you opt to stay longer – 4 hours on the newly introduced Gorilla habituation Experience currently only possible in Bwindi Forest NP in Uganda. You will have plenty of time to watch their activity and to take photographs. The Rangers will be able to provide you with a background to the family you are visiting. Once your hour is up, you trek back out of the rainforest to your meeting point. Clients considering joining this trip should realize the demands and unpredictability of the areas visited. These factors may contribute toward restricting or delaying our trip and viewing of the gorillas. Often, the trek through thick, dense jungle can be somewhat strenuous and due to the nature of the gorillas and their habits, viewing cannot be guaranteed.
IMPORTANT: Although the groups of gorilla that are sought out on our jungle trek have been habituated, they have not been tamed and their behavior is not demonstrably different from that of non-habituated groups. Nobody forces them to stay with us for the allotted hour, and they can fade into the forest as you appear if they wish to do so. Further, as gorillas are EXTREMELY sensitive to human disease, the park authorities will not allow anyone they consider to be in poor health to visit the gorilla groups. Additionally, no children under 15 years of age are permitted to visit.
SEE ALSO…
For further help planning your Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Uganda, take a look through our Gorilla trekking resources:
Best Time to Visit – Uganda’s climate and seasons
Tourist Visas – what you need to know for entering Uganda
Top Travel Tips – information about vaccinations, food, and money
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