Gorilla trekking Safari In Africa

Gorilla trekking being one of the unique upcoming experiences in Africa can only be done in 3 countries that is to say Uganda, Rwanda and D.R. Congo. In the entire world, mountain gorillas are only about 800 still surviving in the Virunga Volcanic area. How to book an African gorilla trekking experience is the first question CONTACT US

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How To book a mountain gorilla trekking tour

Booking for gorilla trekking experience is quite easy especially if you read about the entire experience. Send an inquiry about any package of your choice that is to say 3 day gorilla trekking, 4 day, 6 day to mention but a few. You will be provided with details of the permits available for that day and after transferring your funds, you will be confirmed that your permit has been secured and the area under which it has been booked. You also need to identify the package type you wish your gorilla trekking tour to be graded that is to say luxury, midrange or budget.

Book accommodation for your gorilla trekking safari

Having booked your gorilla trekking permit, you have to immediately book accommodation to spend your nights while you trek to see the gorillas. Different accommodations are available for you to choose from ranging from luxury, midrange and Budget. To book this accommodation, you need to know where your gorilla permit was booked because there is the northern sector and the southern sector. They are all fur apart from each other therefore requiring you to drive for a long time to the briefing station.

Gorilla trek Safari

In Rwanda, gorilla trekking accommodation also ranges from luxury, midrange to budget accommodation. You start your gorilla trekking safari with briefing from the ranger guide. Hire a porter to carry your belonging and finally escorted by the armed ranger guide proceed into the forest. Trekking gorillas in Rwanda is on uniformly steep slopes. You may find the gorillas on the slopes or the valley. As you come closer to them, you may listen to them grumbling and call out to each other as if to alert themselves. When you are finally with them, enjoy there presence and stay with them for just an hour taking there pictures and watching them do there daily activities.

How to travel for Gorilla trekking

You may either drive to the gorilla trekking parks that is to say in Uganda, the drive from Entebbe to Bwindi forest National Park is about 550km and In Rwanda about 110km from Kigali airport to Volcanoes National Park. 

Uganda has the fly-in gorilla trekking package which is saving tourists the trouble of travelling on the long bumpy road. You have the time to relax and organize your gorilla trekking gears with a cool head. If you wish to book a seat, each day, a flight departs Entebbe early in the morning to Kihihi Airstrip and then In the afternoon the flight departs for the same route. 

Charter flights can also be booked to this airstrip for gorilla trekking. You must be ready to book car hire from the lodge because the Airstrip is about an hour away.

5 Day Gorilla trekking Tour and Game safari In Uganda

Gorilla trekking safari combined with the game safari is a chance for seeing the unique wildlife that Uganda is proud of. A number of animals are conserved in the National Parks and game reserves of Uganda. CONTACT US

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Day 1: Drive to Bwindi Forest National Park

Having taken your breakfast, your driver guide will be ready to drive you to Bwindi forest National Park. On the way, you will have a stopover at the equator to have some memorable photos, perform the water experiment and proceed to Bwindi forest. Enjoy the scenic view of the Kigezi islands, spot a number of birds and monkeys that cross your way. This scenic drive takes about 9 to 10nhours and then you get to Bwindi area and check in your lodge.

Day 2 Gorilla trekking in Bwindi National  Park

Early in the morning, take your breakfast and head to the ranger station for briefing. You will be advised how to behave while with the gorillas and as you trek to see the gorillas. Enjoy the enchanting monkeys and whistling birds that roam in the forest. Finally get to find the gorillas stand at a distance of about 7 meters watching them play and search for food. Finally return to the lodge and relax.

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Day 3: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Having enjoyed your gorilla trekking safari, carry on to Queen Elizabeth National park. This biosphere reserve is home to a number of animals and a beautiful back drop of Rwenzori ranges. Enjoy a game drive in the southern sector which is home to the tree climbing lions. Get into the lodge and relax.

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Day 4: Game drive and Launch cruise

Rise up early in the morning for a game drive in the crater sector of the park. You may have a chance of seeing other animals like the lions, leopards, buffaloes, water bucks, bush bucks, elephants and so many others. Return to the lodge for late day breakfast. After lunch, head to the pier for a launch cruise on the Kazinga channel. This is like the congregation ground for birds, animals and great vegetation cover. Take pictures and return to the lodge.

Day 5: Drive to Entebbe

After this wonderful experience, drive back to Entebbe to catch up with your flight back home.

Safari recommendations

• Book your gorilla trekking permit at least 6 months to the date of safari
• Do some exercises so that you can keep fit
• Pack the right gorilla trekking gears and a swim suite
• Carry a camera to keep memories of your safari.
• Ensure that you advise us about your flight detail so that we can pick you up in case you are interested.
• Carry your medical documents and first aid in case of any illness.
• Carry some hard cash that you will exchange into local currency to buy or pay for anything.
• Avoid buying eats from the road while you travel upcountry to prevent illness.

5 Top Uganda Safari Destinations

Uganda is majorly known for being a gorilla tracking destination but the country also hosts a number of other unique destinations with incredible animals and scenery. When you book a road tour in Uganda, you get to see more enroute while flying Uganda tours reduce on the time you take to get to the destination since most are remote. Some of the most renowned destinations include.

Murchison Falls National Park

This park is about 4 to 5 hours drive from Kampala. It is crossed by the River Nile with the most spectacular view of the Murchison Falls. The river Nile squeezes through the 7 meters wide gorge, bursts out to produce a thundering sound and plunge down the 44 meters high cliff to continue with the course.

Enjoy a game drive in the northern sector of the park with chances of seeing animals like lions, elephants, water bucks, bush bucks, giraffes, buffaloes, leopards, hyenas, duikers, a variety of birds and so much more. A boat cruise on the Nile to Murchison Falls is very interesting as you get to drive closer to the Water Falls to enjoy its spectacular view. Fishing in Uganda is super in this park too. In addition, the Kaniyo Pabidi part of this park is this park is endowed with chimpanzees that cab be trekked.

Kibale National Park

Chimpanzee tracking is the commonly known activity in this park. Chimpanzees are the closest neighbors to humans because they have about 98% of human genes.   Chimpanzee trekking has two sessions that is the morning and afternoon session. A number of primates co-exist with the chimps and for keen birders, this is a haven for birding.

They are habituated and live in communities under the leadership of the Alpha male. Just like humans, they democratically vote there leader not based on age but popularity and capability.

Queen Elizabeth National Park

This at times called biosphere reserve is home to a variety of animals that can be seen during the game drives especially in the crater lakes area like lions, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, warthogs, hyenas, chimpanzees and so many birds that you pass by.

During the Launch cruise, you get to see a rich avian life where you may get to see birds like greater and lesser flamingos, Egyptian geese, marabou stalk, king fisher and so many birds including the foreign birds that fly from other continents during winter. Chimpanzee trekking in this park is done in Kyambura gorge but you need to hike the gorge to find them.

Bwindi forest National Park

This is home to the mountain gorillas and to get to see them, you must have a gorilla trekking permit. For conservation reasons, only 8 gorilla trekking permits are released each day per gorilla tracking family. Uganda has only 10 gorilla trekking families so the demand for the permits is so high. CONTACT US

You must have booked accommodation in the area where your gorilla permit was booked to avoid waking up so early to drive to the trekking area for briefing. Birding is another renowned activity in this park as a number of unique birds live in this park especially the albertine endemics. The unique visit to the Batwa Pygmies after or before gorilla trekking is rewarding

Ngamba Chimpanzee Island

During your stay in Uganda, you may have the chance of seeing the orphaned, rescued and homeless chimpanzees that live in the Koome Islands. You enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Victoria and the scenic view on the land. Participate in feeding the chimpanzees and watch then play. In case you have a night flight, you may take the chance of spending your day with the chimps

White Water Rafting

White water rafting is an adventurous tour you can be part of while in Uganda. It is done in Jinja on the Itanda falls. There are a variety of packages including family rafting to advance water rafting in Uganda. You beat the water tides as you go through the rafting.

You may also visit the source of the Nile where the River Nile water physically separates from the lake Victoria water. Bungee jumping is another adrenaline stimulating activity that you may be part of. The family can also take part in Quad biking which is very interesting to be part of.

How mountain gorillas teased us

We awoke to a mountain gorilla tracking tours with our friends. It was a very cool day quite chilly after the early morning rain shower. As read from one of the websites that In Bwindi forest it rains at any time without warning, we had the chance of experiencing this as we awoke to enjoy the day’s breakfast. We sat at table and all over sudden, we had it rain so heavily but close to the briefing time, it stopped and we went briefing.

Carrying our lunch and a support stick we proceeded to find the gorillas. Our ranger guide was very helpful to the group because we had an aged lady on the crew. Walking slowly passed the vine in the forest we preceded to the walking board across the river. CONTACT US

  

Monkeys were giggling from the branches as a number of birds sung sweet hymns that kept us enjoying the search. Our guide Thomas kept explaining what we would ask each time we came across anything new. As for me, buried between frantic and anxiety I kept thinking how I would react when I finally look into the eyes of a gorilla. I had earlier read that the silverback is very huge and scary so I imagined which reception he might give us when in his territory. what a great gorilla tracking safari .

As we kept wondering passed several trails which I imagine might have been created by earlier trackers, all over sudden we heard a backing sound from the background. Most of us dashed into the bush while others fell to the ground including the ranger.  Poor old lady had been soaked in mud beyond recognition. Suddenly we heard several sounds which notified us that we had actually got closer to where the gorillas were feeding. They all seemed to giggle about what they had done according to what I noticed. With his quest for recognition and majesty, the silverback emerged from the bushes as he posed around while others showered support. We were amused with all that we saw and even forgot what had happened earlier.  This was a trip in Uganda that we still talk about.

Booking a fly-in Gorilla trekking Safari is Popular In Uganda

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How To Book Flying Gorilla Trekking Safari

Gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda have for decades been conducted using road transport. This involved driving long hour on the bumpy dusty roads of south western Uganda. Fly-in gorilla trekking tours have become Uganda’s most sought after safaris.

Fly-in gorilla trekking tours involve taking aflight form Entebbe airstrip and fly for just 1 hour and 30 minutes. Later, you are transferred from Kihihi airstrip to your lodge where you can rest or enjoy other activities in Bwindi Foest that you might not have booked yet they are fantastic to participate in like the visit to the Batwa pygimies, Bwindi hospital visit and so much more.

With the flight morning flight to Bwindi, you may embark from an early morning flight and remain in the lounge to wait for you transfer flight to Kihihi therefore saving the money for your would be overnight.

 What To Do After Gorilla Tracking

Gorilla trekking tours also provide you with the chance to visit other parks that are closer to Bwindi forest National Park like Queen Elizabeth National Park especially if you trek gorillas and in a few hours you are back to the lodge. You may organize a game drive into Queen Elizabeth National Park which you might not have known prior to preparing your gorilla trekking tour. This is a park endowed with great animals like the tree climbing lions of Ishasha, herds of elephants, buffaloes, water bucks, bush bucks, hyenas and so many other animals that you come across in the Wilderness.

Gorilla trekking fly in safaris offer you the chance of viewing Uganda’s attractions from the Ariel view. Majority of road transport users see from the ground while in the plane, you may spot some of the great scenery that road users miss out like the meandering rivers, great rift valleys, birds, incredible vegetation and so much more that are picturique.

Try and book a gorilla trekking safari in bwindi to save yourself the burden of staying on the bumpy road for over 9 hours. Check the below recommedations 

Safari recommendations

• Ensure you have booked your gorilla trekking permit in time and flight so that none of these deprives you the chance of meeting the mountain gorillas.
• With the help of a gorilla trekking packing list, ensure you do not miss out on any of the most relevant items like the tracking shoes, rain coat, long trouser, garden gloves and so much more.
• If you are travelling with an infant, make it a point to move with the nanny so that you are not worried about whom to take care of it.
• The age limit for one to qualify for gorilla trekking is 15 years
• There is an option of a flying gorilla trekking safari but you must book a ticket in time and a transfer vehicle
• In case you book this gorilla trekking safari by yourself, make it a point to book accommodation in the area where your gorilla permit is booked to prevent driving for a long time on the day of gorilla trekking.