Enjoy the bush and gorilla safaris in Africa specifically taking you to gorilla trekking in Uganda, Congo and Rwanda to visit mountain gorillas in the mist as well as other wildlife. The gorilla trekking tours in Uganda are unique and affordable friendly to enable you explore beyond East African mountain gorillas and wildlife experience.
Such a trip to see mountain gorillas in their natural habitat is the most thrilling primate safari experience that any visitor should have on bucket list. Embark on a gorilla safari Uganda for the ultimate comfort or go on affordable gorilla trekking tours in Bwindi Impenetrable national park to see habituated gorillas. There after you can join the bush in search for some of the big5 Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Bwindi alone is home to over half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. Finding these beasts in the dense forest is no easy task, and gorilla treks here can last 7 hours or more. Once contact is made, there is usually a silent wait, deep within the dense foliage, as the gorilla’s edge closer. When they do emerge, seeing the gorillas in their natural habitat, the verdant forest providing the perfect backdrop, is a truly breath-taking experience.
Any silence is soon broken by the rustling of leaves as the gorillas wander and play, and the calls, whistles, and whoops of thousands of animal species for miles around provides the perfect sound-track. Once contact is made, you have up to one hour to spend with the gorillas. If you wanted to spend longer, you can take part in a gorilla habituation experience, and spend up to 4 hours with these gentle giants.
All gorilla trekkers need to obtain a permit from the Uganda Wildlife Authority. These current rates for permits are $700 per person at time of writing, and while they used to be cheaper in the rainy season, this is no longer the case.
Gorillas can be tracked year-round, although the rainy season makes for more challenging treks. There are two rainy seasons in Uganda, one from March to May and another from October to November. There are benefits to visiting during the rainy seasons, but the rains do make for tougher treks.
After the gorilla fantasy, queen is the next destination. the second biggest among the parks in Uganda after Murchison falls national park, the park is located in western Uganda in the districts of Kasese, Kamwenge, Rubirizi and Rukungiri, the park from Kampala, is situated approximately 400 km by road and the drive time is about 6 h 25 min passing through Masaka to Kasese road. The park is famously known for harbouring the big five game namely the lion, leopard, elephants, buffaloes, Rhinos as well as Murchison falls national park and Kidepo valley national park are known for harbouring the big five wild game.
Not only that, queen Elizabeth national park has also some primate species that can be sighted here in Maramagambo forest including; chimpanzee, baboons, and the monkeys. There are over 95 mammal’s species spotted here including; the Uganda kob, Warthogs, duikers, and the big five game (lions, elephants, buffaloes and Rhinos currently at Ziwa rhino sanctuary en-route to Murchison falls national park, in case you would like to visit the Rhino sanctuary, some visitors would take part as en-route stopovers or even take part in Rhino trekking at an affordable fee of $50 per person taking part in Rhino trekking.
