Gorilla Trekking Safaris Uganda from Kenya
Gorilla Trekking Safaris Uganda from Kenya : Gorilla trekking Uganda from Kenya ; Trekking mountain gorillas in Uganda from Kenya is quite easier than travelling from Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda because Kenya is bordered by Uganda. Travel lovers who are interested in trekking mountain gorillas can fly from Kenya to Uganda at the main entry Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport and then drive to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park or Mgahinga Gorilla national park for Gorilla trekking or habituation experience.
There is another option of flying to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest through Kihihi or Kisoro airstrip from Entebbe International Airport or Kajjansi Airfield.
A traveler can opt to drive to Kampala Uganda from Kenya by use of a bus and then drive to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park or Mgahinga Gorilla national park for Gorilla trekking if flight is more expensive to afford. Or else, you can also drive to Kigali Rwanda after trekking gorillas in Uganda and fly out from Kigali International Airport, to reduce the driving time of 9 to 10 hours from Kampala, choose to drive 4 to 5 hours to Kigali in Rwanda.
How gorilla trekking safaris can be prepared –Uganda, Rwanda and Congo
Gorilla trekking starts early after a visitor’s aroma tea served at the lodge, with packed lunch boxes, enough mineral water bottle. Then after be transferred to the park headquarters by your safari guide for gorilla trekking rules and regulations. You then meet the guide to lead you in search of mountain gorillas in their families and once you allocate them an hour is provided to you to observe these endangered mountain gorillas as they spend their day long in the dense thick forest. Take photography and video capturing.
What to pack –Gorilla safari –Uganda, Rwanda & Congo
Travelers on their safari to any Gorilla trekking destination should carry essentials that fits for the trip such as worm clothes, rain jackets, comfortable hiking shoes, sweaters, long sleeved shirt and trouser, binoculars, insect repellent, hand gloves, enough mineral bottle water, water proof back.
Gorilla trekking experience is best done year around but some months are better than the rest from June to September and December to February. This could be dry season with less rainfall making the jungle not so thick and the trekking trails not muddy and slippery thus making it easy to hike. For this matter, Uganda and Rwandan national park have the same type of climate.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park is located in the southwestern Uganda , along the Democratic Republic of Congo border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge of the Albertine Rift .The park is montane rain forest which are inhabits of mountain gorillas and other wildlife species 350 species of birds ,220 species of butterflies among others .Above all ,Bwindi ranks the top visited gorilla safari because it houses half of the world’s population of the great mountain gorillas ,with 21 habituated gorilla families which are open to tourism in four different sectors of Buhoma ,Ruhija ,Rushaga and the Nkuringo ,found in Kanungu district respectively .The park is a UNESCO World Heritage site .
While Volcanoes National Park is situated in the northwestern region of Rwanda, covering 160 square kilometers of rainforest, bordered with Virunga National park in Congo and Mgahinga Gorilla National park in Uganda. In Rwanda is the top visited destination because of being a home to our loved creatures ‘’ the mountain gorillas and golden monkeys ‘’ and is listed in World Heritage site.
Virunga National Park lies in the Albertine Rift valley in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it was established in 1925 marking the oldest park in Africa. The park has the famous attractions inside such as Mount Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira as well as the most visited mountain gorillas that marks it a great safari destination word wide.
Rwanda’s gorilla trekking permits are the most expensive cost USD1,500 per person per trek, a gorilla permits cost USD700 per person per trek and Congo offers the cheapest permits at USD400 person per trek during the peak season and discounts are given in heavy rain seasons at USD2OO per person during the low season.
You can choose to do a private gorilla safari depending on your budget wishes, or else take a shorter route through Kigali Rwanda. Lastly, you can choose the best destination route which is quite important for a great gorilla trekking trip.
