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Gorilla trekking is a wildlife activity that involves hiking up the tropical forests of Africa to see mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Gorilla trekking is only done in three East African countries in the world namely Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo.

The gorilla permit cost in Uganda is $700 for foreign non-residents, $600 for foreign residents and 250000 Uganda shillings for East African community citizens. However, the cost of seeing gorillas is further determined by the type of accommodation, transportation and additional activities of interest on safari. These must be considered when putting together a gorilla tour itinerary.

Because of the gorilla physique definitely, safety will come to your mind but I can guarantee you that yes mountain gorilla tracking in Africa is one the safety if you compare to other wildlife encounter in Africa, gorilla tracking is an amazing activity more especially when you finally catch a glimpse of a mountain gorilla.

Personally, we can assure that gorilla tracking can be done any day throughout the year but some people prefer to go for gorilla trek during the dry season in the month of June, July, August, September, October, December-during Christmas season, January and February.

March, April, May, and November are considered as Rainy seasons which makes some people think that tracking during Rainey season is more challenging but I tell that gorilla tracking experience is the same.

1. You need long pants and long-sleeved shirts to protect you from insects’ bites, hot vegetation, and thorny trees.
2.Insect repellent is a must-have if you’re traveling in Africa because those impenetrable forests apart from mountain gorillas it is also home to different insects, so having insect repellent will be a good idea
3.You will also need a Walking stick which is provided at no cost by the park rangers/guides, the walking stick will help when tracking up and down in the forest.
4. Drinking water and a packed lunch provided by the lodge or the tour operator you booked your safari with, you cannot afford to miss out on drinking water and packed lunch because you cannot tell how long your trekking will last so food and is a must.
5. Walking/hiking boots as you will be walking a forest that is muddy and wet you need waterproof hiking boots which important during your trekking.
6. You may need some warm sweater because in the evenings and mornings sometimes Bwindi Forest can be cool so it’s always nice to have a warm sweater with you
7. We also recommend that you bring a rain jacket because gorilla tracking is done in the rain forest which means it can rain at any time of the day
8. Sunglasses, sunscreen, and hat are also nice to bring with so that they can protect you from strong sun

Gorilla tracking starts every day throughout the day year at 7:30 am with a briefing from the ranger/guides taking through the guidelines you must follow trek gorilla after a briefing at 8:oo am the trekking begins and the time spent in the forest dependents on the movements of the mountain gorillas.

Flying into Rwanda and cross the border to Uganda is the easiest way to access the Bwindi impenetrable forest national park of Uganda, it is only 3 to 4 hours drive from Kigali international airport in Rwanda to reach Bwindi forest in Uganda while if you fly to Entebbe international airport of Uganda you need 8 to 9 hours drive from Entebbe to reach Bwindi impenetrable forest. So when you fly to Kigali airport you save about 4 hours on the road, flying to Rwanda you save double 5 hours on traveling time and $900 on a gorilla permit.

Mountain gorilla trekking is limited to 8 people per gorilla family once a day and gorilla permits are also booked on first come first saver bass so we recommend that you book and pay for your trekking permit far in advance to avoid disappointments.

The minimum age for gorilla habituation is 15 years and above and all the book guidelines are the same as those for gorilla trekking. In terms of numbers, gorilla habituation is limited to only 4 people per day on a daily basis.