1 Day Gorilla Trekking Uganda
This 1 Day Gorilla Trekking Uganda will take place in either of the national parks, Bwindi Forest national park/ Mgahinga gorilla national park. The tour will be starting from Kisoro or Kabale towns both with easy access to the parks. The one-day gorilla tour requires a gorilla permit at Usd 700 per person included on the tour excursion. Both national parks are open for gorilla trekking, Bwindi Forest national park is the largest coverage and average area of 33sq meters. Bwindi has four tracking sectors with several habituated gorilla families’ notable ones include Mubare, Nshongi, Rushegura, Katwe, Nkuringo, Habinyanja among others. Whereas Mgahinga gorilla national park is known for its open rugged terrain with one habituated gorilla family Nyakagenzi.
Other than mountain gorillas the parks are inhabited by other wildlife species such as Forest elephants, bush pigs, colobus monkeys, golden monkeys, reptiles, over 1000 flowering plants, ferns, different tree species. Bird species include 27 endemics of the Albertine rift valley among them include the Rwenzori Turaco, horn birds among others.
Tour Type: Private
Duration: 1 – 3 hours
Best time to Go: All year around
Detailed Itinerary
Early morning at 6:00 am, after your early breakfast from your hotel either in Kabale or Kisoro you will be picked by your tour guide and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga. When you arrive at the park headquarters you will be assembled for briefing, thereafter you will be grouped in a group of 8, though sometimes only 2 or 3 or 4 trackers may trek; this is based on the season, 1 Day Gorilla Trekking Uganda, remember to pack enough water for drinking as well as snacks or packed lunch since the trek is so strenuous and may take longer than anticipated depending on how far gorillas have moved.
The Park rangers will accompany you to the rain forest to begin your search for the mountain gorillas. Trekking can be tough sometimes, so one needs good hiking boots and a walking stick. You also need to be physically fit for strenuous. The trekkers should also carry a small back enough to carry the necessities, raincoats/ jackets since the weather is unpredictable.
After an hour’s trek or more so and you meet the gorillas, your rangers will guide and show you how to handle and behave while with them, mainly by standing 7 meters away from the gorillas as you enjoy viewing them. Immediately, after the trek, continue to the park headquarters, you will be awarded a certificate of participation and drive back to Kabale or Kisoro.
End Of Tour
Packing for 1-Gorilla Trek
- Insect repellents
- Good hiking boots
- Sanitizer and face masks
- Garden gloves
- Long-sleeved shirts and long trousers
- Raincoat/jacket
- Camera and extra batteries
Tour Inclusions
- A Gorilla permit (at US$700 each)
- Transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Lunch and bottled drinking water
- A professional tour guides
- Park entry and Guiding fees
Tour Exclusions
- Ground transport such as Flights to and from Kisoro or Kabale
- Accommodation
- Expenses of personal nature.
