WHY CHOOSE UGANDA OR RWANDA FOR YOUR GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI.
While contemplating about where to go Gorilla trekking in Africa, you only have 3 places left that is Uganda’s Bwindi and Mgahinga National Parks, Rwanda’s Parc Volcanoes and lastly, Congo’s Virunga National Park. Herein, I present to you several reasons why Uganda and Rwanda should be your prime choice. I will first discuss Bwindi Impenetrable National Park then, later on, I will discuss Rwanda, read up to the bottom don’t miss facts about Rwanda’s Parc Volcanoes.
Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safari.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda is the world’s second-best destination for trekking Gorillas. This is according to the world’s leading News agents i.e. BBC travel and the likes. Bwindi is a single natural habitat with a big number of mountain Gorillas. These mountain Gorillas are shared by the three countries. Bwindi is the best because of;
Firstly, it’s vastness and ease to see the mountain gorillas, Bwindi being able to have the big number of Gorillas makes it a lot easier to trek.
Secondly, the distance from the Airport to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is also another factor that offers a chance to the tourist to gain a view of Uganda’s bio-diversity as for one travel for 8 hours from Entebbe by road to Bwindi. This enables one to enjoy and view Uganda’s numerous features in one journey. Bwindi also offers fly-in safari, if one doesn’t want to use the road, he/she is welcome to use a flight to the National Park.
Thirdly, Bwindi’s gorilla trekking can be done throughout the year, the national park is highly accessible in all seasons. And you will be able to see mountain Gorillas as an assurance in this park. While here you can do gorilla trekking, Gorilla Tracking, and Gorilla habituation.
Addedly is the Gorilla trekking Permit, Uganda Gorilla trekking only goes for $600(foreign Non-residents), $500 (foreign residents), UGX 250,000 East African Nationals. Uganda gives the best costs with the best Gorilla trekking safari. So, Uganda’s Gorilla permit is a way cheaper given the benefits
Bwindi is on lower altitude compared to the other Gorilla national parks this gives it a competitive advantage when it comes to trekking, this has made it rich with the undergrowth feeding on the vegetation as they rest and or groom each other or socialize with each other.
Another added advantage is that Bwindi has about 14 to 17 gorilla Families this makes it hard to go Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda as for Gorilla trekking sells like a hot cake. Uganda Gorilla trekking becomes easier due to the higher number of Gorilla Families. The Uganda National Wildlife Authority only permits 8 people to go gorilla trekking per gorilla family.
Despite the fact that Bwindi could be enough for Gorilla trekking, Uganda is blessed with another exhilarating gorilla trekking home which is Mgahinga National Park. The park is blessed with over 70 Gorillas, among which we have 10 gorilla family members which form up the famous Nyakagezi Gorilla Family found in Mgahinga National Park.
WHAT ELSE TO SEE ON A UGANDA GORILLA TREKKING SAFARI
Besides Gorilla Trekking/Gorilla Tracking Bwindi is also blessed with numerous wildlife species such as elephants and various bird species. Birding in Bwindi is also an activity that gets you moving, more to Bwindi’s exhilarating and enticing safari tour, it is also blessed with an unbeatable cultural encounter within the Batwa village, while here you will enjoy the Ugandan cultural dances, local drinks and food, experience and learn their ways of the Batwa People.
Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Safari
Volcanoes National Park is the Rwandan Section of the great primates, the park is made up of Virunga Mountains that straddle the borders of Rwanda, Uganda, and the DRC. The massif covers a huge area of over 8,000km², encompassing six active and three extinct volcanoes. Gorillas, of course, pay no heed to borders and are known to cross between the countries, although most habituated groups are to be found in Volcanoes National Park. Below are some of the Reasons Rwanda should be given a thought for gorilla trekking;
First of all, The massif is home to the greatest fraction of the world’s precious mountain gorillas – some 400 of them – making Rwanda also probably the best place in Africa for a gorilla trekking safari.
Secondly, Rwanda’s Parc Volcano is just about 2 – 3 hours from the airport this gives room for travelers who are in a hurry this one favors them. a Journey that is awesome, short and not tiring for a Visitor with limited time this is your destination.
Rwanda’s town of Musanze Known to many as Ruhengeri the hub of gorilla trekking in Rwanda is positioned with good bars, cafes and restaurants not forgetting nice hotels. It’s just 1-2 km from Kigali town making it convenient for tourists to experience and have fun after gorilla trekking – Rwanda city tour.
The gorilla trekking issuing in Rwanda is greatly regulated in Parc Volcanoes so it’s really advisable to book earlier, Rwanda Gorilla trekking permit costs $ 1500 since it’s competitive its this high.
What else can you see in Parc Volcanoes
Without the mountain gorillas,one will be fascinated with the amazing hiking Safaris, viewing the peak of Karisimbi which is at 4,500m. the Park is also endowed with forests elephants, Buffaloes, the endemic golden Monkeys, Giant forest Hogs(Africa’s largest swine) and around 200 species of birds.
In conclusion, with over half of the world’s mountain gorillas confined in Uganda and Rwanda in the two national parks, you have no excuse of missing Uganda or Rwanda as one of you gorilla trekking destinations.
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