Mountain Gorillas are endangered species of primates in the world; about 750 still surviving world over. Uganda the pearl of Africa contains more than half of total world population Mountain Gorillas. Gorilla trekking in Uganda can be done in the National parks with habituated gorilla families for tourism, these include Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mt, Mgahinga National Park. These are found in the western arm of the great East African rift valley.
Greenworld Safaris also organize trekking tours in Rwanda’s Volcanoes Park and Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga Park. The four national parks in the three East African countries are all located in the same mountainous, this makes gorilla trekking an adventure through the rough terrains, steep slopes and impenetrable tropical forests covering the slopes as it is the case for Bwindi Impenetrable forest park. The nature of slopes, vegetation cover, weather and rugged terrain, require physical fitness of the participants, sometimes gorilla trekking a challenging activity. However, the beauty of the slopes and the natural atmosphere are stunningly overwhelmed by an hour of interaction with the largest mammal of the world.
Bwindi is a huge forest covering 321sq.km, harbouring about 350 mountain gorilla species. There are three sections open for gorilla trekking including the headquarters at Buhoma, Ruhija and Bwindi South / Mt. Mgahinga which is accessed through KIsoro. There are eight (8) gorilla families habituated for viewing in Uganda. These include three (3) at Buhoma (Mubare, Habinyanja, and Rushegura), Ruhija family in Ruhija section while Nkuringo and Ishongi found in the Bwindi south. Eight tourists are allowed to visit each gorilla family per day, this gives a total of 64 tourists (sixty-four) tracking gorillas in Uganda per day both in Bwindi and in Mt. Mgahinga. Enjoy gorilla trekking with Green World Safaris.