The Best Gorilla Trekking Safari Experience in Uganda

The Best Gorilla Trekking Safaris in Uganda.

The best way you can track these gentle gorilla giants In Uganda, is in two parks, Mgahinga Gorilla Park which means trekking Gorillas in the Virunga Volcanoes and in the Afro-Montane and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. 

Starting your Gorilla Trekking Safari

For the start over 70% of the tourists fly into Kigali Rwanda and then trek Gorillas in Uganda especially for short gorilla trekking Safari, flying into Rwanda and then trekking in Uganda is a great money-saving alternative than fliying to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest from Entebbe airport which is very expensive. The drive time from Kigali to Mgahinga Gorilla Park is approximately 3 to 4 hours including the southern area of Bwindi Forest National Park.

The Valued Mid Range Priced Gorilla Trekking Safaris in Uganda

 

Buhoma Safari - BwindiImpenetrable Forest for 3 Days Trekking:

The Buhoma safari in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a private Gorilla tracking Safari with mid-range Lodging where the gorilla permits are included in the price of the safari and is a full-board safari that includes bottled water in vehicle and lunches also offered en route on the road.

This Gorilla Trekking Safari takes place in the Buhoma Area of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest which is the closest gorilla trekking area to Kampala and Entebbe and it was the first area of the park that was developed for Gorilla Trekking Tourism, and today it is the most developed area of the park.

Rushaga Area of Bwindi Forest Gorilla trekking for 3 Days:

Rushaga is the best area in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest found at the Southern end of Bwindi, it has 6 Gorilla Groups that can be visited on a Gorilla Trek and this translates into 48 permits per day issued to the visitors, and it can easily be reached from Rwanda within 4 hours.

Gorilla TrackingSafari in Uganda for 4 Days:

This 4 day affordable, Private, and better Budgeted and well Priced gorilla safari depends on which lodges are used for the safari since lodging prices differ, it comes down to the permit issued. There are four trailheads in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest which are determined by the choice of permits and they are Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga and Nkuringo. One can add a one day hike from one end of the park to the other and this is one of the popular options that Gorilla trekkers choose and enhances their time on Safari in Uganda.

Gorilla Chimpanzee Wildlife Safari in Uganda for 5 Days:

This 5 day gorilla and chimpanzee Tracking is quite popular to tourists because it offers a combination of the best of gorillas and chimpanzees trekking, seeing tree-climbing lions and the wildlife-Scenic wonders of both Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Queen Elizabeth Park.

Chimpanzee Trekking is done either in the Kyambura Gorge or in Kalinzu Forest and Kalinzu Forest which has the best Chimpanzee Trekking near Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Gorilla WildlifeTrekking plus Lake Bunyonyi and Lake Mburo Safari for 5 Days:

This 5 day mountain gorilla tracking takes you to lake Mburo National Park where you get to enjoy a variety of wildlife, birding, game drives and a boat Safari on Lake Mburo and an additional choice to adjust the Safari to start in Uganda at Lake Bunyonyi and then take a short drive to Kigali and fly out from there. Since the drive from Lake bunyonyi and Kigali is a 3 hour drive

Gorillas and Chimpanzee Wildlife Safari for 6 Days:

A 6 day Safari includes gorilla and chimpanzee trekking and wildlife game drives that includes Bwindi Impenetrable Forest with the trekking of Mountain Gorillas, Wildlife and Chimpanzee trekking in Queen Elizabeth Park that includes the famous tree-climbing lions.

It is jam packed 6 days that includes trekking of mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in the Kyambura Gorge and wildlife in both Queen Elizabeth Park and Lake Mburo National Park, at affordable prices.

Primates WildlifeSafari for 7 Days:

This safari starts with mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park then the chimpanzee trekking in the famed Kyambura Gorge and then the chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale Forest National Park.

The Safari combines Primates, Wildlife, Birding and Scenic wonders plus game drives in just 7 days

Pride of Uganda Primate Wildlife Safaris for 8 Days:

This 8 day Pride of Uganda primate wildlife safari is a moderately Priced Private Safari that gives the tourist the best of Uganda and that includes a Combination of wildlife tour, mountain gorilla tracking and Chimpanzee tracking or full day chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale Forest National Park

There is also the Gorilla Habituation which is offerd in the Rushaga area of Bwindi Forest National Park the Safari Tour mainly focuses on Western Uganda and primarily on the four parks, Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth Park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Lake Mburo Park since most of the wild life and primates are found there.

Uganda Wild life Safaris for 10 Days:

This 10 day Wildlife tour of Uganda is also a moderately priced Safari which includes Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, visits to Murchison Falls Park, Kibale Forest Park, Queen Elizabeth Park and Lake Mburo National Park.

It is a compact safari that takes in 5 of the best National Parks in Uganda,  three of them being savanna parks and 2 parks where one can trek mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Kibale Forest National Park where one can trek the Chimpanzees.

One can have a choice to do Gorilla Habituation in the Rushaga area of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest which can take about 4 hours while one can also have a full day Chimpanzee Habituation experience at Kibale Forest National Park 

Uganda Adventure Safari for 11 Days:

The 11 days adventure in will enable the tourist to explore and discover the wildlife of Uganda at moderate prices one will be able to see the highlights of the best that Uganda has to offer. It includes a visit to the Rwenzori Mountains of the Moon Foothills where you have an up-close look and feel of the famed Mountains of the Moon, the tallest mountain range in all of Africa plus primate tracking.

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