Are you planning to go gorilla trekking in Africa? Uganda is the best gorilla safari destination to visit whole year-round. Uganda is the Pearl of Africa with the two gorilla safari parks and that is Bwindi and Mgahinga and still with the high population of the endangered mountain gorillas in the mist.
Uganda is located in the Eastern region of the continent, and apart from gorilla safaris you can too combine your tour in Uganda with other interesting tourist experiences like chimps trek, birding tours, cultural safaris and then the extreme adventures like Bungee Jumping, Water Rafting, Nile Bugging, Kayaking along the River Nile.
Uganda is bordering with Kenya in the East, Democratic Republic of Congo in the West, Tanzania in the South, Rwanda in the Southwest, and South Sudan in the north. Therefore, from Uganda you can easily plan a combined East African safari with any of the mentioned countries, but in particular we always offers combined tours to Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and then Congo.
If you are packing for Uganda safari your itinerary list should not miss gorilla safari experience either in Bwindi or Mgahinga. Have it in mind that both parks are so close to Rwanda and Congo and if you would be interested in compare and contrast the gorilla safari experiences in all these countries it the time to ask your travel expert properly arrange for this unforgettable experience.
Bwindi Forest National Park is home to the highest percentage of Uganda’s mountain gorillas. Tourists who visit this protected area have access to over nineteen fully habituated gorilla families. But, for the conservation program you visit only one gorilla family and if you want to do multiple gorilla trek you will have to visit various families but of consecutive various days.
These groups inhabit the four sectors of the park named Nkuringo, Ruhija, Rushaga, and Buhoma. Mgahinga has only one group (Nyakagezi) that is available for trekking expeditions.
