The Gorilla Trekking Experience –What to expect on your Gorilla Encounter

Gorilla Trekking-The Experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

What is the Gorilla Trekking Experience?  A one-of-a-kind Up-Close Gorilla Encounter in Uganda

What is the Gorilla Trekking Experience?  What to expect on your Gorilla Encounter in Uganda?

The Up-Close Gorilla Happenstance is a one-of-a-kind involvement for many. Now having a chance to be and spend time with these gentle giants is a total satisfaction for many and quite an unforgettable experience of a lifetime. Spotting these endangered species of Gorillas (Gentle Giants) of the forest in their natural Homes/territory in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.  The word “Bwindi” means darkness in the local language. It is far from being Impassable(Impenetrable). Thousands of Trekkers year in and year out refute that.

What is the Gorilla Trekking Experience? It is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to get up close to the gentle giants (Mountain Gorillas). Nowhere else in the world can this day be stimulated only in the erratic Wild of Uganda-

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A park that has existed for over 20,00 years old and where only the Batwa society is, the first people of the Forest stayed. The Batwa people have gotten a lot to let society know about Preservation and to reside & stay in peace with nature and the Great Apes.

The incredible up-close encounter with the endangered species of Mountain Gorillas is a once in a lifetime involvement/experience. The mountain Gorilla is on the “Bucket List” of most African Tourists. Whereas for the rest, it is more, it is as some approximate-an almost divine involvement/experience that is way beyond potentials/prospects and that plain words cannot define.

The Gorilla Trekking Experience is not dramatic and is not always probable/likely. You are in flowing into the sphere of the great apes, and the mountain Gorillas & the happenstance/encounter is on their terms. No travel; plan/itinerary can forecast your Gorilla Trekking involvement/Experience.  It is the gentle giant (Gorilla) that is in charge, and that is just the way that it should be. For 99% Plus The Gorilla Trekking Experience was one of the major “Wow” moments of their life.  A few had prospects that were reliant not on the reality of a wilderness experience.

 

The Setting for The Gorilla Trekking Experience in Uganda

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – shelters almost half of the outstanding Mountain Gorillas.  It is the only Gorilla Sanctuary where gentle giants (Mountain Gorillas) & Chimpanzees stay side by side (chimpanzees are not tracked here because of preservation reasons). This one-of-a-kind Afro-montane Forest is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. CNN Travel selected it as one of the 5 best parks in all of Africa. It was presented as a setting for the “Black Panther” movie. Lonely Planet positioned Bwindi Impenetrable Forest on their most unusual Honeymoon Destination List. In 2019 CNN Travel selected Bwindi Impenetrable Forest as the “World’s most beautiful Place.”

The Gorilla Trekking venture for most takes place in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. It is the Principal Mountain Gorilla Terminus in Africa. It is safe and secure ( and without incident for the past 20 years).

Mgahinga Gorilla Park – is the other Gorilla Reservation in Uganda for Gorilla Trekking involvement. Here, the gentle giants(gorillas) are positioned on the sides of the Virunga Volcanoes (Mount Muhavura, Mount Gahinga & Mount Sabinyo). Locally the Mountains are named the Mufumbiro Mountains, implying the mountains that cook.

There are about 100 gentle giants(Gorillas) on the Ugandan section of the Virunga Volcanoes but only the Nyakagezi gorilla family can trek in this National Park. What makes the family distinct is that there are 5 Silverbacks. That is one goal some decided Mgahinga Gorilla Park for their Gorilla Trekking Experience. The other goal is that there are fewer trekkers and the striking beauty that has made Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, the third “must photograph the location in the world.”

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, like Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, is and has been a safe and secure park without occurrence. You can trek mountain Gorillas in 2 diverse homes/territories (Mgahinga Gorilla National Park & Bwindi Impenetrable National Park) on the same Tour but such is only done in Uganda.

Preparation for the Gorilla Trek:

Know Before You Go-This is one of the most expensive Tourism Activities(Gorilla Trekking) on the African continent. One would think that gorilla trekkers would get all the facts about Gorilla Trekking prior to their arrival. Gloomily most do not get to find out before they reach. That is often not the case. They do not find out about the common Gorilla Trekking mistakes. Instead, they replicate them.

We offer widespread facts on our site. Gorilla Trekking Information that will make Gorilla Venture & your tour in the Pearl of Africa more pleasurable.

Getting into Shape for Gorilla Trekking – The Four-Tops had a hit song entitled “Only the Strong Survive.” Gorilla Trekking implies hiking up the side of a volcano for 2 hrs in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park / up & down elevations in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Lodging can be made, like picking a group of gentle giants/Gorillas that is in an easier trekking location. Sedan-Chairs with porters are also obtainable for those that have an injury/deficiency that does not permit them to hike.

We recommend that before reaching Uganda you do some daily walks, if possible with hills in your Country.

If you have hardship hiking, we strongly recommend using a local walking stick and porter to help you with your day-pack, but on the trek itself. They wholeheartedly do so. Being a porter for Gorilla Trekker is a required after-location since it offers a better wage/salary than most mid-level government employees make.

Doing it – the Gorilla Trekking Experience – the Day of the Trek

What to wear and have with you on the Gorilla Trek

You will need a right daypack-packed lunch from the lodge, if possible waterproof, we provide you with 2 liters of bottled water.

The Gorilla Trekking outfit is reliant on what is fine for your fortification/defense and relief during the trek. Neither Bwindi Impenetrable Forest nor Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is a hot and humid jungle. Daytime temperatures infrequently outstrip 26℃ or 79℉.

What to wear Gorilla Trekking – You will need worn-in boots with ankle support. (Wardens/stewards most often wear Rubber Boots – great, but no ankle backing. Thick socks and long trousers are highly commended. Tuck the trousers into the socks for extra defense. A long-sleeved shirt is fine. Put a poncho or light rain jacket into your day-pack.

During the gorilla trek, you will meet nettles, thorns, and brushes.  Include a hat to that, a wide-rim one is commended for defense against the sun.  Lastly, sturdy gardening gloves will shield your hands as you pull yourself up on branches or bushes when there is no trail. Use a good insect repellent such as the Australian RID product. There are not many mosquitoes here due to the raise. A good sunscreen, odorless for your face. Do bring along a pair of sunglasses. Binoculars are not really wanted unless you are a bird lover going to watch birds. Protect your camera gear using Ziploc Bags/ even bathing/ shower caps. If you are using a mobile phone for photo taking, switch it to airplane mode.

The Gorilla Trekking Orientation – During the alignment, you are fixed the Rules for your venture with the Gentle Giants of the Forest. You are assigned your Gorilla Family that you will be trekking. This is reliant on your input, level of fitness, and age. No one is permitted to trek below the age of fifteen. The only exclusion would be if the teen would turn 15 during the same year as the trek.  UWA must bequest a disclaimer before a permit is issued.

The alignment is an important part of your trekking day. It’s here where your permit is confirmed, and you should have a copy of your passport. Permit your driver to organize a porter and walking stick for you.

While and before the alignment, pre-trackers are out-tracing your gorilla family. Not seeing a gorilla family is an infrequency, and we had it happen once to customers over nine years ago.

 

The Gorilla Trek – Hitting the Trail – You are off on your trek with an armed companion. You are being directed by rangers, helped by porters, and have a walking stick. The standard Gorilla Trek is 3-5 hrs in length. There are some short treks, and there are longer ones. You are with a Gorilla Family for 1 hr. Though you have rules of engagement, well the gentle giants (gorillas) do not. They might come closer than the commended distance. That is fine, and you follow the rules you were given at the alignment.

The Venture with the Mountain Gorillas is far-fetched.  Trekkers cannot plan for it. They can only practice it. Plain words are unable to define what is for most a once-in-a-lifetime involvement. An experience that cannot be imitated elsewhere. Mountain Gorillas are not located in any zoo. They do not endure detention. We commend that when you retire back to your lodge that you do not do any other activity but lessen up and imitate on this special day.

 

Making Your Up-Close Gorilla Encounter a Reality

We know all about Gorillas. We have over a decade of skill planning Gorilla Ventures in Uganda. We focus on inter-mediated rated and exclusive/up-market Gorilla Trekking Tours.  Call us Gorilla Matchmakers. We contest you with the right lodge, the permits, and the Gorilla Group.  The rest is up to the mountain gorillas. We also take customers on a private Gorilla Habituation Experience. There you are a contestant instead of an observer, where there are only 4 contestants instead of 8 & spend 4 hrs with a Gorilla Family.

We know all about Gorillas, we normally take a day and trek these gentle giants(Gorillas). We have lived in the lodges that we advise you about.  We stay and work here. We are a member of the Association of Ugandan Tour Operators which gives us admittance to 80% of the Gorilla Permits.