GORILLA TREKKING IN RWANDA DURING COVID-19

Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda During Covid-19 : Gorilla trekking in volcanoes is among the top activities in Rwanda that tourists that visit the country should not miss out on participating in for a memorable experience. It should be noted that mountain gorilla trekking can be carried out in Mgahinga national park and Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda, Virunga national park in the democratic republic of Congo but gorilla trekking in Rwanda is quite unmatched because the park is home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas that can be seen when tourists hike the Virunga mountains in Rwanda, volcanoes national park. Among the concerns of people that travel to Rwanda to participate in gorilla trekking are how safe the activity is during covid-19 and the safety measures the country has put in place to ensure their safety during their participation in gorilla trekking in Rwanda during covid-19.

Gorilla trekking in Rwanda is among the top activities in Rwanda that you will find memorable in the country. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda is carried out when tourists participate in the hiking the Virunga mountains in Rwanda where you will get to the habituated gorilla families in the wild.  Once you get to the gorilla families, you will spend an hour with the species observing their rewarding behavior in the wild like how they co-exist with one another, you will get to see the dominant male also known as the silver back who has all the mating rights with all the females of the group, you will get to see how the adult females of the group take care of the young ones of the group, you’ll see their feeding patterns and how they harvest fruit among other interesting features  of the primates in the park for an amazing experience in Rwanda.

For tourists interested in participating in gorilla trekking in Rwanda during covid-19, they can obtain a gorilla trekking permit in Rwanda from trusted tour companies throughout the country or from the Rwanda development board the tourism board in the country. With covid-19 in the world there has been a number of travel restrictions, flight cancellations which have led to a number of tourists to miss out on the scheduled time for gorilla trekking in Rwanda. With gorilla trekking in Rwanda during covid-19, you will have the chance to reschedule for a convenient time for gorilla trekking because of the flexibility of the activity.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO FOLLOW DURING GORILLA TREKKING IN RWANDA

• Before participating in the activity, tourists are advised to sanitize their hands to avoid spreading the virus because it is believed that the virus can stay on surfaces for over 12 hours which can make it to be easily spread from person to person but with regular sanitizing it will enable you to avoid contracting the virus.
• While they take part in the activity, tourists are advised to wear their face masks because it is believed that the virus can be spread through air therefore cover your mouth and nose properly to avoid droplets from a sick person and you should also avoid all facial openings.
• Before they access the country to participate in gorilla trekking in Rwanda, tourists are advised to take a real time covid-19 test 72 hours prior to access to the country and when they make their way to the country, they are advised to take another covid-19 test which will help you rule out the virus and also determine whether you’re positive or negative so as to participate in the activity.
• For fully vaccinated tourists that are interested in participating in gorilla trekking in Rwanda should carry their vaccination documents to prove that you were vaccinated this will help you avoid incurring costs like testing for the virus when you reach the country this is because it is mandatory for one to test when you enter the country.
• Travelers under recovery should also present their recovery documents because they can test positive for 3 months after finishing medication even though they can’t spread the virus therefore you should present your recovery documents in order for you to participate in the different activities in Uganda.
• Travelers that are not vaccinated should present their negative covid-19 PCR test because failure to present them you will be denied access to the country and if not you will be advised to take a covid-19 test which you will have to get using your own money.