GORILLA TREKKING UGANDA FROM KIGALI 2021

Gorilla Trekking Uganda From Kigali 2021 : Gorilla trekking in Uganda is the most rewarding activity that tourists on their Uganda safari can participate in for an amazing experience in the country. Gorilla trekking in Uganda is quite rewarding because you will get to see half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga national park where you can find Uganda gorilla families. Interesting about gorilla trekking in Uganda is the fact that despite the fact that the country is affected by covid-19, there are a number of covid-19 safety measures that a number of tourism destinations have put in place for tourists to exercise as they take part in the different tourism activities in Uganda and also the ministry of health put a number measures that tourists can take part before they access Entebbe international airport.

Some of the safety measures that tourists can take part in include;  before tourists access the country they should take a real time covid-19 test that must be taken 72 hours before they access the country, on reaching the country tourists are advised to take another covid-19 test to prevent the spread the virus, tourists are also advised to  put on their face masks to avoid the spread of the virus and contracting the virus all of this to avoid the spread of the virus and also to allow gorilla trekking Uganda. For tourists interested in gorilla trekking in Uganda from Kigali 2021 will also give you the chance to have a safe activity because there are a number of covid-19 safety measures in Rwanda that will ensure that you take part in the activity in a safe environment.

One of the main reasons that visitors should opt for gorilla trekking in Uganda from Kigali 2021 is the fact that it is less time consuming as compared to gorilla trekking in Uganda where tourists can take about 8-9 hours  to reach Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga national park which is so exhausting whereas gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable and gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park  from Kigali international airport will only take you about 4 hours to access the habituated gorilla families in Uganda.

It should also be noted that gorilla trekking in Uganda is quite cheaper than gorilla trekking in Rwanda which is another reason you should opt for gorilla trekking in Uganda from Kigali 2021. In Uganda, you can access a gorilla trekking permit in Uganda at 700usd and gorilla trekking permit in Rwanda at 1500usd which is quite expensive. Therefore participate in the activity to avoid spending more while taking part in gorilla trekking in Rwanda.

What involves in gorilla trekking in Uganda from Kigali 2021

For gorilla trekking in Uganda from Kigali 2021, after you obtain your gorilla trekking permit in Uganda, you will land at Kigali international airport where you will be transferred to Kigali city to participate in the Kigali city tour where you will have an amazing experience visiting a number of sites like the Kigali genocide memorial museum that will give you an insight of the events that led to the Rwanda genocide, you will get to hike mount Kigali where you will have rewarding views of the city center, you will get to visit a number of restaurants in the country  that will give you an opportunity to understand more about the culture of the people of Rwanda through food among other activities during the city tours in Rwanda. After the end of the Kigali city tour, tourists will proceed to Uganda through the Katuna border that will give you access to either Bwindi impenetrable national park or mgahinga national park to take part in gorilla trekking in Uganda.

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park can be carried out in the four sectors of the park like Ruhija, Nkuringo, Buhoma and Rushaga whereas gorilla trekking in Uganda can be carried out by hiking the virunga mountains in Uganda that is mount sabyinyo, mount Gahinga and mount Muhabura that will give you access the habituated Uganda gorilla families.

 During the activity in either the parks, you will have the chance to see a number of rewarding views, bird species like the long-crested eagle handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Batis Dusky turtle love, paradise flycatcher, archer’s ground robin, African Rwenzori, double collared sunbird, marsh harrier, Ruwenzori turaco, common moorhen Ruwenzori night jar, grey throated tit, the dusky crimson wing, red-faced woodland warbler primates like the vervet monkey, chimpanzees, grey cheeked mangabey, Hamlyn’s monkey, mona monkey,  golden monkeys and when you get to the gorilla families, you will understand a number of interesting features of the gorillas  like; the mountain gorillas have thick fur which is darker than that of the lowland gorillas in Kahuzi Biega national park, you will get to see the dominant male, the silver back where you will get to see the silver hair/ grey hair at their backs, you will get to see that the male gorillas are quite bigger than the females because the  male mountain gorillas have an average weight of 195 kilograms and the females have an average weight of 100 kilograms and their height average being 168cm when it comes to males and 140 cm  that will make gorilla trekking in Uganda from Kigali 2021 quite rewarding.