Bwindi Impenetrable Forest located in southwestern Uganda has an altitude ranging from 1,160m – 2,607m above sea level. 60% of the park sits at an elevation of over 2,000 meters. The lowest areas of the park are mostly in the northern tip and the highest is Rwamunyonyi Peak at 2,607m on the eastern edge of the park. This elevation has made it easy for these Mountain Gorillas to find this place home. There are over 450 Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Forest mounting to almost half of the world’s population.

On the other hand, the Virunga Conservation area which covers Virunga National Park of DR Congo, Volcanoes National Park of Rwanda and Mgahinga National Park in Uganda hosts over 800 Mountain Gorillas. However, a few groups have been habituated for visitors to track and these are the only ones which are out of reach. Volcanoes Park in Rwanda has about 340 Gorillas and 175 are in reach for visitors on Gorilla expeditions in Rwanda.

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Mountain Gorilla Trekking are some of the most exciting safari activity in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable forest in Uganda. These tours attract visitors all year round to these destinations to come and take a glimpse. With such demand, efforts have been put forward in line with conservation. Gorilla permits have increased in price in recent years so that these creatures are preserved for more generations.

In Rwanda, a Gorilla permit costs 1500 dollars per person. This is because the mountain gorillas and their habitats have to be protected by limited visits to avoid any frequent contact with humans. Volcanoes National Park is part of the great Virunga conservation area and is estimated to have over 600 Mountain Gorillas of which 200 individuals are under habituated families for visitors to trek.

On the other side of Uganda in Bwindi National Park, the park with an area of 365 square kilometres, permits cost 800 dollars for each individual. Bwindi hosts over 400 gorillas and it has 26 gorilla families ready to trekkers.  With 4 sections, Bwindi forest stands at number one of the top destinations for Gorilla trekking in the region. Mgahinga National Park on the slopes of Mount Muhabura is another gorilla destination with one habituated gorilla group. This is common for short trips from Kigali or Kisoro.

Mountain Gorilla Trekking and other safari packages are customized to meet your African holiday expectations. In this case, we craft our tour packages to include other adventure tours on top of Gorilla Trekking Safaris. These include wildlife tours to some of the most popular with spectacular views that will give you the African savannah safaris. Rwanda and Uganda both provide such safaris and we create itineraries that combine Gorillas and wildlife tours or which include both Uganda and Rwanda. The most profound places include Akagera National Park in Rwanda for game safaris, and Nyungwe National Park famous for primates’ safaris. Others in Uganda include Queen Elizabeth with its favourite Ishasha sector with tree climbing lions and the Kazinga Channel.