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UGANDA AND RWANDA SAFARI AND MOUNTAIN GORILLA TREKKING TOUR
The closest
relative to man is the mountain gorilla, 98% genetically
human and struggling to fight bight from the brink of
extinction. Playful, intelligent and powerful, they are also
shy by nature. The live in families headed up by a male
silverback, so named for the silvery grey hairs on his back
as he reaches maturity.
Uganda Gorilla Information for Gorilla Tracking
The Gorillas in Uganda, live in the areas of Bwindi which
has four habituated families with 32 permits now available per day. Three
of the families are in Buhoma, namely Mubare, Habinyanja, and
Rushegura and one in Nkuringo, called the
Nkuringo group.
This particular group, is difficult to track.
The Bwindi forest is a very thick lush tropical forest on steep sides
slopes and so tracking the gorilla can be a lot harder going than in
Rwanda. It is far more challenging because of the hills and can take anywhere
between 3 and 10 hours in total, from start to finish. On the odd occasion,
one is lucky enough to find the gorilla quickly, particularly if they are
on the lower slopes. Access to the Nkuringo group is on a very steep
trail.
There is also a group in Mgahinga, but the family tend to migrate
between there and the Congo and as such, one cannot purchase a permit in
advance. The only way to arrive tot eh park on the day with cash, and
purchase the permits if the Gorillas are available to be seen.
Rwanda Gorilla Tracking
Gorilla are tracked from the Parc National des Volcans which
currently has 7 groups and thus 56 permits available per day. The
gorilla families here are those of Group 13, Sabinyo (which also
has the largest of al the silver backs, Kahunga), Amahoro , Umubano,
Susa, Kwitonda which has crossed from Djomba in the DRC and Hirwa
which has recently formed from different habituated families. The Susa
group is the largest and thus the best for photographic purposes.
Permit Availability and Cost
Gorilla tracking permits are limited to 8 permits per gorilla family
per day. In Rwanda, 56 permits are available per day and in Uganda, 32.
Mgahinga has 8 per day. Gorilla permits currently cost $500 per permit. Permits cannot be reserved and as such, have to be
bought and paid in full on date of booking. As such, there may be 24
permits available for a specific date when you make an enquiry and the
next day, all permits may be sold. As such, once you have decided on your
date of tracking, if permits are available we will request full payment
for the permit. If by the time the funds are cleared the permits have been
sold out, we will give a full refund. Once the permit is bought and
secured, there is a 100% cancellation penalty.
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