Where & when to go for your gorilla trek in Africa
Where & when to go for your gorilla trek in Africa, Gorilla Safaris Africa bring you great places where one can have direct face to face with endangered mountain gorillas in Africa in their natural habitat ,
Gorillas are one of the endangered specie of primates that are only open to public tracking after full 3 years of habituation , The best place to see gorillas in Africa is Volcanoes national park in Rwanda, Bwindi impenetrable National park in Uganda , Mgahinga national park and Virunga national park in Congo’s Bukima sector. Low land gorillas are easily trekked in Kahuzi Biega national park which is located in the heart of DRC near Mount Kahuzi & Mount Biega.
When is the best time to go to see gorillas in Africa 2025 -2026
The Most common question of the day is , When is the best time to go to see gorillas in Africa is always looked at between the Dry season and the rainy season where few people will always say the dry season is better due to the trail up hill being dry and passable but remember in dry season that is the month of July -September the demand for permits is too high there it requires advance booking.
| Rwanda | Uganda | Congo | |||||
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| Gorilla species | Mountain gorillas | Mountain gorillas | Western lowland gorillas | ||||
| Best Places to See gorillas | Volcanoes National Park Rwanda | Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park | Kahuzi Biega national park
Bukima Sector (limited by insecurity ) |
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| Best time to go for Gorilla trekking | All year round, but busiest is from June to September and December to February | All year round, from June to September busiest season December to February | All year round, but driest from June to September and December to February | ||||
| Cost of gorilla trekking permit (USD) | $1 500 (Normal trek)
$500 for African Residents East Africa’s ($200) |
$800 Normal Trekking
$1500 habituations permit (4 hour With Gorillas) |
$450 (included in gorilla trekking package)
$600 gorilla habituation |
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| Trekking time | 2 hours to 4 hours for short trek
4 to 5 hours for medium and long trek |
2 hours to 4 hours for short trek
4 to 5 hours for medium and long trek |
2 hours to 4 hours for short trek
4 to 5 hours for medium and long trek |
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| Trekking terrain | Hiking trail through open bamboo. | Hiking trail through dense impenetrable forest | Hiking trail through dense impenetrable forest | ||||
| Maximum Time With the Gorillas | 1 hour for normal Trekking | 1 hour normal Trekking
4 Hours for Gorillas habituation
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1 hour for gorilla trekking
4 hours for gorilla Habituation |
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