Mountain gorillas in Uganda live in the epically named Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, a mantle of tangled flourishing that covers the southwestern mountains of the country. Gorilla parks are located 450km away from Kampala city Uganda’s capital which is a day drive approximately 10 to 11 hours drive, as well it can be accessed on a flight charter in one hour time though more costly. The Bwindi impenetrable national park was founded in 1991 to conserve endangered mountain gorillas. The national park lies in South West Uganda in District Kanungu covering a total area of 331 square kilometers. The park harbors about 20 habituated gorilla families that are distributed across four regions namely Buhoma sector with 4 gorilla families, Ruhija sector with 4 gorilla families, Rushaga Sector with 10 families, and the rest can be found in the Nkuringo sector. Gorilla trekking is an exciting activity where visitors migrate to the dense tropical rain forests to search for the gorillas in search of their natural habitat. The trip between Kampala and the headquarters of the park takes around 8 to 9 hours of driving therefore you’ll have lunch on the way. Bwindi is endowed with a wide range of biodiversity with both the lowland and montane forest; this offers a home to over 50% of the total population of mountain Gorillas and the easiest place in the world to see mountain Gorillas, Bwindi also hosts about 120 species of mammal inclusive of 13 primate species, 350 species of birds, 220 colorful species of butterfly alongside a sizeable population of reptiles and amphibians Thanks to the income generated from tourism activities, the protection and conservation park’s elusive endangered mountain gorilla population have seen a positive change to about half of the world’s population of mountain Gorillas. Bwindi also offers a big opportunity to encounter a variety of other primate species such as chimpanzees, l’hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, and olive baboons on your Mountain Gorillas trekking experience in the thick rainforest of Bwindi.

Uganda faces two climatic seasonal changes throughout the year which are the dry and the wet season, in this case, the dry season period which occurs two times a year stands the best time and the most favorable time to see the mountain Gorillas in the wild, it is preferably considered by most tourist to visit Uganda when the dry season is experienced during the month of June to September and December to March and this is when the trekking conditions are more favorable. National parks in Uganda are not overcrowded and you can have cheap affordable accommodation facilities during the low season because of few visitors to this park and this happens between the month of March to May and October to November, Uganda this period is regarded as the best time for low budget travelers to visit Uganda when the conditions dry it is particularly the best time for mountain Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking both in Bwindi impenetrable forest and Mgahinga Gorilla national parks. Game spotting in other Uganda’s savanna national parks is also favorable during the dry season. However, Uganda is open to visitors throughout the year for Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking. The gorilla parks are also good birding areas.

Gorilla trekking permit is at 700 USD for foreign non-residents, 600 USD for foreign residents, and 250,000 UGX for East African residences, and Gorilla habituation permit is at 1500 USD this will allow you to spend more time with Mountain Gorillas in a company of researchers and primatologists to about 4 hours unlike the usual 1 hour during the Gorilla trekking, all these fares are per person per day Uganda concludes the entire African wildlife and adventure at an affordable price ranging from game spotting, culture and birding safari, and white water rafting among other combined to the Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking safari. All this can be summarized within 15 days’ time.

A Gorilla Permit allows one to access an adapted or restricted group of Gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda Rwanda, and other gorilla destinations. Dav Safaris can help you get a quick and efficient visa to visit gorilla sanctuary. Visitors who enter this park must have their permission for a Gorilla at least 4 months before departure. The cost of all permit gorillas is included in your total price sharing. The gorilla permit prices vary among the three countries for trekking gorillas. Your payment for the Gorilla family will help in the government’s effort to conserve and protect these gentle species. After the confirmation of your safari with us, you will be assigned to the experienced safari guide who will lead you to Bwindi impenetrable or Mgahinga Gorilla national park for mountain gorilla trekking. Currently, Uganda wildlife authority issues tourists to visit about 22 Gorilla families and 1 habituating family on a daily basis. Uganda wildlife authority issues out permits at its central office.

Dav Safaris answers the question of where to have cheap gorilla safari, our budget-conscious visitors are well accommodated for the Gorilla safari in Uganda and Rwanda.

The Batwa pygmies are the biggest population living around Bwindi national park with some tribes of the Bakiga who largely rely upon the park. These tribes comprise of big population size with high birth rates and extremely low living standards. The Batwa pygmies formally stayed inside the forest and relied on the forest for food and shelter and were relocated at the forest edge to make room for the mountain gorilla protection and conservation. These communities play a principal role in gorilla protection projects because of their vast information about the gorillas as they are accustomed to enduring them.

Golden Monkeys are a sub-species of the Sykes monkey also known as a ‘Blue Monkey.’ It is found living in large troops with about 60 members on the lower cliffs of the sabino and Muhabura Mountains. They also vary from other species by golden orange spots in the fur coat making them several of the prettiest monkey species in Africa. Golden monkeys are listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and around 5000 people live within the ranges of Rwanda Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the past, they were persecuted by locals when they sometimes ventured from parks in fields to raid gardens like new potatoes. The Golden monkey permit in Uganda costs $100 to foreign nonresident tourists and $90 for foreign resident visitors.

Batwa people lived peacefully for thousands of years near the forests of Bwindi impenetrable forest and Mgahinga National Park. British colonial rule constituted the beginning of the final days of the Batwa era in the forest. They were forced to live in selected camps and villages secluded from the two forest parklands of the districts of Karangu, Kabale, and Kisoro. It’s a sad reality that the country doesn’t have many plans to relocate its people to these new areas. Hiking Mount Sabinyo in Uganda.

Mount Sabinyo is an extinct volcano within Virunga Range. Its narrower summit looks like worn teeth when compared to the leveler peak from neighboring mountains. The slopes and mountains are homes of the endangered mountain gorillas and other animals such as elephants, buffaloes, and various forest antelopes. Mount Sabyinyo can only be accomplished in Uganda at the moment as there is no route formed between the ridges of the Congo and Rwanda sections. There exist plans by the Rwandan Government to curve away through craters and ridges for tourists to begin the adventure of going to Rwanda. This Mount Sabinyo Hiking takes about 8 hours starting from Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.