Gorilla
trekking within Bwindi Impenetrable forest
in southwestern Uganda is the height of your Ugandan safari. The country
and the park are recognized as very safe and secure places to be thus you will
be in position to see gorillas in their peaceful environment.
There
are many credible companies to book with for your gorilla safari in Uganda.To choose the best safari lodge, it will depend on how much you can afford
some lodges and among best lodges to include Clouds Lodge, Buhoma Lodge,
Gorilla forest Camp and Mahogany springs and Nshongi Gorilla Resort. Different
tour companies do give different quotes though the cheapest gorilla safari
should have a price of $ 1000 while the super luxury should cost $ 1500 to $ 2000 per person however,
based on the reviews of most tour operators in the country most tourists prefer
the mid- range which affordable.
A
gorilla permit goes for US $ 600 though you are highly encouraged to book your
gorilla permit with a safari agent and also book according to type of gorilla
family to avoid inconveniences in your accommodation. Booking with a tour
operator, you will have to inform them about the dates for your tour, your
preferred dates available for trekking and the tour operator will send you the
bank details. An acknowledgement email will be for money transfer and you will
have to remember to instruct your bank details in order to transfer money for
the gorilla permits. A copy of the passport will be required to send a copy of your passport
which also avails the details to be used and normally you need your full names,
nationality and the passport number. Then after, your names will be registered
and then you will acquire a gorilla permit.
You
require good quality walking boots, warm layers of cloth for the cold evenings
and clothing for wet weather since it becomes cold and wet at this high
altitude. The males which are the Silverbacks are two times the size of the
females and they grow up to 6 feet tall and even weigh 350-500 pounds. They are
referred to as silver backs because they mature the hair on their back turns
somewhat silver thus the name Silverbacks. The strength of the males is ten
times stronger compared to the strongest boxer. They do posses long plus darker
hair which compared to their lowland counterparts since they stay in colder
climates and higher altitudes and the most interesting fact is that Gorillas
share 98 percent of their genetic composition.
Mountain
gorillas are very strong though shy animals and are very threatened and they do
attack so as to protect their very own. When the different mountain gorilla
groups meet, there is a fight between the leader Silverbacks to death. The main
predators to mountain gorillas is human encroachment for settlement and there
are additionally threatened by various diseases which are transmitted by human
visitors.
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