The Difference Between the Gorilla Habituation Experience and Gorilla Trekking Experience

Where to find the   Gorillas in Uganda?

Gorillas are found in two national parks in Uganda. These two national parks are Bwindi Impenetrable National park and Mgahinga gorilla National park. The biggest number of mountain gorillas are found in Bwindi Impenetrable National park. In the whole world, this park hosts the largest number of endangered mountain gorillas. It is believed that almost half of the remaining gorillas in the world are found in Bwindi Impenetrable national park.

How do gorillas resemble.

Gorillas do resemble human beings. They do share almost 95 of the genes with the human beings. They spend most of their day in forest, eating leaves and trunks of leaves. The head of the gorilla group is called silver back and it is usually a male gorilla. This is responsible for each gorilla family. In each family, there is one silverback and the rest are females.

The time required for gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or Mgahinga gorilla national park.

During the time when you meet the gorillas, you will be required to spend only four hours with these endangered apes. This is for both gorilla habituation experience and gorilla trekking expedition. During these four hours, you will spend them viewing the gorillas and photographing then with your camera. Remember the gorilla trekking and habituation experience start at 7:30 am.  After any of the experience being it gorilla habituation or trekking, you will have to return in the afternoon

What is required on the day of gorilla habituation experience or trekking?

Whether it is gorilla trekking or gorilla habituation experience, you will be required to wake up early in the morning at your lodge and have a leisurely breakfast. After breakfast, you will be required to go to the trekking point; of course this should not be very far from the place where you spent the night from, the previous night. This is why you are required to book according to your gorilla tracking family. Upon arrival at the starting point, you will be briefed by officials who will be found at the station at the point. These are officials do come from Uganda Wildlife Authority and they belong to Uganda Wildlife Authority staff. There is also a research habituation research team which will also be found at the station.

Which groups are habituated for viewing in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest?

 Within Bwindi Impenetrable National forest, there are only 2 (two) habituated groups which are good for viewing. These gorilla groups are Biking and Bushaho gorilla families all located in the Bwindi Impenetrable national park. Of course for you to experience the gorilla habituation   experience you should be part of the four (4) members. 4 members are allowed to go on each group and there are 8 members who allowed to experience the gorilla habituation experience.

The difference between gorilla habituation experience and gorilla trekking.

During gorilla trekking, eight (8) members are allowed in each group. On the other hand, the gorilla habituation experience takes four (4) members in each group for viewing. However, in both process, whether gorilla habituation experience or gorilla trekking, you will be required to spend 4 hours with any of the gorilla family. The prices however differ for both processes that is for gorilla trekking you have to pay USD 600 while for gorilla habituation experience, you need to pay USD 1500.

What is required of Gorilla trekking and gorilla habituation experience?

For both process, the same requirements and rules are required. The processes you go through gorilla trekking are the same way you will go through for gorilla habituation experience.