The Gorilla Habituation Experience in Rushaga area in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

The time spent when trekking the gorillas at Rushaga.

In your group, you will be allowed to spend 4 hours with the gorilla family. This is regardless of any day you are going to track the gorillas from. The experiential Gorilla habituation experience in the Rushaga   will take you a whole day. The four (4) hours will be the hours are the hours which   being spent by the gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable National park.

How best can I enjoy this experience?

For you to enjoy this experience at the maximum, you should book in advance. Booking in advance will make secure a permit in advance and also since there are only 8 members per group, then you will stand high chances for not being left out to enjoy the habituation experience.  You should put in mind that of the 8 members permitted to track the gorillas, on 4 members are allowed and there are 2 groups each day for tracking. The gorilla habituation experience is not the same like full gorilla trekking. This is because for a normal gorilla trekking, only 8 participants are allowed only one hour with the gorilla family you are tracking.  In addition to that, you will give the travel agent to arrange you the best accommodation basing on your savings and the type of accommodation you want. This might be in form of budget, midrange or luxury accommodation services.

How can I book the gorilla habituation experience at Rushaga?

Well, the gorilla habituation experience at Rushaga area can be booked online through a tours and travel company or directly through Uganda Wildlife Authority. The details are displayed on line thus; you need to book according to the family you are going to track or trek. Seeing the mountain gorillas is one the life time experience you will ever come across. However, for the gorilla habituation experience will be beyond the gorilla viewing experience since you will be viewing the gorillas which are habituated for viewing. You are required to book at least 3 months in advance so that arrangements can be made for you  early enough to avoid inconveniences which may be caused  as a result of late bookings.

Places where the gorilla habituation experience is practiced.

Gorillas are habituated only in Uganda. They are habituated in the national park of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.  In the other countries where gorillas are found that is in Rwanda and the democratic republic of Congo, there are no habituated gorilla groups. The only place in Bwindi Impenetrable National park where you can find these endangered species is at the Rushaga area. This is why you are advised to book in advance. The gorilla habituation experience is not like a normal gorilla trekking expedition. This one involves 8 people per day with only 4 people on each viewing session while the normal gorilla viewing expedition   allows 8 people per group.

How can I access the habituated gorillas?

From Uganda’s international airport- Entebbe, you will be driven to Uganda’s capital city – Kampala. From here, you will spend a night in a booked hotel as per your   travel itinerary. Alternatively, you can fly in from Uganda’s International Airport- Entebbe to Kisoro. There domestic airlines within the country which do operate within the country. The most notable one is Aero link Airlines.  These one do fly to Kisoro and then you can access the gorillas via Kisoro. Alternatively, you can fly into Kigali, Rwanda from where you can take a drive of approximately 3 hours, and then you reach Rushaga, a place where the gorillas are found.

What will make your safari interesting and successful in 2017?

For you to best enjoy   your safari this year in Uganda, you should involve a gorilla habituation experience. Usually, this takes place in Bwindi Impenetrable Park in the Rushaga area. This is strategically located in the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Of course this is in Uganda, a country which is gifted by nature.