Month: October 2016

Gorilla Trekking Adventure in Bwindi

Experience Uganda gorilla trekking adventure with Nature Adventure Africa Safaris. Our Uganda safari holidays and tours are conducted by our knowledgeable guides guaranteeing a highly personalized gorilla trekking safari in Uganda and Rwanda. Uganda and mountain gorillas are synonymous: mention of either will spark the other as a response. These gentle giants have been drawing people for decades to the mountainous slopes of the Virungas.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is an ominous name, and rightly so, as thick jungle looms before you as you set off in search of our hairy cousins. Even if it is hard work getting there, nothing is as rewarding as the magical hour you spend with them. The close proximity changes you and images of doting mothers caring for their young, cheeky babies clambering through the trees and the awesome sight of a massive silverback will remain with you forever. Dip into Uganda for this sole reason and you will feel rewarded. But there is an overwhelming amount to see in Uganda that more than justifies giving it a whole visit to itself. Chimpanzee trekking at Kibale Forest offers a glimpse into the lives of our primate brothers. Catch your jaw as you witness the incredible power of Murchison Falls, where the mighty Nile squeezes through a tiny seven meter gap.

Uganda may not be thought of as a safari destination but why not look for tree climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park, or cheetah at Kidepo Valley? Finally, for a bit of down time with a difference, take a few days by the Nile at Jinja -the ideal place to relax.

The Uganda safaris with Nature Adventure Africa Safaris

Uganda safaris are an intoxicating affair with a greater diversity of animals, people and landscapes than any other African destination. Uganda has a lot to offer every tourist type. The highlights of any safari to Uganda should be a visit to the Uganda safari endangered mountain gorillas in either Bwindi impenetrable or Mgahinga national parks. Uganda boasts of half of the world’s mountain gorilla surviving population. Experience unforgettable wildlife encounters on a Uganda wildlife safari tour. Experience exceptional wilderness and wildlife in Uganda, search for tree climbing lions, leopards, elephants and many more. Our safari tour packages range from 3 days to 20 days Uganda safaris. That doesn’t mean however, that we take our foot even slightly off the gas.

Accommodation at the Park

Bwindi national park has different park sections with different gorilla families and accommodation. The Northern sector Buhoma, Southern sector, and South western sector (Ruhija). Besides, tourists are advised to spend a night before tracking in the accommodation close to the briefing point depending on the sector where they will do the tracking.

What is the time for an adventure travel: gorilla trekking in Uganda

Uganda is on e of the three countries that host the rear specie of gorillas and these are mountain gorillas and the rest of the countries are Rwanda and DR. Congo. The mountain gorillas are the largest primates in the world as they weigh an average of 140kgs an adult one. They are only 880 mountain gorillas left in the world and Uganda has a half of the population of the gorillas of 420 gorillas and these are found in Bwindi impenetrable and Mgahinga gorilla national parks. These mountain gorillas are critically endangered species of gorillas that are almost getting extinct. However, efforts have been made by the different organizations both local and international to save these wonderful primates from getting extinct.

These elusive animals are one of man’s closest relatives in the animal kingdom as they have almost the same nervous, respiratory, immune systems and skull structure. These animals have 98% DNA almost similar to man. These have unique social behavioral ways that are similar to mankind i.e. the way they neatly organized in their families. It is very had to find a gorilla solely on its own. They are always with a families which is composed of silver back the father gorilla, like four female adult gorillas the mothers of the young gorillas, the other adult female and male gorillas that are about to make their own families that is the uncles and the aunts and the young ones. The family is normally composed of 8-30 gorillas and always headed by the silver back.

Words cannot explain the feeling and excitement one accumulates when he/she meets the gorillas in their natural habitat. Come to Bwindi impenetrable national park or Mgahinga hear captivating stories about the gorillas from the gorilla patron and also have that exhilarating experience of making a nerve cracking eye contact with the gorillas. The mountain gorillas are very peaceful animals that are not problematic to humans if its privacy is not intruded. While at Bwindi, you have an opportunity of taking a picture of a gorilla and if you are lucky, you can be captured with the gorillas.

Besides the gorilla trekking in Bwindi, you have a chance of encountering the most interesting people of Uganda the Batwa. Take a Batwa trail after gorilla trekking. Meet the shortest people in Uganda get involved in their culture.

The gorilla adventure also makes one to stay in one of the most amazing lodges on earth as the lodges around Bwindi are all eco lodge. Come to Bwindi and live on the green world of the earth. Everything that is involved in the gorilla safari is nature sensitive.

The gorilla adventure makes one come so close to nature and understand how nature is good to humans as it is very bewildering looking at the gorilla doing their unique antics in the jungle.