Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the best places to go for gorilla watching, the mostly visited national park in Congo for gorilla tracking is the Virunga mountains national park in its south eastern parts. The park can be easily accessed from Goma and this is the shortest route to the park. DR. Congo is among the three largest countries in Africa and this has made her to be among the best countries to be occupied by wonders.
A good gorilla tour package can be obtained from Nature Adventure Africa Safaris limited website and all the necessary requirements. Virunga mountain national park was first named as Albert National park and it is regarded as the first national park in Africa, its characterized by its natural beauty which is divided by the two other African countries including Uganda and Rwanda and it’s a mountainous area with rolling hills from where the endangered mountain gorillas stay in their natural habitat.
Gorilla tracking permits costs USD 400 and this is booked before any safari to the country due to the fact that permits are usually on high demand. The park was expanded north to include the Rwindi Plains, Lake Edward, and the Rwenzori Mountains. The park is said to be a geological wonder with two of the world’s most active volcanoes.
A visit to Virunga for watching mountain gorillas offers one of the memorable experiences of all time to the visitors, gorillas are considered to be among the most intelligent and nice to see primates, they are the largest primates followed by the chimps. The park has got around eight Gorilla groups and every gorilla group; eight people are allowed to visit it per day. The silver back is the most inspiring though too gentle and too calm. But is strict to its group since it is responsible for the group protection These are the head of the family and the female gorillas are seen taking care of the young ones, this amazes all the visitors to the park.
All visitors are assigned with park rangers are provided they are all required to reach the park early in the morning and it starts from Bukima patrol post. Seeing the gorillas and the time taken depends on where the gorillas spent the previous night. And visitors can double trek after buying two permits each one being valid for one day.
Mikeno lodge is the best accommodation place for all the visitors, visitors can request for packed food and water before tracking, this is because trekking is somehow hectic since gorillas stay on higher altitude hence water being a major requirement for every visitor. On lucky days, visitors who stay at Mikeno lodge may get a chance to see mountain gorillas around the lodge compounds as they look for foods and vegetables since they are too vegetarians.
Visitors can also engage in gorilla photography and filming and the juvenile gorillas show off their experience in pausing for photos after being excited, despite of all other destinations, DR. Congo remains one of the best national park for hiding from stress.