Uganda Gorilla Trekking Mgahinga Gorilla National Park 2018-2019, When you book your gorilla trekking safari in Uganda, you have a 90% chance of getting a trekking permit as we all know Uganda is a home of about 440 mountain gorillas which is more than half of the world population of mountain gorillas, this is because Uganda has two places where a visitor are guaranteed to view the human’s relatives the endangered species of mountain gorillas and among these are Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, both parks are found in southwestern Uganda.
Gorilla trekking tour and golden monkeys tracking safari are outstanding tourism activities that more than 80% of visitors who visit Mgahinga Gorilla National Park come to trek those two types of primates. Nyakagezi gorilla group/family is the biggest gorilla family in Uganda and also it has more adults gorillas (silverbacks) than any other gorilla in Uganda including in Rwanda and DR-Congo, we recommend the Nyakagezi gorilla family to photographers and film crew because of the best opportunity to get the best gorilla photos and easy to film simply because they many in numbers and also it has more silverbacks.
Nyakagezi gorilla family/group frequently moves adjacent in the forests of Virunga mountains sometimes crossing to Rwanda and Congo because Mgahing Gorilla National Park located int Virunga mountains which are shared between three countries on the side of Rwanda there is Volcanoes National Park, on Congo side, there is Virunga National Park, gorillas don’t need a visa to visit another country so sometimes they cross the border and go back when they want to
When trekking gorillas in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, gorilla trekking begins from Ntebeko Entrance gate at 8:00 am which gives visitors options of staying in Kisoro Town and in the morning you drive to the starting point of Ntebeko, it is only about 30 mints drive from Kisoro Town and only maximum of 8 individuals are allowed to trek Nyakagezi gorilla family this means you have to book in advance to avoid disappointment.