What to bring for gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda, when planning an African trip, it is always good to know what to pack respectful to what to dress, Kisoro tours suggest some comfortable clothing for your gorilla safari in Uganda and Rwanda. Gorilla trekking is done in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park and in Mgahinga gorilla national park both are located in Uganda and in Volcanoes national park of Rwanda, in these parks, it is often warm more especially during the dry season in the month of June, July, August, October, September, December, and January but still, in the mornings and evenings, it is cold so a warm jacket, rain jacket, garden gloves, and walking boots/ shoes.
When going for both gorilla and chimpanzee trekking in Uganda or in Rwanda, Kisoro tours recommend that you must include this clothing to help protect you against scratches, so please bring long sleeve shirt, trousers, and a good pair of lightweight walking boots. Protective leather gloves or gardening gloves are also useful, and a pair of gaiters.
While in Uganda’s Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, and Mgahinga gorilla national park or in Volcanoes national park of Rwanda, usually weather and temperature can change at any time of the day, so it also recommended to bring a light jumper and lightweight waterproof jacket and trousers. A lightweight small backpack is also recommended because you can use it to carry your pack lunch, camera, drinking water, and another thing you may need while trekking.
For those who are not sure about their fitness leave we recommend that you take a porter, a porter is worth taking because it provides local people with day employment and they will give you a helping hand on up and down while in the forest on the steep terrain.
Suggested list of what to bring for gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda
- African safari bush hat to protect you from strong sun
- A pair of garden gloves to protect your hands
- One lightweight waterproof jacket is useful while in the forest
- One sweater or sweatshirt is useful in the evenings and in the mornings
- One lightweight waterproof walking boots
- One waterproof trousers
- One pair of gaiters
- one pair of shoes to use during your free time
- one pair of sports sandals will be useful just in case you love sports
- remember to bring spare/extra batteries to avid confidence during trekking
- Camera and extra lenses if you have
- Camera chargers and also if you have cigarette lighter adapter is useful which that you can charge when traveling.
- Personal medicines with prescription would be good
- A pack of wet wipes/tissues are nice when traveling in Africa more especially on a hot day
- Ziplocs / dry bags and other plastic bags for keeping valuables dry or storing wet clothes
- A flashlight torch with a good battery is a nice thing to have on you when traveling in Africa
- Small notebook for those who like to make notes during your safari
- If you First Aid Kit is also good to bring it because you never know you may need something like rehydration sachets, aspirin, cold medication, antiseptic cream, band-aids (plasters), motion sickness pills, lip balm, eye drops, and personal medication
- It is always good to have extra copies of your travel documents like passport, visas, credit cards, and airline tickets. Just in case you misplace any of them
- Remember to bring sunscreen
- Sunglasses are also good to have when on the African safari
- Also, remember to bring insect repellent.
- Before you travel first check your passport and visas, yourPassport must be valid for at least 6 months before the travel date
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