When can you book a gorilla habituation process in Bwindi? Most visitors in the world don’t know what it means by gorilla habituation safari in Africa. We are aware that some visitors have got interested in participating and engaging in this glorious activity but they lack information and they have unresolved questions surrounding the gorilla habituation process especially when is the best time to book for a gorilla habituation experience. Africa adventure vacations are a reliable company with vast experience in Uganda and East African country’s destination safaris. We provide you with the best information and answers on how best to book your gorilla habituation process. please get all that you want to know to book a gorilla habituation process in Uganda.
Gorilla habituation experience is only conducted in Uganda though there are 3 countries with gorillas. In Uganda, the gorilla habituation process only happens in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park between Rushaga gorilla trekking sector Nkuringo gorilla trekking sectors. Gorilla habituation experience was recently established in 2014 in Uganda after the Uganda wildlife authority considered the visitor’s demand of having more time with mountain gorillas and decided to incorporate visitors into the process of gorilla habituation experience.
Gorilla habituation is defined as the process whereby researchers, trackers, and guides train individual gorilla families such that they can get used to the people that come to visit them. Once the group in the forest is spotted for the habituation process, it takes about 2 to 3 years for the group to be fully habituated to ensure that the group can be fully visited by the travelers. During the gorilla habituation, researchers keep on visiting the wild gorillas Wild on daily basis. During this process, the gorillas get used to people that come to see them. Gorilla habituation experience gives ample time to researchers to study in-depth the gorillas by collecting samples, get used to their behaviors and traits helping them how to handle them. The naming of gorillas then follows and the habituated gorilla family then opens for tourists. Once the researchers are done, they do a mock exercise where they took a few guides and staff to the family and once everything is okay then the group is open for gorilla habituation.
habituated gorilla group allows visitors to stay with the gorilla for 4 hours and only 4 visitors are allowed to visit the semi habituated gorilla family per trek. The ranger guides and the trackers will lead the visitors and take them through the process of habituation and believe me, you enjoy the experience for 4 hours of seeing gorillas, one would even say that the gorilla habituation process is more interesting than mere gorilla tracking which makes you spend with mountain gorillas for only one hour. Remember that the semi-habituated gorillas families are rarely station in one place, some times you can see them moving as you follow them or there are those that you find stationed.
Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park is done throughout the year and this means that visitors are free to do it anytime. There are only 4 gorilla habituation permits since the activity allows a group of only 4 visitors. scientists, photographers, and researchers are the best people that usually do this however every individual or tourist interested in this experience you’re free to come and enjoy this great activity. The best time however to boo a gorilla habituation experience trip is during the dry season of the year which happens in June to August and December to February. During this period, the rains are few, and however, the fact that Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park presents equatorial rain forests, means that rains can be experienced any time of the day and thus you need to go there when you are extra prepared. One can as well decide to move for the gorilla habituation process during the rainy season however it is not an admirable season by most travelers.to do for gorilla habituation process, one must possess a gorilla habituation permit to be able to do have a gorilla habituation experience and you need to book the permit in advance because they tend to be sold out during the dry season. What you have to do is to let us know of your intended dates of the gorilla habituation trip and then for us, we shall check for you the availability of the permits and then get back to you with specifications.
One could be wondering how much it will cost him or her for a gorilla habituation experience permit. Yes, we all know that a gorilla tracking permit costs 700 united states dollars, but for the gorilla habituation permit, the cost of the permit is United States Dollars 1500 per trek per person and this allows you to do the activity for 4 hours. Only four permits are available per day which implies that you need to book in advance to be able to get an opportunity to engage in a gorilla habituation experience. The activity starts at around 7:00 am with a briefing by the staff and you must attend this briefing. The costs of this involve the four hours spent with gorillas, the park entrance fees, the guiding /ranger fee however it excludes transportation to and from Bwindi and the accommodation costs. The gorilla habituation permit is issued to visitors who are 15 years and above and those below are not eligible to do the activity.
What I can say is that the two activities offer an amazing experience in a unique way. First of all, while doing gorilla trekking, you will have only one hour of seeing the gorillas in their natural environment, on the other hand, visitors engaging in the gorilla habituation process will have 4 hours of interaction with the gorillas this means that the amount of time located to each activity is different. You are supposed to do all sorts of activities and learn a lot including taking photos, watching their feeding habits among others within that allocated time.
Another way how these activities differ is the price charger per activity. Gorilla habituation permits cost united states dollars 1500 per person per trek while gorilla trekking permits cost united states dollars 700 per person per trek
Bwindi impenetrable forest National park provides a lot of lodges where you can go stay as you enjoy your gorilla habituation experience safaris. The accommodation facilities include; Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Buhoma Camp Lodge, Trekkers Tavern Cottages, Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge, Ride 4 a woman, Buhoma Community Rest Camp, and visitors. Midrange accommodation facilities in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park include Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge, Buhoma Havens Lodge among others, and Engagi Lodge, Four Gorillas Lodge, Bwindi Lodge, Buhoma Lodge, Gorilla Sanctuary Camp, and Mahogany Springs.
Bwindi forest national park can be accessed from Entebbe international airport or Kigali international airport in Uganda. Getting to Bwindi Forest National Park via Kigali international airport is so easiest and shortest route as it will take you about 4 to 5 hours to reach the park through Katuna or Cyanika borders between Uganda and Rwanda. Our professional drivers will pick you from Kigali international airport or at the hotel where you slept and traverse with you through the city of Kigali and then start the cross country journey and have your lunch in Kisoro for lunch and a night and then wakeup for gorilla trekking in Bwindi forest park. However, visitors can use 8 to 9 hours to arrive from Entebbe international airport to Bwindi Park with good interesting stopovers. You can as well opt to fly from Entebbe international airport/Kajjansi airfield to Kisoro airstrip which is about two hours Aerolink Uganda limited operated flights in addition to other chartered flights such as that land at Kihihi or Kisoro airstrip and then use an airport transfer to your hotel
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