Gorilla trekking for pregnant women

Did you know that in Gorilla trekking for pregnant women in Uganda and Rwanda is possible? This is because of the existence of modern sedan seats or traditional bamboo stretchers.

The East African region is greatly endowed as far as tourism attractions and activities are concerned. A safari to East Africa is a lifetime experience that one wouldn’t want to miss out on. Several travelers witness that an East African Safari is the most rewarding and satisfying one. There is also a wide range of life time tourist activities carried out in the region for example Boat cruising, Sport fishing, canoeing, game driving, birding experiences, gorilla trekking and golden monkey trekking and lots of other interesting tourist activities in various destinations.

WHERE IS GORILLA TREKKING DONE IN EAST AFRICA?

Gorilla trekking is one of the most popular tourist activities done in East Africa, in fact the bigger percentage of travelers who flock the region, come to have a taste and feeling of this wonderful lifetime experience and they admit it’s always worthy of more visits.

GORILLA TREKKING IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST, UGANDA

The oldest gorilla sector and the first place to trek gorillas from in Uganda is situated in the Bwindi. This famous gorilla sector has about 5 habituated gorilla families, so visitors can anticipate to have the best gorilla experience on Ugandan safari. Bwindi National park homes about 21 gorilla groups in total and is the top destination for gorilla trekking in Uganda. Rushaga and Ruhija are the popular treks in the park, and visitors are always put into groups of eight members per group assigned to one gorilla family group per day.

GORILLA TREKKING IN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, RWANDA

Volcanoes national park in Rwanda is the only park that offers gorilla trekking activities and services in the country and it can only be done in this park and the chances of bumping into gorillas are very high. The park hosts 5 volcanoes that are part of the Virunga massif including Mountain Sabyinyo, Mountain Bisoke, Mountain Karisimbi to mention but a few.

A blend of these magnificent mountains with beautiful lush vegetation, bamboo forests and montane forests helps to provide the endangered mountain gorillas with shelter, drinking water and food.

Immediately at around 8:00 am in the morning, a quick briefing is carried out at the park’s office, and the park rangers will lead the trekking as visitors follow. Gorilla safaris in this park offer one an opportunity to choose which gorilla family to track among Volcanoes national park’s 12 habituated gorilla groups and the travelers who are not good hikers are assigned to gorilla groups that are close however it’s not guaranteed as they tend to move from one place to another. The trekking can go for 2 to 6 hours, however this is largely influenced by which gorilla group the visitor is assigned to and location.

THE COST OF GORILLA TREKKING PERMITS IN EAST AFRICA

Because Rwanda is investing a lot in boosting its luxury tourism, the country has the most expensive gorilla trekking tickets in the region, going for as high as $1500 USD per person per day, but the whole gorilla trekking experience in this country is a satisfying one and worthy of the charges. Uganda Gorilla trekking permits go for as low as $700 USD per head per day.

BEST TIME TO GO FOR GORILLA TREKKING IN EAST AFRICA

Gorilla trekking safari experience in East Africa can actually be done all year around though the drier months of the year remain a better option.

During the dry season of drier months that include June, July, September and November, the lush vegetation of the East African national parks for example Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park and Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable forest, spots that are famous for gorilla trekking, are absolutely shorter with accessible hiking trails, hence enabling the visitors to have clear views of the gorillas and other beautiful mammal and bird species.

In the dry season, trails are dry with less mud, and not slippery compared to rainy season where routes are dominated by floods, mud while they are inaccessible due to thick lush vegetation making the gorilla trekking fun activity more complicated.

Initially, pregnant women are advised to communicate to the park offices as earlier as possible, so that special preparations can be prepared. This is because the park authorities shall ensure safety of the visitor, hire professional drivers for them and allocate the closest gorilla family groups ensuring not to burden the pregnant visitors.