Gorilla trekking in Rwanda Vs gorilla habituation in Uganda

Whereas Rwanda only offers gorilla trekking services to the adventurous who visit the famous volcanoes national park to meet gorillas in their nature habitats that only last for one hour of interaction with these great apes. Uganda extends the opportunity of interacting with gorillas at both Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga gorillas National Park for up to four hours through gorilla habituation.

Habituation in Rwanda only stop at the time of interacting with gorillas while getting them used to the human being before being availed for trekking. The habituation in Uganda give the researchers and educationist a chance to have a deep understanding of gorilla behavior from within their nature habitats.

Let us compare gorilla trekking in Rwanda and gorilla habituation in Uganda to give you a chance to choose which one will serve your interest better

The price of gorilla trekking in Rwanda vs price of gorilla habituation in Uganda

To go gorilla trekking at volcanoes national park, you will need to pay 1500 us dollars for the gorilla permit. These permits can be secured from Rwanda development board, and you must book for it in advance especially during the peak season.

On the other hand, gorilla habituation in Uganda also cost 1500 us dollars. After acquiring the permit, you can do the habituation either from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park or Mgahinga gorillas National Park both found in southwest Uganda in Virunga massif. Gorilla habituation permits can be bought directly from Uganda wildlife authority or order through you tour operator book one for you.

The time you will spend with gorillas during habituation vs the one you spend during gorilla trekking

Once you meet gorilla during gorilla trekking in Rwanda, you will be allocated one hour to spend with gorillas while observing their behavior and interaction while in their natural habitats at volcanoes national park

On the other hand, gorilla habituation in Uganda at Bwindi national park or at Mgahinga national park will last for the whooping 4 hours while observing the behaviors and social interactions of the mountain gorillas in the natural habitats. This will give you a deep understanding of how gorilla behave than the just on hour you will have on gorilla trekking

The distance from Kigali international airport to volcanoes National Park vs the distance from Kigali international airport to the Uganda parks

The distance from Kigali international airport to volcanoes national park where gorilla trekking is done is a 2-to-3-hour drive which makes the park easily accessible by the tourist who wish to see gorillas in Rwanda.

On the other hand, gorilla habituation in Uganda at Mgahinga National Park or Bwindi National Park is a 3-to-5-hour drive and you are not required to have a visa. For some one on east African visa, you wont even have to incur any extra cost. Whereas those on Rwanda visa will only be required to pay 50 us dollars on Uganda-Rwanda boarder to allow you cross over to Uganda.

Conclusion

Both gorilla trekking in Rwanda and gorilla habituation in Uganda offer a great chance of meeting these great apes from within there local habitats and observe their social behaviors and interactions. However, at the same cost, gorilla habituation will give you fours to spend with gorillas compared to the one hour that you will be allocated during gorilla trekking. If you are from Kigali, you will spend more time on the road while going for gorilla habituation to Uganda but that extra time will come with a chance of you visiting two east African country on the same tourist visa.

Therefore, depending on the time you are having on your safari, going for the gorilla habituation to Uganda might not all that be a bad idea at all.

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