Getting to see gorillas on in the wild is not an easy trip. From planning this kind of adventure to the wild tropical rainforests in Africa to the exact hike to the one of the habituated group, for a gorilla safari to be a sucess, prior and proper planning is needed. Though it is not a guarantee to see the mountain gorillas, the sucess rate recorded within the tropical rainforests is about 98%.
There are four National Parks that are home to the mountain gorillas and these are located within the western arm of the rift valley. These are Virunga National Park in DRC, Parc National des Volcans in Rwanda, Bwindi Impenetrabe Forest and Mgahinga National park in Uganda. These gorillas roam freely in the rainforests and some groups are known to move back and forth between the National Parks.
The trek to in the dense impenetrable rain forests where the different family gorilla groups live, will take you through very dense and thick vegetation, up steep slopes and can last several hours. The dense and thick forest is filled with burning and stinging nettles. It is very important to wear gloves due to the chillness and also the dampness. Red ants are also common, so wearing long socks. Comfortable sports shoes, long sleeved shirts and also long tour trouser and tuck them into your trousers is a very good and appealing idea not forgetting to carry an umbrella or a light rain coat because the weather is very unpredictable and since it’s a rainforest, showers are always running.
Since gorillas move around every day from place to place within the forest this has made it aren’t all that easy to track making the time taken before you get a glimpse of these creatures un predictable. The gorillas you’ll be tracking are habituated and used to human presence and this is why you are able to get quite close within their range though a maximum distance of 5 meters is maintained since sometimes they can get irritated with human presence and they charge or they can just charge at each other. Some
