Gorilla Habituation Experience Uganda: A Detailed Guide + Reviews
Your guide to an unforgettable Gorilla Habituation Experience in Bwindi Forest National Park, Uganda. Gorilla Habituation Experience in Uganda involves a team of individuals like trackers, researchers, conservationists, and rangers who take 2-3 years to have a group of Mountain Gorillas fully habituated.
Bwindi forest is the only place in Africa where one can have a Gorilla Habituation Experience. There isn’t a specific definition of Gorilla Habituation Safari – Uganda. However, it can literally be explained as a process of training wild Mountain Gorillas to get used to the presence of human beings.
The process involves a team of individuals like trackers, researchers, conservationists, and rangers who take 2-3 years to have a group of Mountain Gorillas fully habituated. During the process, the team visits these wild Gorillas each day and each individual Gorilla is given a name.
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Our Gorilla Habituation Experience in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
A Unique Gorilla Habituation Experience in Uganda
After the wild Gorilla Habituation process, the group is put through a mock exercise where a few people visit the Gorillas.
If the group passes the mock exercise by portraying what is expected of fully habituated gorillas, then they are open for Gorilla trekking Holidays
Unlike Gorilla trekking where a total of 8 people trek a single-family, only 4 persons can go for a Gorilla Habituation Adventure Safari a day. This makes it necessary to permit bookings as early as possible; at least 6 months prior.
A maximum of 4 hours was spent in the presence of the Mountain Gorillas during Habituation. This means more time with the Gorillas than trekking which offers a maximum of 1 hour. During this process, individuals get to know much more about Mountain Gorillas, their behaviors, and a lot about their lifestyles.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda – Mountain Gorilla Habituation Experience
Two (2) Gorilla families in the Bwindi forest have been set aside for Habituation Experiences. The Bikyingi gorilla family in the Rushaga sector is one of the families available for Gorilla Habituation. The group has 1 silverback, 9 adults, and 9 infant gorillas.
Bushasho Gorilla family is the other group that is set aside for habituation still within the Rushaga sector.
A Gorilla Habituation Experience permit in Uganda costs US$ 1500 for each person valid for one day. The minimum age is 15 years for an individual to purchase a permit for Gorilla Habituation in Bwindi Forest National Park.
Gorilla Habituation Experience Safaris
Fly-in Gorilla Habituation Experience Itinerary
This Fly-in Gorilla Habituation Tour will allow you to access Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park so quickly by taking a scheduled flight or a chartered flight to and from Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park instead of using 8 to 9 hours on the road trip.
3 Days Gorilla Habituation Experience
Spend more time with gorillas on 3 Days Gorilla Habituation Experience in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park starting from Entebbe/Kampala. Gorilla habituation offers a 4 hours experience among a group of Wild Gorillas that are not yet fully habituated within the Rushaga sector.
Gorilla Habituation Experience and Lake Bunyonyi
Bwindi Gorilla Habituation Experience & Lake Bunyonyi visit is the best way of spending more time with Gorillas and later on relaxing at Lake Bunyonyi for an amazing adventure. Gorilla habituation offers a 4 hours experience among a group of Wild Gorillas that are not yet fully habituated within the Rushaga sector.
Mountain Gorilla Habituation Safari
4 Days mountain gorilla habituation safari in Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park offers a memorable 4 hours experience with a group of wild gorillas. A Gorilla habituation experience is only available in the Rushaga sector of the Bwindi forest.
Gorilla Habituation From Kigali
An all-inclusive Three days Bwindi Gorilla Habituation from Kigali is a short Gorilla habituation experience to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park starting and ending in Kigali, Rwanda. Gorilla habituation Experience offers a 4 hours experience among a group of wild Gorillas that are not yet fully habituated within the Rushaga sector.
Gorilla And Chimpanzee Habituation Experience
Those who wish to spend more time with the world’s greatest primates, mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, should take advantage of our 5 Days Gorilla And Chimpanzee Habituation Experience Itinerary. This Gorilla And Chimpanzee Habituation Experience Itinerary takes you to the Rushaga district in the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla Trekking Vs Habituation Experience
Gorilla Trekking Vs Habituation – What is a gorilla habituation experience, and how does it differ from gorilla trekking? We’ve got all the info you need to know, as well as advice on what to wear, how much it costs, and other such details to help you plan a fantastic adventure!
Client’s Gorilla Habituation Experience Testimonies & Reviews
Our Gorilla Habituation Experience in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
On our recent trip to Uganda we visited the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and did a Gorilla Habituation Experience. Unlike the standard gorilla trekking experience, this trek allowed us to meet a semi-habituated gorilla family and observe them for almost four hours.
The most impressive moment came soon after we reached the family and they were all up in the trees. After a few minutes the huge silverback male climbed down from his tree and ambled straight past us, totally unconcerned with our presence. This is because he has come from a family that had been fully habituated before forming his own family.
Everyone in the gorilla family follows the lead of this enormous gorilla and so did we!
The family consisted of 8 gorillas in total, the silverback, five females and a male and female infant. Half of the family were reluctant to come close but two of the females, the silverback and the male infant were quite happy with us around. The baby tried to show us how brave he was by beating his chest in front of us – too cute! They truly are beautiful creatures and it’s great that the money we spent goes toward helping protect them.
We were blessed with excellent weather for our experience, except on our way back where we had a little bit of rain. It could have been a lot worse!
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda – Mountain Gorilla Habituation Experience 2018 Jan. 23
We tracked the Mishaya family for our Mountain Gorilla Habituation Experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda. The Habituation Experience is different from a “normal” trek in that the Gorilla group is not yet completely habituated to (i.e. used to) humans and are more unpredictable in their behavior as a result. We also got to spend up to 4 hours with the Gorillas as opposed to 1 hour when visiting habituated families. Only 4 guests are allowed on each habituation trek, although this particular trek turned out to be a private experience – only us and the guide/ranger and trackers.