A face-to-face hour with wild mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or Mgahinga — Africa's most powerful wildlife encounter, plus Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls safari extensions.
Tell us your dates and we'll secure your permit, choose your sector and lodge, and handle every transfer from Entebbe or Kigali. Free, no-obligation, and answered by a real person — usually within half an hour.
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Uganda holds more habituated gorilla families than Rwanda or the DR Congo, spread across several trekking regions — which means better permit availability and an experience that feels wild rather than crowded.
Two national parks in Uganda's far south-west protect the mountain gorillas — one vast and famous, one small and scenic. We secure permits in whichever suits your trip.
The heart of Uganda gorilla trekking — a dense, ancient rainforest holding more than nineteen habituated families across four trekking sectors. The name is not marketing: the terrain is steep and tangled, and the reward is an hour you will never forget.
Every trek follows the same rhythm — an early briefing, a walk of anywhere from one to five hours, and a single, strictly protected hour with the family once you find them.
Rangers explain the trekking rules and assign you to a gorilla family at the park headquarters.
You set off into the rainforest with guides and trackers who are already locating the family.
Trekking time depends on where the gorillas have moved — terrain includes hills, dense growth and streams.
Observe them feeding, nesting, playing and grooming — exactly sixty protected minutes, no chasing.
A permit is required for every trek and the daily allocation is strictly limited — so book three to six months ahead, especially for the June–September peak. We secure them for you.
Trekking is moderately challenging — reasonable fitness helps, and porters are available and worth every shilling. Here's the honest measure of it, and what to carry.
From community cottages at the forest edge to some of the most celebrated lodges in East Africa — we match your trek to your preferred level of comfort.
Tailor-made trips built around your permit — combine gorillas with chimps, golden monkeys, a Big-game park or the scenic calm of Lake Bunyonyi.
Call us for more information at +254 722-595-916 — fast replies, day or night.
Smaller and strikingly scenic, set against the Virunga volcanoes. Mgahinga is home to the single habituated Nyakagezi family and far fewer visitors — and it pairs gorilla trekking with golden monkey tracking and volcano hikes.
You return with a trekking certificate — and one of the most emotional wildlife experiences of your life.
