WHAT CAN I COMBINE WITH GORILLA TREKKING?

WHAT CAN I COMBINE WITH GORILLA TREKKING? 

It depends on which country you chose for gorilla tracking, if you choose tracking with Uganda; you can even spend a couple of weeks in Uganda. Uganda has a variety of incredible tourist attractions inhabited in Uganda’s top national parks. Uganda is  home to over 10 national parks and game reserves all these protected areas inhabit incredible features which attract a big  number of travelers to have a glance at them. So once in Uganda, you can combine your gorilla tracking safari with a number of very many interesting activities including primate watch, birding, game viewing, white water rafting at the source of the Nile, enjoy the amazing cultural experience which is incomparable in the sub-Saharan region, mountaineering among many others .

Uganda has incredible land scape which is attractive, all these can be combined with gorilla tracking and makes your safari memorable. In order to be in position to enjoy all these features its better you book for more days in Uganda so that you can enjoy some of these interesting activities for a memorable one. you can combine gorillas with wildlife(Bwindinational park and Queen Elizabeth national park) gorillas and chimpanzee(Bwindiand KibaleN.P) a 10 day plus long safari can cover all these attractions.

If you want short safaris, Rwanda is the best country to visit, a one day gorilla safari is very possible, drive very early from Kigali and report at the park headquarters in kinigi before 7:00am for briefing and then after set into the forest for gorilla tracking and then after, drive back to Kigali. It is just about 2 hours’ drive from Kigali Rwanda’s capital to volcanoes national park in the northern part of Rwanda a home to the endangered mountain gorillas. Although you can still combine gorilla tracking with primate tricking in Nyungge forest national park in the south of Rwanda,  or wildlife viewing in Akagera national park in east of Rwanda. There is no way you can leave Rwanda without taking a city tour and have a glance on many interesting places like the Kigali genocide memorial site, national museum, marketing places, handicraft shops among many more. If you still have more days in Rwanda, you can still take a few days of relaxation on Lake Kivu Rwanda’s freshest water body with very many interesting activities like swimming, beach volley ball, boat ride.

Safaris in the Democratic republic of Congo are very minimal, the country has few interesting attractions but you can combine gorilla tracking with Niyaragongo Volcano Climb which is an incredible activity.

However, you can track gorillas in all these countries on the same safari as well as enjoying other interesting activities if you have more days. So it depends on your interests, budget and the number of days you wish to stay on the safari and more so the country you wish to visit for gorilla tracking.for more information about gorilla tracking with other interesting safari activities check on on website or contact us at http://www.elephantsafaris.co.ug/contact-us.php