Comparing one-hour and four-hour gorilla trekking
- August 1, 2024
- Posted by: chosen@202q
- Category: Prepare To Travel Tips
Comparing one-hour and four-hour gorilla trekking
One-hour vs. four-hour gorilla trekking: inexpensive Uganda gorilla trekking safaris cost $800 for a one-hour ticket and $1500 for a four-hour permit.
One-hour versus four-hour gorilla trekking: You can only spend one hour with a mountain gorilla during a gorilla trekking tour. This is a result of their training and conditioning to only put up with an hour of human presence each day.
Because eating and relaxing are essential parts of the daily routine for mountain gorillas, this is done out of concern for their conservation.
The four hours spent with mountain gorillas are referred to as a “gorilla habituation experience.” In the Gorilla Habituation Experience, tourists go into the forest with a group of researchers and trackers to track and spend four hours with a semi-habituated gorilla family.
Compared to a one-hour visit during conventional gorilla tracking, you can spend four hours interacting with mountain gorillas during the gorilla habituation experience. The opportunity to learn more about mountain gorillas makes this trip special.
The four-hour gorilla habituation experience is only available in the Rushaga section of the southern Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. It starts when you discover new pathways from where these enormous primates last slept the previous evening.
A permit for gorilla trekking costs USD 800 per person for each expedition; a permit for gorilla habitat costs USD 1500 per person for each trek.
Compared to gorillas observed during traditional gorilla trekking, mountain gorillas observed following the habituation process are less accustomed to human presence. Spending more time with mountain gorillas not only improves your understanding of their behaviors and social dynamics but also lets you take stunning photos without feeling pressured. These encounters are very safe.
Accessibility of permissions for gorillas.
There are now only four gorilla permits available for public booking each day in Uganda, the only country that offers the four-hour safari known as the Gorilla Habituation Experience.
The Uganda Wildlife Authority introduced the Gorilla Habituation Experience in 2014 to give visitors some downtime before viewing the mountain gorillas, as the demand for additional time with the primates grew beyond an hour of hiking. Originally, tourists would schedule a second gorilla trekking day if they wanted to spend more time with the mountain gorillas.
Because there are so few gorilla families accessible for gorilla habituation experiences, this is still happening.