{"id":8133,"date":"2018-07-22T12:32:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T18:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/?p=8133"},"modified":"2018-10-09T09:45:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T15:45:16","slug":"gorilla-trekking-uganda-over-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2018\/07\/22\/gorilla-trekking-uganda-over-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorilla Trekking in Uganda — 3 New Options!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NOTE:\u00a0 Starting June 1, 2019, Air Kenya will offer service between Mara and Kisumu airports in the Maasi Mara, Kenya and Uganda\u2019s Entebbe International Airport, connecting with Aerolink\u2019s early afternoon flights to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, and Kidepo Valley National Park.<\/p>\n

Last year, Rwanda<\/strong> increased its gorilla permit fees from $750 to $1500. Uganda<\/strong> has kept their gorilla permits at $600<\/strong>. A year later, Uganda is fast becoming the most popular destination to visit the mountain gorillas.<\/p>\n

\"4-DayRwanda used to be the most popular destination for gorillas because of the shorter travel time. However, since Rwanda has chosen to focus on the exclusive luxury market, travelers have started to look for other options, and Uganda is the perfect fit.<\/p>\n

When crossing the border to Uganda for gorilla trekking you have 2 National Parks<\/strong> in the Kisoro region where you can trek the gorillas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Bwindi Impenetrable NP<\/li>\n
  2. Mt Gahinga NP<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These are 2 different experiences. Mt Gahinga<\/strong> is a volcano part of the famous chain of volcanoes called the Virunga while Bwindi<\/strong> is a tropical rain forest. Trekking in Mt Gahinga is like trekking the Rwanda gorillas since the Gahinga Volcano is shared between Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. Genetically both gorillas species are mountain gorillas<\/strong> but they have been separated long time ago by human agriculture. Scientists consider that the Bwindi gorilla to be a subspecies of the \u201cRwanda\u201d gorillas. This are 2 different experiences with different environments.<\/p>\n

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    Option #1 — Kigali to Bwindi<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    \"5-Day<\/a>The first option is to fly into Kigali, Rwanda, and drive to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park area in Uganda. This is about a 4-hour drive one-way, adding about 1.5 hours from the gorilla area in Rwanda. This trip can be done in as little as 3 days, but often it typically becomes 4 days with the timing of international flights. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda can be added with extra days. Travelers will need 2 visas for Rwanda and 1 for Uganda.<\/p>\n