Gorilla Safaris Blog

The Mountain Gorillas of Uganda attract people from around the world. They are the major reason that Safari Travelers come to Uganda and venture to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or Mgahinga Gorilla Park and recently discovered The Parc National des Volcanos in Rwanda and Virunga National Park in Congo. The Gorillas of Uganda have become celebrities when the Uganda Wildlife Authority introduced them to the world via their "Befriend a Gorilla" campaign and a gorilla tour in Uganda is worthy taking! While Uganda tour operators venture tourists to all the different national parks with gorillas depending on the tourists’ area of interest. Unlike Pandas, Orangutans, Chimpanzees, Mountain Gorillas' cannot be found or visited in a zoo anywhere in the world. You can only find Mountain Gorillas in three countries in Africa, Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. About half of the mountain gorillas in the world can be found in Uganda in two spots – Bwindi Impenet...

Sustainability is one of the most common and hot topics today. For gorilla safaris, the sustainability of all the activities that go with gorilla trekking is worthy more important than just the "business" of visiting the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. When Uganda took the leas in developing gorilla tourism, it chose to take the path of ecotourism in order to be rest assured about sustainability. Today we wonder whether there are appropriate measures that have been taken to ensure sustainability of gorilla tourism not only in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo! To ensure sustainability of gorilla safaris in Uganda, can you ask yourself the following questions; 1. Which tour operator are you using? Are using a responsible tour operator? 2. How do you ensure sustainability of the activities you take? 3. How does the local community benefit from your holiday? 4. Do you follow all the set rules for gorilla trekking?