Gorilla Habituation experience is simply known as the act of training wild gorillas in order to get them used to the sight of people. This type of Gorilla experience involves different groups of people to trek for habituation. There different people involved; the trekkers, rangers, researchers and many more. The habituation experience of gorillas takes about 2 to 3 years of training so that Mountain Gorillas learn how to live close to human beings.
This is a learning process that is presented by the Uganda Wildlife Authority on a small scale. The Uganda Wildlife Authority restricts this experience to a group of four people per day. The booking for this kind of activity should be done in a period of 6 months before the actual habituation day. Gorilla habituation takes place for 4 hours in the environment of Mountain Gorillas.
Cost
A gorilla habituation permit costs $1500 for each person, while Gorilla trekking costs $800 USD. This type of experience is hardly seen. It’s only in Uganda at the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. There are close to 11 habituated groups that include Mubare, Rushegura, and Habinyanja; these are all found at Buhoma. Rushaga in the South has different groups, including Busingye, Nshonji, Kahungye, Bweza, Mishaya an the Nkuringo gorilla family. In the East part of the parking in Ruhija, there are other gorilla families like the Kyaguriro, Bitukura, and Oruzogo families. There are only two groups that are available for habituation; these include the Nkuringo and Rushaga.
Habituation helps people to understand Gorillas deeper and individually and to experience their behaviors; at this point of training, they can even name a single one of them. When the group is ready after all the research, with the presence of people, exercise is done in away to prove their facts. Gorillas do this exercise, which includes scientists; after this, the group is ready for trekking.
Bwindi impenetrable forest is a close encounter in the ancient rainforest in the Gorilla highlands of Uganda. There are few Gorilla habituation experience permits. The experience one has to plan a head of it. This experience gives you more time to live close with the mountain Gorillas. The Gorilla habituation experience is very different from that of trekking. The process takes two years and longer. This experience is limited and only available for habituation. This experience can be done in Uganda.
Habituation takes a period of four hours when living close to and training gorillas in Uganda. Gorilla permits make Gorilla trekking very expensive, although it’s worth the price. This experience can be encountered with 4 visitors instead of 8 people; this experience takes place with trekkers and researchers. Mountain Gorilla families there only two the Bushaho family and Bikingi, which you can spend 4 hours with on an all day trek. Mountain Gorilla trekking is a lifetime experience.
Explain the difference in what is best for you if one need one hour with the Gorillas then Gorilla trekking is for you. In case one needs more time with the Mountain Gorillas an experience their day-to-day life, Dina Tours will be ready to give you the best experience.
Best time for Gorilla habituation experience
Gorillas inhabit Bwindi Natural Forest, Bwindi is a rain forest and it can rain all year round and any time of day or night. However Uganda experiences two seasons throughout the year the dry and high season, so one has to do this activity at the right time of the year. If a tourist wants to go for habituation, it’s either dry or high season; one needs to book in advance to plan ahead for your Gorilla habituation experiences that are at least 6 Months before ones planned safari, one has to obtain a permit. Bwindi impenetrable Forest .The best time of the year for gorilla habituation is the same time as that of Gorilla trekking. The months range from December through March and June through October.
South Bwindi Forest is one of the ways of getting to Rushaga and Nkuringo,areas for Gorilla Habituation Experince. one wil drive from Entebbe or Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National park ,it’s a long drive that can take approximately 10 hours. However, the drive may be broken down by visiting other national parks, including lake Mburo,Kibale which can help to cut down the long drive and time. one has to fly from Entebbe with Aerolink in case one needs to make the journey easier. One can alsofly from Kigali and do Gorilla .Drive 3 hours to the Rushaga-Nkuringo Area of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to encounter the amazing Mountain Gorillas Habituation experience. There are few Gorilla habituation experiences that are listed on the link on the site. the safari with Gorilla trekking can easily be changed to a habituation experience. Gorilla habituation experience permits are best paid immediately upon booking for a gorilla trekking safari.
Things to carry along for your Gorilla habituation Experience Trek
Daypack, Lunch, snacks, 3 liters of bottled water, long trousers, hat, bottled water, long-sleeved shirt, gardening gloves, Mosquitoes, ants, and flies—we consider you to wear those clothes for comfort. We recommend tourists use a walking stick other services include porter. After the briefing, you are ready to set off for Gorilla habituation experience. There are Rules to follow for the safety of Gorilla habituation experience, the same as for Gorilla trekking. One shouldn’t infect the Gorillas with any health issues; ill people are to cancel the Gorilla habituation experience or decide to keep a distance. Other things to avoid include the following: no drinking or eating in front of the Gorillas, no smoking, and do not make noise; calm down when a Gorilla approaches you. a recent study says that Gorillas can easily die of a common cold.
People who are fit for Gorilla Habituation Experience
There are people who are willing to fulfill their lifetime desire to trek the Mountain Gorillas or encounter the habituation experience one of them was a 94 year old woman in 2013 who fulfilled her lifetime dream to trek the Mountain Gorillas. She was carried on a stretcher by guides until finally she was face-to-face with the Mountain Gorillas. Most of the people who go for Gorilla trekking or habituation are energetic; however, we usually have clients who are 80 years old and are just fine to go. one of the rules to trek the Gorillas one should be in physical shape and fitness to trek the Gorillas experience.
For those who require trekking with strength and stamina, the Nkuringo Gorilla group is the way to go since one has to ascend and descend 600 at the beginning and end of the trek. However, if one gets tired, there are porters that can be used to carry daypacks and walking sticks that are provided and available for guests. Uganda and Rwanda have hard and simple groups to trek. Book with us to arrange the best that suits you according to your ability.
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