Gorilla habituation experience from Masaka town – Great Adventure Safaris Uganda now offers Gorilla Habituation Safaris from Masaka town to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. With our research on Masaka town we extended our safari services to the people of Masaka one of the biggest towns in central Uganda. Our Gorilla Habituation Experience always starts from Entebbe, Kampala and Kigali in Rwanda but for those who are in other places including Masaka, Mbarara, Kabale and other places we always arrange an affordable Gorilla Habituation Experience to fit your time and budget. Gorilla Habituation Permits are only booked and purchased from the Uganda Wildlife Authority headquarters in Kampala, with Great Adventure Safaris you don’t have to travel there as we can check availability of Gorilla Habituation Permits, book and purchase them for you without any hassle.
Uganda Wildlife Authority introduce Gorilla Habituation Experience activity in 2017 where tourists are allowed to spend four hours with the Mountain Gorillas which start counting by the time you find the fresh trails of the Gorillas on your walk. Tourists who are interested in in this four hour trek from Masaka can book it with Great Adventure Safaris and spend more time with Mountain Gorillas compared to a normal tracking which allows you only one hour when you find the Gorillas on your trek. This Gorilla habituation Experience from Masaka is fit for those visitors who are already in the country and those working with NGOs and those doing Volunteer work around Masaka town.
Our Gorilla Habituation safaris from Masaka town start in the morning where our professional driver guide picks you from where you are takes you through a briefing on what to expect before you start your scenic drive with stopovers for photography, lunch and then to Bwindi Forest National Park for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
The following day is your Gorilla Habituation Experience in the National Park and this starts with early breakfast at the lodge. With your packed lunch and drinking water provided by the lodge your guide will drive you to the National Park offices for registration and a briefing about the dos and the don’ts while on your walk to the Mountain Gorillas. You will be joined by park rangers who are expert in Gorilla habituation to make them used to human being presence. Enjoy your adventure in the forest with the Gorillas not only observing and taking photography but also participate in the activities of habituating these endangered species to get used to humans as researchers make their calls, testing specimens, naming them and much more. After your four hour trekking, you will head back to the park offices where you will be awarded a certificate in recognition of your efforts towards conservation of these endangered species in the wild.
On the third day, check out after breakfast and drive to the place of your choice with stopovers for lunch and photography on your way back from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This will mark the end of your Gorilla Habituation Adventure safaris with Great Adventure Safaris Uganda.
When booking your four hour Gorilla trek from Masaka town you need to know that it takes place only in Rushaga the southern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Therefore you need to avoid lodges and hotels in other sectors. The minimum age for the Gorilla habituation experience is 15 years and for those bellow that age will not be allowed. A family of Mountain Gorillas under habituation can only be visited by a maximum number of four people every day and it’s advised to book your Gorilla Habituation Permits in advance before they run shortage.
Our Gorilla Habituation Experience Adventure Safaris from Masaka to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park includes a Gorilla Permit which allows you to spend four hours with the Mountain Gorillas under habituation and also includes services of a park ranger guide, security for your safety while out there, taxes as well as park entry fees. This also includes accommodation and meals, transport in a 4×4 safari vehicle with one of our professional driver guide, fuel for the round trip and drinking water in the vehicle. It only excludes all expenses of personal nature such as tips, and drinks of personal nature. Do not hesitate to contact Great Adventure Safaris for more information.
Great Adventure Safaris Uganda has been operating Gorilla Safaris in Uganda and Rwanda; because of this our staff has gained a lot of expertise in organizing successful Gorilla Habituation Adventure Safaris. Great Adventure Safaris Uganda is based in Entebbe owned and run by local Ugandans passionate about selling their country to the outside World and for more in details about Great Adventure Safaris, visit our Trip adviser and Safari bookings pages.