Is Rwanda Or Uganda Better For Gorilla Trekking? Gorilla trekking is one of the top most adventurous activities that attract many tourists and therefore, this activity is an amazing activity that involves tourists to hike and walk through the dense forests with an aim of tracking gorillas within their natural habitats. However, tourists should note that this activity is best for tourists who are physically fit due to the fact that it involves hiking and also individuals who are in a good health conditions whereby they are free from diseases like; conical heart diseases and air borne diseases like; flue and cough but if someone has health problems and would wish to trek, they are advised to visit their medical doctors and be given their medication that will take through up to the end of their trip. More so, during the gorilla trekking, tourists are encouraged to apply in different tricks in order to be able to track the gorillas easily for example; identifying the fresh gorilla footprints, where there are food leftovers, fecal matter, following areas with broken tree branches, unfinished gorilla nests and many others. There is a great comparison between gorilla trekking activities between countries like; Uganda and Rwanda, which help you to identify which country among these two, is best for gorilla trekking activities, which include the following; however, in my own opinion, Uganda is the best country to visit while on a gorilla trekking safari in Africa.
Cost of Gorilla Trekking Permits.
Tourists planning to go on a gorilla trekking safari between these two countries, one of the best ways to choose a favourable place to go to is putting the consideration of the prices of the trekking permits in order to be able to choose where it is favourable and matches within your budget. For example, Uganda charges its permits at a fee of about 700 USD per person while Rwanda charges at a cost of about 1500 USD per person, which makes trekking in Uganda cheaper, compared to Rwanda hence attracting more trekker to visit the country.
The Number of Mountain Gorillas available to track.
Rwanda as a country is well known to have around 10 habituated mountain gorilla groups/ families which are only tracked within Volcanoes national park while Uganda has about 16 habituated gorilla groups that can be tracked with four different sectors and around 400 mountain gorilla species that are only found within Bwindi Impenetrable National park and one habituated mountain gorilla group found within Mgahinga Gorilla National Park therefore hence ranking Uganda as the best destination to track gorillas.
How safe it is for Tourists trekking Gorillas?
Security in both Rwanda and Uganda while during the gorilla trekking activities is excellent and therefore tourists do not need to worry much about their safety since trekkers who explore through Bwindi Impenetrable national park and Mgahinga National park in Uganda and Volcanoes national park in Rwanda are always assigned to with park guides and rangers who accompany them through the trekking and their major role is to lead the individuals through and ensure the safety of both individuals and the wildlife species in order to avoid any harm.
Gorilla trekking lodges.
Before travelling for gorilla trekking safaris, tourists should consider the availability of lodges that are being offered in these national parks however Uganda is still the best because it gives tourists to opinions of safari lodges that are located in different places such as; in Mgahinga gorilla national park and Bwindi Impenetrable national park whereby in Rwanda they only have an option of staying within Volcanoes National park. therefore tourists trekking within Bwindi and Mgahinga national park are offered with lodging facilities like; Gorilla forest camp, Bwindi Gorilla camp, Gorilla resort in Bwindi, Silverback safari lodge, Nkuringo Gorilla camp, Rushaga gorilla camp, Travelers rest hotel, River Mucha hotel, Volcanoes mount Gahinga safari lodge, Amajambere lwacu camp, Lake Mutanda chameleon camp and many others. more so, tourists trekking in Rwanda can have their stay at lodges like; Virunga safari lodge, Le Bambou gorilla lodge, Kingi guest house, Gorilla volcanoes lodge, Mountain Gorilla view, Sabyinyo silverback lodge, Bisate lodge, gorilla volcanoes lodge and many others.
 Considering the mentioned factors above, Uganda and Rwanda are both great destinations to visit while planning your gorilla trekking safari in Africa however, Uganda is considered the best destination.
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