Gorilla Trekking vs Gorilla Habituation Safaris

Choosing between Gorilla Trekking and Gorilla Habituation will depend on your travel style and thus the destination. Rwanda is popularly known for Gorilla trekking safaris and Uganda for gorilla trekking and habituation. However, each destination offers an exceptional mountain gorilla experience.

Gorilla trekking in all destinations – Uganda and Rwanda involves hiking the mountains, but the Mountains in Rwanda and not compared to the challenge in Uganda. Bwindi Forest lies in typical mountains. Trekkers will need to hike to higher elevations for multiple hours in some sections because of the dense vegetation.

For a true jungle explore, Bwindi is outstanding. And it’s the only place where you will find Gorilla families under the habituation process. Gorilla Trekking is to only Gorilla groups that are used to human presence, and the time you spend with them is limited to one hour. Unlike habituation, you will track them for hours and spend 4 hours with them. In many cases, this trek takes a full day.  This handy safari guide comparison should help you weigh your options based on our first-hand gorilla trekking experience.