A Traveler’s Guide to Gorilla Trekking in Rushaga Sector
Advice for Tourists Who Want to Go Gorilla Trekking in the Rushaga Sector: One of the four areas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where people can go on a Uganda gorilla tour and track mountain gorillas is the Rushaga section. There are other areas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you can go gorilla hiking. These are Buhoma, Ruhija, and Nkuringo.
There are eight familiar gorilla families in the Rushaga area. They are the Busingye, Nshongi, Bweza, Mishaya, Bikingi, Rwigi, Mukyunguzi, and Kahungye families. You can go hiking with them every day. The Rushaga sector gorilla walk starts very early in the morning with a talk about the rules and laws that everyone must follow during the trip.
After the training, you will be split into eight-person groups and given a familiar gorilla family to walk with along with an experienced park guide.
How to Go Trunk Trekking with Gorillas in the Rushaga Sector of Bwindi Forest National Park.
It can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 7 hours to go mountain gorilla climbing in the Rushaga area, based on where the gorillas are. This is because they like to move around looking for food.
You can see different kinds of birds, plants, trees, other kinds of primates, beautiful flowers, and more on the hike. Once the mountain gorillas are found, you will be able to spend an hour with them in their natural environment. During that time, you can learn about their habits and behaviors and watch them feed, breastfeed, and clean their young while taking pictures and writing down the beautiful moments.
To see these huge animals, you can book a short gorilla trekking safari to Rushaga, like a three-day gorilla trekking safari to the Rushaga region in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Kigali. The trip will be exciting, and you’ll get to see the gorillas.
Many of the people who have been on our long and short trips to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in the Rushaga area have thanked us for our help. It’s important to know that you need a gorilla pass, which costs $700 per person, to go gorilla hiking in Rushaga.
How to Go Gorilla Trekking in the Rushaga Sector
Going on a gorilla trek in the Rushaga Sector
More on the Gorilla Habituation Experience in the Rushaga Sector.
Gorilla habituation is another fun thing to do in Bwindi’s Rushaga area. The only place on Earth where you can find mountain gorillas is in Huruga. Spending more time with mountain gorillas is what gorilla habituation is all about. It’s a full-day exercise. When you buy a gorilla trip and hike, you usually only get to spend an hour with the gorilla family. A gorilla habituation trip to the Bwindi/Rushaga area is what you need to do if you want to spend more time with these rare big cats.
You need a gorilla habituation pass, which costs $1500 for international residents and $1,000 for foreign non-residents, if you want to spend more time with gorillas. A pass to live with gorillas costs Shs. 750,000 for Ugandans.
What is the difference between Bushwalking with Gorillas and Living with Gorillas in the Rushaga Sector?
There is a difference between gorilla hiking and gorilla habituation in Uganda’s Bwindi Forest National Park. A gorilla habituation requires more time with the gorillas. People who go gorilla hiking can only spend an hour with the gorillas. People who go gorilla habituation can spend more than an hour with the gorillas.
To see mountain gorillas in the Rushaga Sector of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, when is the best time to go?
You can plan a great gorilla tour in the Rushaga Uganda area during the two dry seasons of the year. From June to September and December to February. The reason for this is that Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is easy to get to from Rwanda’s Kigali, where Rushaga Sector is located, during the dry season, when the roads are clear and easy to use. Also, gorilla walking in the Rushaga area is easy during the dry season because the gorillas come out to play in the sun, making it easier to see them.
It’s hard to see Rushaga gorillas on a hike during the rainy season because they hide. On the other hand, Rushaga Uganda can plan a short gorilla tracking trip at any time of the year and ensure a good meeting with theus.
How do I get a Gorilla Habitat Permit or book a gorilla hiking trip in the Rushaga Sector?
A good tour company is always the best way to get a gorilla hiking or habituation pass for the Rushaga area of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. It is true that Explore Rwanda Tours does book gorilla passes for our clients.
Trekking with mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park’s Rushaga area starts at 7:00 a.m. with a training at the park offices. So, tourists who want to go monkey tracking should get up early to make sure they get to the starting point on time.
The Rushaga Sector is in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. How do I get there?
It is also possible to get to the Rushaga section of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Rwanda. Once you get to Kigali International Airport, go to the Cyanika border crossing and then to Rushaga to get to Bwindi. By car, this takes three to four hours. Not as hard is this path than the one from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
