Gorilla Groups in Uganda: Uganda Gorilla Families

Gorilla Groups in Uganda that are habituated and open to gorilla trekking safari tours are about 20 in number. These Uganda gorilla families are mainly in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which has about 19 gorilla groups. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, the second gorilla national park in Uganda has only one group, the Nyakagezi Group. The rest of the gorilla groups are found in Bwindi forest. The gorilla groups in Bwindi are spread across the various gorilla trekking sectors of Bwindi of the vast park. The gorilla regions of Bwindi are Buhoma sector in the northern side of the park, Ruhija sector in the eastern section, Nkuringo sector and Rushaga region in the southern segment of the park. Bwindi National Park is said have half the number of the mountain gorillas in the whole world. In the entire, mountain gorillas only live in the four national parks in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. These include Bwindi and Mgahinga in Uganda, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and the vast Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Gorilla families in Uganda are the ones available for trekking by visitors from across the world. To visit any of the groups, one needs a gorilla permit which is an entry pass to the gorilla habitats. Usually after tracking gorillas, you are issued a gorilla trekking certificate, a document that confirms your trekking participation. As per Uganda Wildlife Authority gorilla trekking standards, each gorilla family is allowed 8 visitors per trek. And these are further granted one hour to stay with gorillas in the wild. Speedway Safaris is among the Ugandan professional tour operators who organize gorilla tours in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. Our gorilla safaris run from 1 to 3 days maximum or more if the trip has other tour activities like game drives, boat cruise, chimps trekking or mountaineering and many more on the itinerary.