Seeing the mountain gorillas in the wild is one of the most thrilling adventures that you can take while on holiday in Africa. Over the past 10 years, gorilla trekking has grown to become of the top 5 adventure activities that you can take in Africa.

At Go Gorilla Trekking, we have fulfilled many travelers dreams of seeing the gorillas in the wild by arranging memorable excursions and tours into the wild of the Virunga region in search of the gentle giants. These trips are carefully crafted by our professional to cater for the needs of travelers visiting Africa and if none of the trips below best suits your needs, feel free to request for a custom trip! As long as you tell us what you want, we will handcraft the best adventure that will suit your needs.

Visit Uganda, the Pearl of Africa and track the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Forest or Mgahinga National Park. You are free to add any other activity on your safari in Uganda.

Most Popular Gorilla Safaris

3 DAYS GORILLA SAFARI IN BWINDI

Visit Bwindi Forest, home to half of the world’s remaining population of mountain gorillas.

4 DAYS DOUBLE GORILLA TRACKING

It is a lifetime opportunity to track the endangered mountain gorillas twice in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

4 DAYS GORILLAS & LAKE MBURO

Track mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Forest before visiting Lake Mburo National park for more wildlife.

5 DAYS GORILLAS & CHIMPS TRACKING

Track the top primates of East Africa; Mountain gorillas in Bwindi and chimpanzees in Kibale Forests.

5 DAYS GORILLAS & WILDLIFE SAFARI

Go gorilla tracking in Bwindi after game viewing in Queen Elizabeth NP on a game drive and boat cruise.

7 DAYS UGANDA HIGHLIGHTS SAFARI

Experience the best of Uganda’s primates including mountain gorillas and chimpanzees among others.

Rwanda Safaris

Visit Rwanda the land of a thousand hill and discover the hidden secret that kept Dian Fossey within the tropical rain forests of PNV with our gorilla safaris in Rwanda.

1 DAY GORILLA TREK

This trip takes you to Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park to track the endangered mountain gorillas.

2 DAYS RWANDA GORILLAS

This 2 Days gorilla trip also takes you to Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park for mountain gorillas.

3 DAYS PNV GORIILLA TREK

This Primates trip to the Volcanoes allows you see mountain Gorillas and Golden Monkeys.

4 DAYS GORILLA TREK IN VOLCANOES

Maximize your experience! Go for gorilla tracking twice in Volcanoes National park.

5 DAYS GORILLAS AND AKAGERA

Go gorilla tracking in PNV and enjoy game viewing in Akagera National Park of Rwanda

5 DAYS GORILLAS & NYUNGWE CHIMPS

Track the gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park and chimpanzees in Nyungwe Forest.

Plan Your Gorilla Safari

Book your gorilla permit in advance to avoid disappointment. Gorilla permits are in high demand, because of the stiff competition for them, and therefore are booked with payment on the basis of first come first served.

To track gorillas each person must have the day’s gorilla permit which needs to be arranged and paid for in advance, preferably at least 10 months for the high seasons – June-September and December-February; or latest 4-6 months in advance for the low seasons – October-November and March-May.

Contact us for the latest status of availability, even for last-minute bookings. Each gorilla park (Bwindi, Nkuringo, Nshongi and Mgahinga in Uganda, Parc National des Volcans [PNV] in Rwanda and Virungas Gorilla Park Congo) has different numbers of permits per day;

  •  Uganda has 18 habituated gorilla families and thus 144 gorilla permits
  • Rwanda has 12 habituated gorilla groups and thus 96 permits are available per day
  • and the Virungas National Park Congo offers 32 permits