Which countries offer the best chance to see mountain gorillas?

It means that your chances of encountering a mountain gorilla family on your gorilla trekking tour in Uganda are 101 percent; the same applies to accessing gorilla tracking permits or habituation permits. As if that is not enough, the mountain gorillas in Bwindi are multiplying quickly with new babies being registered between close intervals.

Bwindi has very nice vegetation cover and most of the times the gorillas are spotted feeding in the open, with babies playing on trees, black backs guarding the family and females breast feeding as well at the same time feeding, some times normal bedroom activities will take place in your presence.

A typical gorilla family consists of a silver back (father) mother, black backs and “girls” the little ones are collectively called infants, and females have no gender based names and are generally referred to as females.

Whereas the alpha males defends, determines the daily movement and feeding plan, females play other crucial roles like keeping the group together, taking care of infants and multiplying the group when time is due.

Bwindi boosts of maximum security by both locals and the security organizations that have been out in place by the government of Uganda. So there is no chance that you will not see mountain Gorillas in Uganda.

Buhoma trail head - 6 families:

Habinyanja Rushegura ,Mubare, Katwe, Binyindo, Muyambi Nkuringo trail head - five families Nkuringo, Bushaho, Charismas, Posho

Ruhija trail head - 4 familes

Oruzogo , Bitukura, Mukiza, Kyaguriro

Rushaga trail head - 9 families:

Busingye, Mishaya, Kahungye, Bweza, Mucunguzi, Bikingi Nshongi, Kutu, Rwigi

Nkuringo trail head - 5 families:

Nkuringo, Bushaho, Charismas, Posho

One Gorilla family in mgahinga Nyakagezi