When many travelers think of Uganda's rainy season, they imagine endless downpours, muddy trails, and challenging conditions. These perceptions often deter people from planning their gorilla trekking adventures during this time. However, these assumptions don't tell the whole story. Trekking for mountain gorillas in Uganda during the rainy months can offer a surprisingly rewarding experience for t...

A visit to trek gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda is by all means one of the best wildlife encounters offering visitors an upclose view of wild mountain gorillas in the jungle. There is always a big confusion as to why the price of gorilla trekking between Uganda and Rwanda largely differs since they are neighboring countries. It leaves most of them asking Uganda and Rwanda which one is better for gor...

Mgahinga national park is arguably the best place for mountain gorilla trekking in Africa compared when compared to Bwindi national park, Volcanoes national park Rwanda and Virunga national park in Congo. Mgahinga is the smallest of all the 3 gorilla parks covering 33.7km² and has a single gorilla family which contributes to the uniqueness of this park. Mgahinga’s Nyakagezi gorilla family captu...

As the world locked away in isolation to seek refuge from covid-19, the mountain gorillas too locked away in the jungle impenetrable forests for months since they didn’t have any tourists coming to visit them. Like it is believed, there was a human baby boom during the silence of covid-19 pandemic. Also, the mountain gorillas were very active in the jungle that many babies have been recorded born ...