How long does gorilla trekking take? Gorilla trekking is an exciting adventurous thrilling experience that has attracted large numbers of tourists to travel from all over the parts the world to enjoy the moment as they create remarkable memories. Gorilla trekking is ranked to be among the top tourism activities participated on the African continent done by individuals on a Uganda Gorilla safari. More so, gorilla trekking involves tourists to walk through the dense forests and hiking to the areas with high altitudes as they spend their time while they get chances of sightseeing at different primate species and many other different wildlife species.
How long does gorilla trekking take?
Gorilla trekking activities always goes for about 1 to 6 hours and this time begins from the starting point of the trekking, the time spent watching and observing the gorillas and it includes the time of returning to the meeting point in the national parks. More so, this activity lasts depending on where the endangered mountain gorilla species are located and for easy tracking of these species, the trekkers are advised to apply some tricks like; following the fresh gorilla footprints, where there is food left overs, identify the spots where there are the fresh nests that were recently made by the gorillas and the fecal matter as well, broken tree branches hence leading tourists to easily trace the species. However, there are other factors that one can consider for the easy tracking of gorillas and these include; the mating season of the mountain gorillas, the conditions of the trekking trails, marking places where the mountain gorilla species could have their night hence it helps in giving direction of the which the gorillas could have taken, the physical fitness of the trekkers because it involves hiking, good health conditions of the trekkers whereby they are free from air borne diseases like flue and pressure, conical heart conditions which helps them to carry out the trekking while in good terms and many others.
more so, after the endangered mountain gorilla species are located, tourists are always given about one hour to spend with the species and during this period, the trekkers get to learn more about the characters of the species as they watch and observe their daily lifestyle, how they eat and feed their young ones among others and many others. however, they always encouraged keep a distance of about 7 meters between them and the species, and also avoid maintaining a direct eye contact especially with the silverback, do not eat and drink while in the presence of the species and for those tourists who would love to use their phones and cameras to take pictures and record videos are always advised to disable the flash light because it may lead to harm due to the fact that these species happen to be sensitive and they are peaceful, social and friendly animals but they tend to be violent only when their peace is being disturbed.
What to pack while going for gorilla trekking.
Tourists planning to go for gorilla trekking are always encouraged materials also depending on which country they are going to trek in and these materials include; long trousers due to the fact that the trekking areas are always bushy, long sleeved shirts and blouses, sweaters because the weather is always cold for those who hike up to the top of the mountains, sun glasses which protect the eyes from the direct sun light, sun screen that helps on protecting the skins due to much sun, light rain coat just in case it happens to rain, bottled drinking water in order to keep hydrated, insect repellant which helps to prevents individuals from acquiring some diseases, packed lunch/ snacks, first aid kit in case of any injuries, binoculars which help tourists to capture clear views of interesting things that are in a distance especially wildlife animals and birds in the sky, a camera with extra batteries, and a good pair of hiking boots due to the fact that involves in hiking and walking through the dense forests among others. More so, the best time that tourists should plan to go is best during the dry season where there are less rains and short grass vegetation, which enables tourists to capture classic views and this, is between months of June to September and from December to February.
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