Tracking Gorillas From Musanze Rwanda to Bwindi
From Musanze Rwanda to Bwindi, Gorilla tracking estimates 94 kilometers North west of Kigali capital city of Rwanda; Musanze formally sounds as Ruhengeri, a city in north western Rwanda. Volcanoes National Park also approximates 12 kilometers from Musanze’s city. Mostly here for mountain hiking, golden monkey tracking, and Gorilla tracking is this park.
However, Musanze town connects to the Goma town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and sits 25 kilometers from Cyanika border, the primary entry from Uganda to Rwanda by road. Musanze town is just a few kilometers from the Gorilla National Parks of Bwindi National Park and Mgahinga; it is one hour and thirty minutes from Musanze to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and two hours from Musanze to the southern areas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Nkuringo and Rushaga.
If your location is Musanze, our knowledgeable driver will pick you up from your home in Musanze, drive you to Bwindi or Mgahinga National Park for Gorilla Trekking in Uganda. Safari vacations and Travel Service Limited specializes in Gorilla and Wildlife safaris in Rwanda and Uganda.
Though mountain gorillas exist in Rwanda, why must I cross from Rwanda to Uganda for gorilla tracking?
Those who want to go gorilla trekking often choose to pass from Musanze, Rwanda, to Uganda since the two nations have such different gorilla permit rates.
While in Rwanda the charge is USD1500 per person per trip, in Uganda a Gorilla permit costs USD800 per person.
Gorilla trekking in Uganda is a more affordable choice because of this aspect. Choosing Uganda therefore means saving USD 800 for every permit sold. More truthfully, Uganda boasts more than 23 habituated gorilla families than Rwanda does. Actually, Uganda regularly provides daily more gorilla permits for sale than Rwanda.
Tracking gorillas from Musanze Rwanda to Bwindi Cave
Note: Each daily visit to a gorilla’s family is limited to eight persons. Particularly if you are going between June, July, August, December, January, or February—the gorilla trekking should be purchased ahead of time. Still, getting licenses in Rwanda might prove difficult. Many times, this paucity drives guests to go across to Uganda, where the number of habituated gorilla families offers more easily available choice.
Through what border should I cross?
- A valid passport
Visa “single entry visa in both Uganda and Rwanda is about USD50 but you can as well buy an East African tourist visa, those who want to visit Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda, this visa allows you to cross many times for 90 days’ in the partner states.”
- Yellow fever vaccination card; but occasionally they are not asked for.
Should you have a work permit for one of the East African states, you pay for the visa you will receive an interstate pass at the border instead.
Your trip’s itinerary.
Policies and guidelines for gorilla trekking;
- If you have any contagious disease, do not try to see the gorillas.
- Each gorilla group can have no more than eight guests overall.
- Make sure human garbage is buried thirty centimeters down.
- While the gorillas are around, keep seven meters “21ft” apart from them.
- Strictly forbidden throughout the walk are drinking, eating, and smoking.
- Each gorilla group only allows one hour for visitors daily.
- Visitors coughing should cover their faces and spend extra distance away from the gorillas since they can catch colds and coughs from humans. Gorilla DNA comprises 98% of human genes.
- Strictly forbidden while among the gorillas is flash disc.
When should one go to visit Mgahinga and Bwindi Impenetrable National Parks?
Visit these parks best in the dry months of June through September and December through February. Trails are less dangerous during this time of year, and even the vegetation is not particularly tall, which permits good sight and photography.
A budget safari visitor will find it more helpful during the wet season since the low park visitor counts result in discounted lodging.
Never hesitate to get in touch with us. Get Global Safaris to arrange for your ideal travel schedule. You can choose for a combined Uganda and Kenya safari and see Masai Mara or Amboseli National Park among others. More importantly, we take great satisfaction in organizing transportation and lodging, booking the hiking permits, and designing any kind of schedule a guest generates. All need to do is “Get started now!”