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What do Mountain Gorillas Eat? More Fascinating Facts

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Mountain Gorillas are the largest living primates occupying rainforests of Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda , the Virunga mountains bordering Uganda and Rwanda and the extended Virunga’s in Congo possibly a total of about 1041 mountain gorillas still found on planet earth. Mountain Gorillas are mostly found in the dense jungle forests of east and central Africa while the biggest population find homage the west and eastern central parts of Africa. Other than the Mountain Gorillas , East and central Africa is home to Lowland Gorillas found only in Congo while the rest of the population of lowland gorillas is found in West Africa. Mountain Gorillas call Uganda , Rwanda , DR Congo and the Congo Brazzaville’s nature forests where they find a comfort home and these countries are proud homes the to the worlds remaining Mountain gorillas while the impenetrable forests of Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park in Uganda shar and the volcanoes of Rwanda are comfort homes of...

Gorilla Trekking Uganda or Rwanda?

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Gorillas trekking in Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills can be seen only in the volcanoes national park at $1500 per person on a one time basis. Driving from the capital kigali/ the international airport of Rwanda to the volcanoes national park takes you a few ours less or plus three hours. (-/+ 3hours) Virunga National park can also be accessible my aircrafts. This arranged earlier prior to your arriving, this may be totally impossible if not booked in advance. Most likely you will see the gorillas and spend about one hour with them in the wild as a conservation measure to avoid stressing the gorillas in their natural habitant.. Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda the pearl Of Africa is a home of the biggest number of Mountain Gorillas in world. You can trek mountain gorillas of Uganda at $700 per person for 1 hour and a habituation experience for $1500 per person for 4 hours max. Driving from Entebbe to the park takes roughly -/+ 8 hours. The drive however is so be...

What is A Gorilla?

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    A Gorilla is an ape the largest living primate in the world. They are next animals close to human relatives with about 95-99 % DNA and weighs about 150-350 kilograms. These are mostly found in the sub Saharan Africa. Gorillas are described as the low land gorillas in the central African countries of Congo and the high land or mountain gorillas of Uganda and the Virunga’s shared with both Uganda , Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. If you chose to describe it personally I would say the long haired man of the jungle. After all they do all a man can do apart from walking for long distances on foot.  Because of having a lot of resemblance and similarities with man, Gorillas are much more in danger to poaching, diseases, forest destruction as well as humanity itself. With a population of more than 200000 the gorillas are critically endangered animals in the whole world. This has led to a lot of research and protection of these giant apes.  Most of t...

The hidden Beauty of kidepo National Park Uganda

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It is among the best 3 safari Destinations in Africa” CNN writes, and yes, we agree no more. Not close to any and not compared to any other, Kidepo Valley National Park is absolutely one of the best & still virgin National parks in Uganda if not Africa. A few that have traveled there will agree with me that Kidepo Valley National Park is an awesome park to visit while in uganda. With the increasing number of travelers to the Pearl Of Africa for a Uganda safari , Many opt to do the famous circuit route that starts with Murchison falls National Park but forget there is haven on the far north – Eastern Corner of Uganda . Yes, I do agree to this, it is a little far away from the rest, But would you consider having a very perfect plan or program that would fit kidepo into your Uganda Safari? Named and ranked as Number 3 by CNN travel, Kidepo still stands out as an awesome national park in Africa. Located in the north-eastern far corner in Uganda, The park sits of a 1442...

Walking safaris in Uganda

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Walking safaris have become more increasingly popular in African and most especially Uganda because of our land scape, nature and the embraced climate that gives you much more energy to keep walking. Experiencing Africa's wilderness areas on a safari needs more one on one, and there's no better way than on foot. Walking safaris in Africa are completely different from the game drives, fly in safaris to bike/ quad safaris; being on foot brings about a totally new way of understanding your surroundings. It is the only original and authentic safari you can have in Africa more so on a Uganda safari and remain the purest form of walking safaris. Because you are on foot and in touch with nature it brings you a new feeling of the real adventures of Uganda. Uganda walking safaris Away from the comfort of the 4WD safari vehicle , Uganda is originally made with a few hills and landscape is fine for walks. This awakens the real feeling of a safari where your senses suddenly awaken...

Yellow fever Vaccination before gorilla trekking

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yellow fever vaccination Yellow fever Vaccination before gorilla trekking Yellow fever is a viral disease that is transmitted by certain types of mosquitoes. The infection can cause illness which ranges from a fever with aches and pains to severe liver disease with bleeding and yellowing skin and it can spread rapidly. However, yellow fever can be prevented by a single vaccine dose, says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In reaction to Uganda's outbreak declaration, the CDC updated its vaccination suggestions when visiting Uganda on May 16, 2019. The recommended vaccines now include the MMR, Routine Vaccines and the yellow fever vaccine.  Uganda government has since the declared any visitor travelling to Uganda or visiting Uganda for a Uganda safari or gorilla trekking safaris should get a yellow fever vaccine 14 days to your travel date otherwise you may not be allowed in Uganda. Gorilla and Chimpanzee Tracking Health Requirem...