Gorilla Trekking Blog

There are places on Earth that do something unusual: they do not just impress you…

Stop for a moment and think about this: if you booked gorilla trekking in Uganda…

Brave is an unusual word to apply to travel — travel to comfortable destinations requires…

There are trips you plan and there are trips that plan you — gorilla trekking…

Every person who has locked eyes with a mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest has…

At some point in the lives of most people who travel, Africa becomes the call…

At some point during the hour you spend with a mountain gorilla family in Bwindi…

After you have seen mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, something happens to your other…

There is no right time — there never has been — and the right time…

There are stories we tell at dinner tables, at family gatherings, in the moments when…

There is a version of you that has been meaning to go to Uganda for…

There are places you visit that you remember fondly — a beach in Greece, a…

If you get one safari — one major wildlife trip, the trip you have been…

There are lists everywhere of things you should do before you die — restaurants, beaches,…

At the top end of Uganda's gorilla trekking market, money can purchase an experience that…

The gorilla habituation experience (GHEX) is a different product from standard gorilla trekking -- a…

A five-day Uganda gorilla trekking package is the most popular itinerary length for international visitors…

The perception that gorilla trekking Uganda is prohibitively expensive stops many travellers from ever booking.…

Cheap gorilla trekking packages exist. Some of them are legitimate. Many are not. The difference…

The $800 gorilla permit is fixed. The Uganda Wildlife Authority does not negotiate, and no…

The $800 gorilla permit gets most of the attention when travellers research Uganda gorilla trekking…

The $800 gorilla permit price is not just an entry fee — it is a…

There is a documented intersection between the plants that mountain gorillas select for food in…

The perspective of Ugandan communities on the international visitors who travel to their highland forests…