Gorilla Trekking Safaris in Africa– Gorilla Trekking Safari combined with Wildlife safaris

Gorilla Trekking Safari combined with Wildlife safaris – Combine adventure safaris offer more than just sightseeing experiences but also chances to experience nature in its real state. Mountain Gorilla trekking is the leading safari activity on many travelers’ bucket lists when planning a visit to Africa. If the question is, “Can you combine a gorilla safari with a wildlife safari” the answer is yes.

It is very possible to combine to experience Gorilla Trekking Safari combined with Wildlife safaris on your vacation in Uganda and Rwanda. The gorilla trekking countries also have superb wildlife that you will enjoy viewing and taking beautiful photographs.

While traveling to Uganda, viewing the plains game sweeping across huge savannahs, rivers full of hippos and crocs, big night skies studded with stars, lions snoozing in the long grass, and leopards lolling in trees is truly amazing. however, you can still have all this classic and delicious safari cake, and top it off with a unique and magical wildlife cherry, Mountain gorillas Trekking.  Acacia safaris limited will offer all you need to know when planning a Gorilla Trekking Safari combined with Wildlife safaris.

Mountain Gorilla Trekking 

Mountain Gorillas are the most endangered of all the gorilla species and can only be found in three countries that include; Uganda, Rwanda, and D. R Congo. Coming face to face with these massive giants up close will make you really feel awesome. Gorillas are our second closest relatives after the chimpanzees sharing up to 96% of DNA with humans.

Acacia Safaris Limited offers all the necessary information that will help you to plan your Gorilla Trekking Safari combined with Wildlife safaris in East Africa. Gorilla trekking both in Uganda and Rwanda can be combined with Wildlife safaris. Both Uganda and Rwanda host a variety of other wildlife species that can be spotted in National Parks and several Wildlife reserves. In Uganda, gorilla trekking can be combined with a visit to the other top safari parks within the western part of the country. The top safari parks here include; Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, and Kibale Forest National Park, among others.

Gorilla Trekking Safari combined with Wildlife safaris – Uganda 

Uganda is one destination in East Africa that can serve up both a safari and gorillas, with guaranteed sightseeing experiences. While in the country you will have a chance to get a glance at one more of the famous primate species, the chimps on top of the mountain gorillas.

Gorilla safaris can be combined with other adventures such as white water rafting down the Nile, Game drives in the National Park, Balloon rides, and Boat cruises among others. Uganda safaris are further spiced up by the country’s shining greenery, and the diverse range of landscapes, from open plains to mountain forests, supporting amazing biodiversity. Conveniently, many of the country’s wildlife highlights lie quite close to one another.

Queen Elizabeth, Uganda’s second-largest national park, is home to lions, gazelle, and huge numbers of hippos and elephants. From here it’s a short hop to Kibale Forest to track chimpanzees (around 1,500 live here) and the other primates living here, and then you can travel to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for Gorilla trekking.

Acacia Safaris Limited offers a wide range of packages that will allow you to combine your Uganda gorilla trekking safari with wildlife viewing in other National Parks. With over 20 years of experience, Our team of travel experts and planners is flexible enough to craft an incredible best safari package for you.

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Gorilla trekking in Rwanda 

Rwanda is the other mountain gorilla trekking destination in Africa. Rwanda also sometimes referred to as the “Land of a Thousand Hills,” is located within East Africa, bordering Uganda and the D.R Congo which are the two other gorilla trekking destinations. The Volcanoes National Park, nestled in the Virunga Mountains in the northwestern part of the Rwanda is a home to about 10 habituated mountain gorilla families that can visited all year round. The National Park comprises of a lush, mist-covered rainforest that inhabits a healthy population of the endangered mountain gorillas – about one-third of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas live here. Just like in Uganda, gorilla trekking in Rwanda in quite a challenging but rewarding adventure – the main draw of travelers to Rwanda. The gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to come face-to-face with these critically endangered primates in their natural habitat.

Beyond gorillas, Rwanda also offer several other top safari adventures like chimpanzee trekking, cultural tours, golden monkey treacking, and wildlife safaris in Akagera National Park. Combining gorilla trekking in Rwanda with its other top safari activities gives visitors an opportunity to have a memorable adventure in Rwanda. Gorilla trekking in Rwanda can also be combine with other top safari experiences in East Africa like wildebeest migration, African Big Five safaris, and beach holiday to Kenya and Tanzania. combine your African journey and witness all that Africa has to offer on a single journey. Let us help you plan!

Combining Gorilla Trekking Tours with Tanzania & Kenya Safari

Are you interested in witnessing the mountain gorillas and all other top African safari experiences like the wildebeest migration and viewing the African Big Five (lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, and elephant). Consider booking a safari tour that allows you to visit multiple countries that offer these experiences. Combining Gorilla Trekking Tours with Tanzania & Kenya Safari is possible during safaris in East Africa, regardless of where your journey starts from. The most popular way of combining these amazing tours is by starting with wildlife viewing in Kenya or Tanzania and later flying to either Rwanda or Uganda from where you can enjoy the gorilla trekking experience.

Alternatively, a combined journey including gorilla trekking, wildebeest migration, and big five viewing can start with mountain gorilla trekking in either Rwanda or Uganda, from where visitors fly to their next (Kenya or Tanzania) destination for the next adventures. At Acacia Safaris Limited, we can help you customize your journey to suit your best interests. Read more here about combining gorilla trekking with other experiences in East Africa.

Combining Ngorongoro-Serengeti and Gorillas 

Tanzania’s Ngorongoro, Serengeti, and gorillas are some of the top exciting experience in East Africa and combining them is truely remarkable. These gives you  an opportunity to witness the endangered mountain gorillas. Here are the best tips for making your dream African safari adventure a reality. Combining Ngorongoro-Serengeti and Gorillas grants visitors an opportunity to witness the diversity in Africa that inhabits its distinctive regions.

This combined adventure allows you to witness the African Big Five (lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, and elephant) that roam the vast wilderness of Serengeti National Park, and the Ngorongoro Crater floor, you’ll also witness the spectacular annual wildebeest migration in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park before you finally go for a remarkable gorilla trekking experience. You might however, wonder, are there gorillas in Serengeti or Ngorongoro? A quick answer is no. Mountain Gorillas are an endangered primate species and can only be found in three countries: Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Uganda and Rwanda are however the most renowned mountain gorilla trekking destinations in Africa and surely on this combined adventure, you can fly to these countries to experience the incredible mountain gorilla trekking. It does not really matter if you start with mountain gorilla trekking or safaris to Serengeti and Ngorongoro, these combined safaris guarantee excellent safari experiences. Combining Ngorongoro-Serengeti and Gorillas is the best way to experience two of Africa’s most treasured experiences, mountain gorilla trekking and wildebeest migration sightseeing. For a memorable experience in Africa, consider combining a Tanzania Safari withGorilla trekking either in Uganda or Rwanda.

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