How to plan a gorilla trekking safari for elderly and people with disabilities?

How can elderly and disabled individuals organize a gorilla trekking safari? Gorilla trekking is a unique experience that entails walking through a tropical rainforest to find mountain gorillas and spending an hour with them in their natural habitat. While gorilla trekking is conducted in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, it is conducted in Uganda’s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which are separated into four sectors: Buhoma, Rushaga, Ruhija, and Kuringo.

Planning a gorilla trekking safari for the elderly and disabled requires advance planning because it includes renting a sedan chair and reserving a gorilla trekking permit or lodging in advance, as these are in high demand, particularly from June to September and December to February.

The price of a permit for gorilla trekking

All nationals must pay 1,500 USD for a gorilla trekking permit in Volcanoes National Park, while foreign non-residents must pay 800 USD per person, foreign residents must pay 700 USD per person, and East African citizens must pay 300,000 UGX per person for permits in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

How can I reserve a permit to gorilla trekking in Rwanda and Uganda?

You can reserve gorilla trekking permits in Rwanda and Uganda by contacting a reputable tour operator, such as Experiya Tour Company, and providing the date, month, year, and gorilla destination you want to visit. After getting in touch with us, we will check with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) or Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to see if there are any permits available on the dates you have selected. If so, you will be required to pay a deposit for the permit. As soon as the funds are received, we will buy the permit on your behalf and confirm with a scanned copy of the receipt.

The ideal time of year to go on a gorilla trekking expedition

Although gorilla trekking is possible throughout the year in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, and Volcanoes National Park, the best time to go is during the dry season, also known as the peak season, which is June, July, August, September, December, January, and February. This is because there is less rainfall in the national parks during this time, making access roads and gorilla trekking trails dry and passable, making trekking easier than during the rainy season, when muddy and slippery.

How can elderly and disabled individuals organize a gorilla trekking safari?

In order to reserve a gorilla trekking safari in either Rwanda or Uganda, you will need to get in touch with Experiya Tour Company by phone or email. You will need to specify the gorilla destinations, date, month, and year, as well as whether you are elderly, disabled, or unfit. We will set up your gorilla trekking package, which includes lodging, transportation, and the gorilla permit, as soon as you get in touch with us.

We will set up a special sedan chair with porters to carry it once the safari has been confirmed. The sedan chair is easy for porters to carry because it has four handlers and seat belts. Depending on where the mountain gorillas are, gorilla trekking might take anywhere from two to six hours. In a sedan chair, the porters will transport the visitor to the gorillas’ location. Once there, you will have an hour to spend with the gorillas, shooting photos and films before being carried back to the beginning point, where the driver’s guide is located.

The greatest location for elderly and disabled persons to go gorilla trekking.

The best place to go gorilla trekking depends on your preferences. The main destinations for gorilla trekking are Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, and Volcanoes National Park in Uganda and Rwanda. Each of these locations offers sedan chairs that visitors can rent for a reasonable price.

Accommodations for your gorilla trekking expedition

During your gorilla trekking safari, you can stay at a variety of lodging options in the Volcanoes National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Sabinyo Silverback Lodge, Five Volcanoes Lodge, Mt. Muhabura Hotel, Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge, Virunga Inn Resort and Spa, Mount Gahinga Lodge, Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge, Ichumbi Lodge, Rushaga Gorilla Lodge, Four Gorillas Lodge, Mahogany Springs Lodge, Buhoma Haven Lodge, Ruhija Gorilla Mist Camp, Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Buhoma Lodge, Bwindi Lodge, Nkuringo Gorilla Lodge, and Silverback Lodge are just a few of the affordable, halfway, and luxury lodging options available. Tell the lodge to arrange a room close to the ground floor or with a ramp when making reservations for senior citizens or people with disabilities.

Ways to reach the gorilla locations

It takes roughly two to three hours to drive from Kigali International Airport to the park headquarters at Volcanoes National Park, which is situated in the northwest of Rwanda.

Both Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park are in southern Uganda and are accessible by road. It takes roughly nine to ten hours to drive from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park via Masaka, Mbarara, and Kabale.

There are scheduled or charter flights from Entebbe International Airport to Kihihi or Kisoro Airstrips, from which visitors who dislike long journeys to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park can connect to the park headquarters via road.

It takes roughly four to five hours to drive from Kigali, Rwanda, to the park headquarters via the Cyanika border in Kisoro or the Katuna border in Kabale. From Kigali, Rwanda, visitors can also reach Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.