Many travelers still do not know where to find mountain gorillas, and many think that they can go zoos and meet them there which is impossible. This is very wrong gorillas can’t be found in zoos or captivity, they can only be seen in their natural habitats. Don’t stress your head, these giants can only be seen in Rwanda’s gifted national park Volcanoes national park which is located in Ruhengeri Musanze district in the northwestern region of Rwanda near the verge with the Virunga national park in the DRC and Mgahinga gorilla forest national park in Uganda. It’s just about 2-3 hours’ drive from Kigali Rwanda’s capital and its largest city. The park covers an area of about 160sqkm and it is considered as the oldest national park in Africa being gazetted in 1929. It was established to protect the Mountain gorillas that were facing the threat of extinction as a result of poaching.
Mountain gorillas made Rwanda very popular as a result of many travelers to this small country that comes for gorilla tracking. gorilla tracking is the most interesting adventurous tourist activity done in Rwanda as it involves moving deep into the forest to meet these giant apes. Volcanoes national park is a home to about 400 individuals out of 900 individuals left in the world and it’s considered as the best gorilla safari destination in world, Rwanda cannot be talked about without mentioning these remaining mountain gorillas, hence they are the most done tourist activity in Rwanda.
In Uganda these giants are hosted in Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga gorilla forest national park both located in the south western part of Uganda, many gorilla trackers in Uganda prefers to track in Bwindi impenetrable national park than in Mgahiga gorilla forest since gorillas in this area prefer travelling and they tend to migrate to neighboring countries of Rwanda DRC, so before confirming your booking, you should be assured that the group will be available.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, these giants are hosted in Virunga national park. Gorilla tracking experience remains the same in all these areas where these species can be seen. However Rwanda is regarded as the best gorilla safari destination according to testimonies given by those who have got chance of tracking in whole these gorilla tracking destinations.