Which is the Best National Park for a Gorilla Safari?
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda or Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda?
Gorilla trekking is unpredictable and it is difficult to foresee how many hours you will hike. In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda the hike is generally more challenging. The rainforest terrain is can be trickier, where you may
encounter more dense vegetation and steeper terrain. Hiking times may be longer as the Bwindi gorillas tend to travel longer distances per day when looking for food.
In Rwanda the gorilla trekking is usually easier and not as challenging, except for the challenging Karisimbi Group who are located high up on the slopes of the Karisimbi caldera. For shorter gorilla trekking experiences, we would generally recommend visiting Rwanda – the Virunga National Park is a short distance from Kigali International Airport (a 3hr drive). Bwindi is further from the international airport, Entebbe International Airport (a 10hr drive), meaning that you will have to overnight in Lake Mburo National Park enroute.
