Gorilla Trekking
Gorillas are the vast living primates that are found in African Jungles in the wild. The Gorillas range between heights of between 1.25 and 1.8 metres then weights of 100 and 270 kg. The Gorillas live in groups of 8 to 12 and more members with a leading Silverback Gorilla which s Male leading the group in all their varying daily activities through patrolling, calling shots, choosing where they eat, what they eat and the rest from adult females, black backs, infant Gorillas and juveniles have to follow.
Gorillas are distributed into two varying species i.e the Eastern Gorilla and Western Gorilla with four/ five subspecies. Gorillas share DNA similar to that of humans from 95 to 99% hence making them close to humans after the Bonobos and Chimpanzees.
Gorillas are known to live 30 to 40 years in the wild natural habitats that include tropical or sub-tropical vegetation terrain in Sub Saharan Africa. Gorillas are further distributed into Mountain Gorillas and Lowland Gorillas. The Mountain Gorillas are known to occupy the hilly/ Mountainous regions in Africa where as the Lowland Gorillas (Eastern & Western) are fond of preferring to stay in the lowland swamp areas of the DR Congo as they wander to the North of Africa.
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Mountain Gorillas are watched in the Albertine Rift montane Forests of Virunga Volcanoes varying in altitude from 2,200 to 4,300 metres (7,200 to 14,100 ft), Eastern Lowland Gorillas stay in dense forests of kahuzi Biega National Park in DR Congo and western Gorillas are known to live in Central Africa in Angola.
About 316,000 western gorillas and 5000 Eastern Gorillas are known to live in the wild. The Gorillas are known to be very endangered due to their exposure to rampant poaching, disease, habitat destruction hence making them so fragile and are protected in the National parks and Reserves.
Gorilla Trekking Expeditions
Gorilla Trekking Destinations
In East Africa, travelers can engage in flying expedition along various Mountains which include;
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Serengeti National Park is located in Tanzania after the famous Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and known famously to offer amazing Wildlife Safaris to all travelers on safari in Tanzania.
The Park is known to offer the Great Migration of wildebeest safari, views of the vast savannah ecosystems, predator-prey dynamics unfolding in real time. The Park includes the Seronera Airstrip where candid bush planes land from other airports/ airstrips.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Serengeti National Park is located in Tanzania after the famous Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and known famously to offer amazing Wildlife Safaris to all travelers on safari in Tanzania.
The Park is known to offer the Great Migration of wildebeest safari, views of the vast savannah ecosystems, predator-prey dynamics unfolding in real time. The Park includes the Seronera Airstrip where candid bush planes land from other airports/ airstrips.
Volcanoes National Park
Serengeti National Park is located in Tanzania after the famous Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and known famously to offer amazing Wildlife Safaris to all travelers on safari in Tanzania.
The Park is known to offer the Great Migration of wildebeest safari, views of the vast savannah ecosystems, predator-prey dynamics unfolding in real time. The Park includes the Seronera Airstrip where candid bush planes land from other airports/ airstrips.
Virunga National Park
Serengeti National Park is located in Tanzania after the famous Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and known famously to offer amazing Wildlife Safaris to all travelers on safari in Tanzania.
The Park is known to offer the Great Migration of wildebeest safari, views of the vast savannah ecosystems, predator-prey dynamics unfolding in real time. The Park includes the Seronera Airstrip where candid bush planes land from other airports/ airstrips.
Kahuzi Biega National Park
Serengeti National Park is located in Tanzania after the famous Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and known famously to offer amazing Wildlife Safaris to all travelers on safari in Tanzania.
The Park is known to offer the Great Migration of wildebeest safari, views of the vast savannah ecosystems, predator-prey dynamics unfolding in real time. The Park includes the Seronera Airstrip where candid bush planes land from other airports/ airstrips.
Species of Gorillas
Two Gorilla Species are available to be tracked and these Include the Eastern Gorilla and the Western Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla). The Western Gorilla is the most abundant Species with a nose formation that is different and lighter color compaction compared t the Eastern Gorilla.
Western Gorilla comprises of other two subspecies i.e the Cross River Gorilla (G. gorilla diehli) and the Western Lowland Gorilla (Grauer’s gorilla) and Eastern Gorilla which are the largest of all found in Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo.
The Four Gorilla Sub-species
Under the two Gorilla Species there are four different Subspecies and these Include; the Mountain Gorillas, Eastern Lowland Gorillas, Western Gorillas and Cross River Gorillas.
Mountain Gorillas
Mountain Gorillas are the most prominently tracked Gorilla in Africa and these inhabit the forest vegetation habitats of Bwindi Forest National Park and Mgahinga National Park (Uganda), Volcanoes National Park of Rwanda and DR Congo’s Virunga National Park. Mountain Gorillas prefer a habitat that is characterized with hilly/ mountainous terrain.
They comprise of thick, long hair/fur which protects them from all the cold temperatures as they wander along the slopes in thick forest vegetation.
They live in groups of 8 to 12 to above 18 members with a dominant Silverback Gorilla leading the groups through feeding, choosing where to eat, what they eat and the rest of the Gorillas follow what the leader commands and when one like the black backs not okay with the leadership will fight with the silverback and if the silverback wins, the black back has to quit the group.
Eastern Lowland Gorillas (G. beringei graueri)
Eastern Lowland Gorillas are prominently tracked and watched in the DR Congo at the famous Kahuzi Biega National Park located in the Southern Province of Congo. You can also see them at Odzala-Kokoua National Park,
Maiko National Park and areas around the Itombwe Massif.
Eastern Lowland Gorillas are the largest of all the other Gorillas with a stocky body, wide hands, and short muzzles. These include black coats with short hair on the body and head.
There are about 7,500 eastern Lowland Gorillas in the wild where they can be tracked.
Western Lowland Gorillas
Western Lowland Gorillas are the smallest of all the four Gorilla subspecies with shorter black brown hair, longer arms with infants comprising of white hair on their backsides.
The Western Gorillas are located about 270,000 square miles of Central and West Africa in countries Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Angola.
They inhabit the tropical rain forests which provides them with plenty of food due to the fact that they eat the eat roots, shoots, fruit, wild celery, tree bark and pulp.
Cross River Gorillas
Cross River Gorillas are known to inhabit an area of 3,000 square miles square miles covered with forest, Mountains and highlands. Cross River Gorillas are known to be more aggressive, challenging to understand and ever on the move.
They stay in the forest habitats of Cameroon, Nigeria however Gorilla Trekking is not possible with the Cross River Gorillas due to their constant movement.
Gorilla in Uganda
Uganda is blessed with Mountain Gorillas which are a very rare species to trek and watch as they introduce you to their natural forest vegetation habitat. The mountain Gorillas can be watched at the prominent Bwindi Forest National Park and Mgahinga National Park.
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