Primates safari with gorilla trekking from Singapore in Uganda or Rwanda

For travelers interested in the gorilla trekking experiences starting from Singapore, they will have to travel to East Africa to Rwanda, Uganda or Democratic Republic of Congo. Gorilla trekking permits are a requirement for entry into the tracking parks and are purchased/ booked before the tracking date. The most popular/ top gorilla trekking destinations are;

• Volcanoes national park located in the north-western part of Rwanda in the Virunga massif has a high mountain gorilla population of almost 50% of the world’s remaining total population. These mountain gorillas comprise more than 15 families where each family is open to 8 visitors per day.
• Bwindi Impenetrable national park located in south western Uganda has more than 50% of the world’s remaining gorilla population living in the thick tropical forests. Bwindi’s gorilla population makes up more than 25 mountain gorilla families with each permitted to 8 visitors per day.
• Mgahinga national park national located in the south-western part of Uganda, in the Virunga massif, has one gorilla family so far.

Mountain gorillas have survived extinction with numbers less than 200 individuals rising to above 1,000 individuals in the last 3 decades making a quite tremendous come back. Thanks to the conservation efforts done by the authorities and different organizations. The protection of these species from extinction has thus made UNESCO declare/ name these gorilla trekking parks as heritage sites.