As only one or two days of your gorilla tracking holiday will be taken up with actually gorilla watching, we have included a other highlights on our map of where to see gorillas. Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda are the prime gorilla tracking locations, but there are so many other national parks that give a monkeys. And indeed a lot of other wildlife to boot. After all, gorillas don’t exist in an exclusive club out there in the wilds. Such as chimpanzees in Nyungwe National Park, tree climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park, red-tailed monkeys in Kibale Forest National Park as well as endless hiking to be had in all the locations we have highlighted.

Paul Callcutt at our leading supplier of gorilla trekking holidays, Natural World Safaris gives some good tips on where to see gorillas:

“Rwanda is generally viewed as easier trekking in order to see the gorillas. They tend to be out in the open a bit more and along easier hiking trails than in Uganda, where things can be a bit steeper and undergrowth is thicker. That is not to say that Rwanda is better than Uganda for gorilla trekking, Not at all. Uganda is great for people looking for a more adventurous trekking experience but the rewards are excellent. Such as getting to see the extraordinary Nkuringo gorilla family in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. In Uganda, the longest you could trek is eight hours, but even this is unlikely. However, it is not impossible. When I've done it, I haven’t walked for more than two or three hours in both Uganda and Rwanda. But if you have mobility issues, I'd probably recommend Rwanda first. ”