Geniet van uw vakantie met Afrika Vakantie Oeganda's Gentle Giants, de gorilla's van Oeganda.

It is estimated that there are less than 800 of these Gorillas in the wild. And half of these giants are in Uganda.


Uganda has more 400 Gorillas that live in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in south west Uganda and about 460 inhabit the Virunga mountains of Rwanda and Congo (Zaire). It is believed that none of these giants are to be found in captivity.
The future of these giants is still very uncertain with the threat of poaching, habitat encroachment by humans and regional instability constantly hanging over them.


So if you are planning to see these magical creatures outside of history books and photographs, there is no time like the present, because soon they may be gone forever.Just joking the neighboring countries are now stable and these giants have enough peace of mind to move from Uganda to Rwanda and Congo then back to Uganda.


All the participants who have ever been to these giants agree that it is undoubtedly one of the best wildlife experiences that they have gone through.
Apart from these giants, there are also three other Uganda safari wildlife areas that are well worth your time to visit: Queen Elizabeth National Park for its unique resident tree climbing lions never to be found anywhere in the world and its bird life.


And the good thing is that there are neighbours together with Mt. Rwenzori national park, where you can experience the most breathtaking action in mountaineering.


By following these rules and through the purchase of the permit, YOU too are contributing to the conservation of the mountain gorilla. Uganda Wildlife Authority uses the funds generated from the sale of this permit for the management of the National Parks.


A percentage of the funds raised from Park entrance fees are also donated to local communities living adjacent to the parks to contribute to their development and improve natural resource management in the region.
Before departing on your giants trek.

Always wash your hands before you head out to the tracking.

On the way to the gorillas:


a) A maximum number of 6 visitors (8 in DR Congo and if trekking one of the larger groups in Rwanda) may visit a group of habituated ones in a day. This minimizes behavioral disturbance to the gorillas and the risk of their exposure to human-borne diseases.

b) Please always keep your voices low. You will then also be able to observe the great bird life and other wildlife in the forest.

c) Do not leave rubbish in the park. Whatever you bring into the forest should be carried back out with you.

d) You will be taken to where the guides observed them the day before. From there you will follow their trail to find them. Look out for the gorilla's nesting sites along the way!

e) When you approach them, the guides will inform you to get ready.


When you are with the gorillas:



a) A 5 meter distance should try to be observed at all times (15 feet) from them. This is to protect them from catching human diseases.

b) You must stay in tight group whey you are near them .

c) Keep your voices down at all times. However, it is OK to ask the guide questions.

d) Do not eat or drink while you are near them. Eating or drinking inevitably will increase the risk of food/drink morsels/droplets falling, which could increase the risk of transmission of diseases.

e) Sometimes they charge. Follow the guides example (crouch down slowly, do not look at them directly in the eyes and wait for the animals to pass). Do not try and take pictures and do not attempt to run away. Running away will increase the risk.

f) Flash photography is not permitted! When taking pictures move, slowly and carefully.

g) niet Raak hen. Ze zijn wilde dieren. Ze kunnen knuffels kijken maar!.
h) De maximale tijd die u kunt besteden bij hen is een uur. Echter, als ze opgewonden of nerveus, zal de gids eindigen het bezoek vroeg.

i) Na het bezoek houdt uw stem omlaag totdat u 200 meter van hen.


General Health Regels:


De volgende zijn manieren om het risico uw bezoek zou kunnen opleveren voor onze zachtaardige reuzen te minimaliseren:

a) Remember ze zijn erg gevoelig voor ziekten bij de mens.
b) Respecteer de opgelegde beperkingen op het aantal bezoekers toegestaan met de gorilla's per dag. Dit minimaliseert het risico van overdracht van ziekten en stress aan de groep.

c) Als u zich ziek voelt, of je bent het dragen van een besmettelijke ziekte, vrijwilliger om achter te blijven. Een plaatsvervanger bezoek wordt voor u geregeld, of u zal worden terugbetaald uw geld.

d) Als je de drang om te hoesten of niezen voelt als je in de buurt van de gorilla's, neem dan draai je hoofd weg en hebben betrekking op uw neus en mond met het oog op het minimaliseren van de verspreiding van bacteriën of virussen.

e) Altijd verblijf 5 meter (15 voet) afstand van de gorilla's. De verder terug je bent, hoe meer ontspannen de groep zal zijn.

f) Probeer niet te raken.

g) Niet roken, drinken of eten wanneer u met deze reuzen.

h) laten geen afval (bijv. voedsel wikkels) in het park; buitenlandse items haven ziekten of andere verontreinigingen.

i) Als je moet poepen, terwijl in het bos, vraag de gids om je een gat graven met zijn Panga. Zorg ervoor dat het gat is 30cms diep en vul het in als u klaar bent.