Gorilla Safaris in Uganda Uganda
January 9, 2012 by admin
Filed under Gorilla Tourism
Uganda unlike other holiday destinations in Africa has very fertile land that is well watered with dense forest and many rivers, streams and lakes. It has many safari attractions to offer but the major highlight is the mountain gorilla trekking. Ranging from wildlife safaris, birding safaris to adventure sporting activities like white water rafting, kayaking and bungee jumping along the Nile river, Uganda has lots of tour attractions however of all these mountain gorilla safari is the major tourism foreign exchange earner and is unique to Uganda and Rwanda.
The Ugandan forests of Bwindi are home to the rarest and most majestic of all the apes, the mountain gorilla. There are few wildlife experiences that can compare to tracking a family of mountain gorillas through the thick, tropical rainforests of Uganda. George Schaller famously stated that “No one who looks into a gorilla’s eyes – intelligent, gentle, vulnerable – can remain unchanged, for the gap between ape and human vanishes, we know that the gorilla still lives within us”. Gorillas and Uganda wildlife tour packages are some of the most unique in Africa and lonely planet voted Uganda the best travel destination.