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Tailor-Made Gorilla Trekking Safaris in Uganda, Rwanda & DR Congo
Choose Adventure Gorilla Safaris to Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, a premier safari destination in Rwanda, or Mgahinga and Bwindi National Parks in Uganda. We are specialist tour operators dedicated to providing unforgettable gorilla safaris and wildlife experiences in Rwanda, Uganda and the DR Congo. We provide both scheduled group departures and fully bespoke tailor-made gorilla safaris and tours to meet every traveller’s unique aspirations and budget. Looking for a short tour of a one-day gorilla trek to Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda or a Bwindi gorilla trekking day trip from Kigali to Uganda, we organise day departures for such special tours. We connect with passion to make your gorilla safari the adventure of a lifetime. We are experts in private and luxury gorilla trekking safaris, pristine beach getaways and immersive wildlife encounters. All based on a commitment to sustainable, responsible tourism. Whether you’re tracking mountain gorillas in the forests of Bwindi and Volcanoes National Park or designing a tailor-made multi-country safari itinerary, we blend local knowledge with a commitment to memorable, eco-conscious travel.
Our team works with national park authorities, local communities and conservation organisations in Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC at the heart of East Africa, to make sure that every safari we organise has a positive impact on the protection of mountain gorillas and their habitat. When you book an adventure Gorilla trekking safari, you are not just buying a holiday – you are playing a part in the conservation of one of the planet’s most endangered species.
Book Your Gorilla Safari with Us
Adventure Gorilla Safaris has been orchestrating life-changing gorilla safaris since 2019. Our reservation team is ready to work hand in hand with you to design your perfect itinerary, whether it is a focused three-day gorilla trek in Uganda or Rwanda, or a three-week grand tour combining gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, big-game safaris, and cultural experiences across East Africa. We handle everything — from your gorilla permit and accommodation to airport transfers and in-country transport — so you can leave every detail to us and arrive ready to be moved, inspired, and transformed by Africa’s greatest wildlife encounter.
Best selling Gorilla Trekking Safari Packages
We tailor-make our safari packages to include other safari activities and destinations
Consider Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda or Bwindi and Mgahinga in Uganda.
3 Days Rwanda Gorilla Trek
You have 2/nights in Kinigi with Gorilla trekking and Golden Monkey tour.
3 Days Bwindi Gorilla Tour
This safari starts from Kigali in Rwanda, crossing to Uganda and then back.
4 Days Rwanda and Uganda
The 4/day safari focuses on double Gorilla trekking in Rwanda and Uganda.
Rwanda Budget Gorilla Trekking - VNP
1 Day Volcanoes National Park - Adventure Gorilla Safaris
With this safari, you will leave Kigali by 4–5 am for the 2–3-hour drive to Kinigi, park headquarters in Volcanoes National Park, watching the Virunga volcanoes — Karisimbi, Bisoke, Sabyinyo, Gahinga, Muhabura — rise over Rwanda’s terraced hills along the way.
By 7 am, you’re grouped into teams of up to eight and assigned a gorilla family. Expect traditional dancing, coffee, and a safety briefing: stay 7 meters back, no flash, stay quiet, freeze if a gorilla approaches.
The trek itself runs from 8 a.m. to early afternoon. Depending on your family’s location, hiking ranges from 30 minutes to over 4 hours through farmland, bamboo, and dense forest at altitudes of 2,500–4,500m, often muddy. Local porters can carry your bag for a fee. Once you reach the gorillas, you get exactly one hour to observe silverbacks, mothers, and playful juveniles up close, regardless of hike length.
After descending, you’ll have a hot lunch in Musanze town, then drive back to Kigali, arriving in the early evening.
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Mountain Gorillas: The Most Fascinating Primate in the World – Adventure Safaris
In all of Africa, there is no wildlife experience to rival seeing mountain gorillas in the wild face-to-face. IUCN Red List lists mountain gorillas as Endangered with a global population of just over 1,000 individuals. Most live in the dense forests of Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC, making each sighting a deeply emotional privilege.
Studies confirm that mountain gorillas share about 98% of human DNA, making them one of our closest living relatives. This genetic kinship shines through in their astonishingly human-like behaviour: the tenderness with which a mother cradles her infant, the authority and poise of a silverback male leading his family, the playful curiosity of juveniles chasing one another through the undergrowth. To be in the presence of a habituated family of gorillas for as little as sixty minutes is a humbling, life-changing experience. That is why we make packs for these wonderful creatures.
A typical habituated family of mountain gorillas consists of between 15 and 30 individuals. Each group is headed by a dominant silverback – a large, mature male, distinguished by the characteristic grey-silver saddle of hair across his back. The silverback is the protector, the decision maker and the social glue of the family unit. Alongside him are females, sub-adult males (known as blackbacks), juveniles and infants. Watching the complex social dynamics of a gorilla family – grooming rituals, play behaviour, feeding routines and communication through vocalisations and body language – offers a window into a world that is strikingly familiar.
Combined Safari Packages - Gorillas and wildlife
These Safari packages include Gorillas, chimpanzees and wildlife safaris in both Rwanda and Uganda
We improve your wildlife holiday safari with the utmost creativity to make your African dream come true.
7 Days Rwanda Uganda
Track the Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Forest, chimpanzees and wildlife. Start and end in Rwanda
10 Days Gorillas & Wildlife
On this adventure tour, combine Bwindi National Park, Queen Elizabeth, and Kibale National Parks
15 Days Rwanda Uganda
Start your trip from Entebbe and end in Rwanda. See the details and draft with our team.
Where We Take You: Gorilla Trekking Destinations
The mountain gorilla exists in only three countries in the world. Adventure Gorilla Safaris operates expert-guided treks across all three destinations, each offering its own distinct character and landscape. Adventure Gorilla Safaris — Premier Private & Luxury Gorilla Trekking and African Safari Specialists.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is Uganda’s crown jewel for gorilla trekking adventures and one of the most biodiverse forests on the planet. Bwindi is home to about half of the world’s total mountain gorilla population. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with over 26 habituated gorilla families in 4 trekking sectors: Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga and Nkuringo. Every sector has its own unique trekking experience and scenery ranging from misty highland ridges to deep-valley forest floors, so no two gorilla treks in Bwindi are ever the same. The park is also a paradise for birdwatchers, with more than 350 species of birds, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics.
Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park is arguably Africa’s most famous destination for gorilla trekking. It was here that the late primatologist Dian Fossey conducted her legendary research and founded the Karisoke Research Centre, immortalised in the film Gorillas in the Mist. The park’s manicured bamboo forests, open meadows and misty volcanic slopes provide a wonderfully atmospheric setting for gorilla encounters. Rwanda has invested heavily in top-end ecotourism infrastructure, and the park is surrounded by an impressive array of luxury lodges and conservation projects. Volcanoes National Park also provides golden monkey tracking, the Dian Fossey tomb hike and volcano summit treks on Mount Bisoke, in addition to gorilla trekking.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda
Nestled in the extreme south-western corner of Uganda, where the borders of Uganda, Rwanda, and the DRC converge, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is Uganda’s smallest national park but arguably one of its most dramatic. The park sits at the foot of three imposing Virunga volcanoes — Mount Muhabura, Mount Gahinga, and Mount Sabyinyo — and forms part of the larger transboundary Virunga Conservation Area. In addition to gorilla trekking, Mgahinga is the only place in Uganda where you can track habituated golden monkeys, a rare and strikingly beautiful primate found only in the Virunga Mountains.
Virunga National Park, DRC.
For the truly adventurous traveller, Virunga National Park in the DRC offers one of the most raw and extraordinary gorilla trekking experiences in the world. Africa’s oldest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Virunga is home to habituated gorilla families as well as the active Nyiragongo volcano, whose lava lake can be reached by trekkers on a challenging overnight hike. Adventure Gorilla Safaris can organise security-assessed gorilla treks in Virunga for clients who wish to experience this remarkable and frontier destination.
Beyond Gorilla Trekking – Explore Our Complete Range of Safari Experiences
A gorilla safari with Adventure Gorilla Safaris need not begin and end in the forest. We excel at combining gorilla trekking with the full breadth of East Africa’s extraordinary wildlife and cultural offerings, creating multi-destination safari itineraries that showcase the best of the region.
Chimpanzee Trekking
Uganda is known as the primate capital of Africa, and for good reason. Kibale National Park in western Uganda harbours the highest density of primates anywhere on Earth and is the premier destination for chimpanzee trekking on the continent. Tracking chimpanzees through Kibale’s lush tropical forest, listening to their hoots and calls resonating through the canopy, is an experience that rivals even a gorilla encounter in its intensity. We also offer chimpanzee trekking in Budongo Forest, Kyambura Gorge, and Nyungwe Forest in the southern province of Rwanda.
Big-Game Wildlife Safaris
For clients who wish to combine their gorilla trek with a classic big-game safari, Adventure Gorilla Safaris offers expertly guided game drives in some of Africa’s finest savannah parks. In Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park offers sightings of lions, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, and hippos alongside the thundering spectacle of the Nile crashing through a narrow gorge. Queen Elizabeth National Park is famous for its tree-climbing lions and vast herds of buffaloes. Further afield, we arrange extensions to Kenya’s Masai Mara — home of the Great Migration — and Tanzania’s Serengeti, where millions of wildebeest, zebra, and gazelle move in one of nature’s most spectacular annual events. All five members of Africa’s legendary Big Five — lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhinoceros — can be seen across these parks.
Cultural Experiences: Africa’s wildlife and its peoples are inseparable, and Adventure Gorilla Safaris is dedicated to making sure our travellers experience authentic human interactions as part of their wildlife encounters. We also arrange visits to local communities living on the borders of national parks, including the Batwa Pygmies – the original forest-dwelling inhabitants of Bwindi and Mgahinga – who share their ancestral knowledge of the forest and its inhabitants through cultural performances and guided walks. In Rwanda, we have visits to the Iby’iwacu Cultural Village close to Volcanoes National Park, where ex-poachers have become conservation ambassadors.
Other Activities
Our safari portfolio also includes world-class birdwatching tours (Uganda alone hosts over 1,060 bird species, making it one of the top birding destinations on the planet), white-water rafting at the source of the River Nile in Jinja, boat cruises on Kazinga Channel and Lake Victoria, volcano hiking in the Virunga massif, nature walks in Semuliki National Park, and mountain climbing on the Rwenzori Mountains, known romantically as the Mountains of the Moon.
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Exceptional Safaris, designed to your needs, preferences and budget.
With experience in all these trip activities, we create extended tours that combine gorilla trekking with various other wildlife safari experiences. It is recommended to take those longer itineraries so that you have more time for exploration and other activities. Trip lengths range from five (5) days to 30+ days. For a wider African adventure than one gorilla tour, see our sample safari itineraries. Choose the one that fits you, or chat to one of our expert team for tailored advice and itinerary planning.
About Adventure Gorilla Safaris
Adventure Gorilla Safaris is a passion-driven gorilla safari company built by a team of dedicated travel professionals. We are headquartered in Uganda and Rwanda, with trusted agents in Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar, allowing us to serve travellers from anywhere in the world.
What We Do; We specialize in designing bespoke luxury safaris and mid-range gorilla trekking safaris across Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo, as well as broader East African adventures in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar. The company was founded with a clear purpose: to deliver gorilla trekking holidays that are both luxurious and genuinely cost-worthy.
Tailored Safari Experiences
Our team’s flexibility allows us to adapt itineraries to each traveller’s needs, always with close attention to safety, quality, and budget. We design a full range of gorilla safari experiences, including:
- Private tours
- Group safaris
- Gorilla habituation experiences
- Luxury fly-in safaris
Our expertise stems from staying current with the latest information on gorilla watching tours across the region, enabling us to craft truly bespoke African safari experiences.
Our Commitment to Responsible Tourism
Adventure Gorilla Safaris is dedicated to responsible tourism that supports conservation and sustainable development. In practice, this means we:
- Use fuel-efficient, well-maintained 4×4 safari vehicles
- Support conservation organizations
- Encourage clients to follow gorilla trekking rules and regulations
Every trip we organize supports local communities and helps preserve nature — bringing you closer to both the people and the wildlife of East Africa.
Let’s Plan Your Dream African Safari
Whether you’re drawn to Africa’s most iconic destinations or prefer remote retreats and hidden gems, our Africa Safari Experts are here to craft your perfect journey. Every itinerary is tailor-made to match your unique travel style and aspirations.
All our safaris are conducted with professional guides who will make your African holiday a memorable one. We have safari 4×4 Land Cruisers customised for a real African safari, to handle all types of terrain and provide real comfort.