With Uganda sheltering almost half of a thousand remaining mountain gorillas in the wild, gorilla trekking is the most popular safari activity in the country.  Uganda is also recognized as one of the leading gorilla trekking destinations in the world which has led to a flourishing and progressive growth in the tourism sector in the country.

There are only two gorilla trekking spots in Uganda including Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mgahinga National Park located in the southwestern part of the country. Mgahinga National Park is the smallest national park in the country though popular and one of the most visited tourism destinations in Uganda. 

Bwindi on the other hand, as the name “impenetrable” sounds, the park is almost impenetrable due to the dominance of dense and thick forests but a popular and one of the most visited national parks in the country.

Gorilla trekking in Uganda just like any other gorilla trekking destination involves trekking, hiking and diving through dense forests to locate and track the endangered primate species of mountain gorillas. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is the leading gorilla trekking spot in Uganda and the entire world at large and is home to almost half of the surviving mountain gorillas in the world.

There are about 450 gorilla individuals in Bwindi in 21 habituated gorilla family groups and only 8 members in Mgahinga National Park which shelters one habituated gorilla family group. The only gorilla family sheltered at Mgahinga is famously known as “Nyakagezi family”. 

Mubare gorilla family, Habinyanja gorilla family, Oruzongo gorilla family, Bitukura gorilla family, Nkuringo gorilla family, Katwe gorilla family, to mention but a few are some of the gorilla families in Bwindi.  There are also only four gorilla sectors in Bwindi impenetrable national park which are Buhoma, Ruhija, Nkuringo and Rushaga gorilla sector.