Is it possible to trek Nyakegezi gorilla group in Mgahinga alone?
Is it feasible to travel Nyakagezi gorilla group in Mgahinga alone? The answer is yes. Mgahinga National Park has one gorilla family called Nyakagezi. It has over 10 members with 4 silverbacks. The origin of issues resulting in visitors rejecting to hike mgahinga mountain gorillas has been owing to the fact that Nyakagezi gorilla group used to travel to congo and occasionally to Rwanda and so could not be depended on.
Many dread to risk getting gorilla permits for Mgahinga National park because of that. But lately the scenario has suddenly altered with Nyakagezi gorilla family now spending most of their time in Mgahinga National Park.
Many individuals have hiked mgahinga gorillas and there are all reasons for your to visit mgahinga national park. hiking Nyakegezi gorilla group alone is quite doable if you block and acquire all permits hiking this group for a certain day.
About Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is Uganda’s smallest national park which is situated on the border with Rwanda. It is one of the national parks that compose the huge Virunga ranges with others including Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Virunga National Park in DR Congo.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is made up of 3 extinct volcanoes which are Muhavura, Gahinga, and Sabinyo. It is home to the endangered mountain gorillas and Golden monkeys, other species such birds, reptiles, and forest animals may be spotted during your visit to this park.
How is it feasible to walk Nyakegezi gorilla group in Mgahinga alone?
Are you are intending to travel Nyakegezi gorilla group completely alone and you are asking whether it is possible to block permits and trek this gorilla group discovered Mgahinga Gorilla National Park solely alone, well this is definitely doable with Katland Safaris.
Trekking Nyakegezi gorilla group alone will provide you a chance to observe mountain gorilla members of this family privately that is a given trip group alone or as an individual. For you to block all permits and trek Nyakegezi gorilla group solely alone you may either pay 100%, 70%, or 30% in advance of the amount of each permit.
Each Gorilla permit in Uganda Costs $800 Per person per trek for the Foreign non-residents, $700 Per person for foreign residents, and Uganda shillings 300,000 for East African Citizens (Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, and South Sudan), this gives you an opportunity to spend one hour encounter with the Nyakegezi gorilla group in Mgahinga National Park.
If you are intending to travel alone you will need to block and pay for all the gorilla permits hiking that particular day for Nyakegezi gorilla group. For a foreign nonresident, each gorilla permit costs USD800 and Nyakegezi gorilla group has 8 permits available every day this means you will pay for the entire gorilla permits that is 8 permits ($5700 for foreign non-residents) to block them and this will give you an opportunity to trek this gorilla group exclusively and privately alone i.e. with no other tourists only with ranger guides.
Important things to consider while intending to hike Nyakegezi gorilla group in Mgahinga alone.
Booking and acquiring all the gorilla permits for Nyakegezi gorilla group in advance
Nyakegezi gorilla group has 8 gorilla permits available for sale per day. For you to travel Nyakegezi gorilla group totally alone you will need to block all these permits in advance so that no other visitors book into a journey in the same gorilla family.
For you to block these permissions you may either pay 100%, 70%, or 30% in advance the cost of each permit. We suggest you block the gorilla permits at least 3 to 4 months before to your gorilla safari date. This is because during busy season permits sell out in advance on a first come first serve basis. Contact us here for more information on how to book all gorilla permits for monitoring the Nyakegezi gorilla group in advance to allow you to trek gorillas totally alone.
Once you have your planned dates of travel confirmed we will need you to send us an email here so that we check for availability of trekking permits online with Uganda Wildlife Authority once we confirm permits are available for your planned dates we will let you know so that we can send you an invoice for you to make payment for the permits so that we block all the permits.
Once the payment is done and we have received it on our account we will go ahead and purchase your permits immediately and send you a scanned copy of the permits for your records and perusal, this will confirm you are booked for exclusive gorilla trekking of the Nyakegezi gorilla group in Mghainga National Park.
How to go to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
By Road; Mgahinga Gorilla National Park can be entered by the major high-way road from Entebbe/Kampala which is roughly 8-9 hours drive. You will travel via Kabale town and go to Kisoro town from Kisoro town you will drive toward your lodge which is near to the park for an overnight. The Park may also be accessible from Kigali, Rwanda which is roughly 2-3 hours drive.
By Air: To reach Mgahinga Gorilla National Park from Entebbe International Airport or Kampala’s Kajjansi airport, fly from Scheduled and chartered flights are available and offered by domestic airline carriers of Aero link and Fly Uganda. You will need to coordinate with your tour operator for a shuttle from the airfield to the Lodge you have booked for your stay.
Where to stay in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Lodges around Mgahinga Gorilla National park include Gahinga Lodge, Lake Chahafi Resort, Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge, Kisoro Travelers’ Inn among others.
What is the ideal time to hike Nyakegezi gorilla group in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park?
The best time to trek the Nyakegezi gorilla group in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is during the drier months of January, February, June to early September, this makes it easier to travel to the park and gives a clear view of mountain gorillas and golden monkeys given the vegetation cover is not too much high grown
Why book your unique trekking of Nyakegezi gorilla group with Katland Safaris.
Founded in 3003, Katland safaris takes pride in constructing tailor-made gorilla trekking safaris to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. It has a highly attentive and trustworthy crew. Your inquiries are addressed within 20minutes by our staff of skilled tour advisers.
These advisors will develop a trip plan for you, answer all your queries, and make sure all your services are scheduled in advance for you to prevent difficulties. We also offer extremely skilled safari guides based on your language choices. Feel free to contact us for your journey of the Nyakegezi gorilla group totally alone.
