Gorilla national parks are located in steep and slippery terrains that are strenuous and challenging to hike. The average altitude of gorilla trekking in Uganda ranges from 1160m to 2607m.galloping over such high altitudes is not as easy as it seems because tourists are tested through jumping on fallen tree trunks, steep slopes which make roughly 8 hours of paving the way to the sighting of the fantastic beasts of the forest.
In Rwanda
Hiking requires tourists to have a certain level of fitness because when it comes to a country like Rwanda, the altitude of gorilla trekking ranges from 2500m to 4000m. Tourists always have porters available and ready to relieve them of the bulk they have to increase their trekking speed.
Gorilla trekking difficulty in Uganda versus Rwanda
Gorillas have over the years been a great tourist attraction to both Uganda and Rwanda because of their endangered nature. Tourists always need to first establish the pros and cons of trekking these amazing species from a particular country before they choose to do so because of the difference in nature of the countries. Trekking the amazing natural beauties is not just about walking through a straight path because it involves jumping on fallen tree trunks, insect bites and the long hours spent on trekking making it a little more strenuous than expected.
When it comes to trekking, the Volcanoes NP has less jungle unlike Uganda’s Bwindi which is thick with trees and for that reason makes penetration into the forest more difficult than in the land of a thousand hills.
In Uganda, the gorilla trekking parks are located in less developed areas that have impassable roads unlike Rwanda which has better infrastructure. This can be tiring and stressful on days that the rains pour down because the roads get filled with mud, slippery and increase on the time spent on the road traveling.
The terrain of the gorilla parks in Uganda is not for the faint hearted. Even though Rwanda is generally hilly hence the name of a thousand hills, trekking in Uganda is more challenging than in Rwanda because of the terrain of the gorilla parks in Uganda. Bwindi and Mgahinga have rough terrains that are steep and sloppy requiring a certain level of fitness to trek than in Rwanda
