Tracking the Nkoringo Gorillas

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, which covers 331 km2, is located in the southwest corner of Uganda near the borders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are 4 groups of gorillas that have been habituated to humans, three in the northwest section of the park and one in the southwest section. We trekked the group in the south called the Nkoringo group, the most isolated out of the four. The Uganda Wildlife Authority only authorizes 36 permits a day, eight per group and recommends booking permits at least three months in advance. We waited 10 days for our permits. Permit holders pay $360 to enjoy one hour maximum with the gorillas.

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• Nkoringo
• gorillas
• Bwindi
• National
• Park
• uganda
• trekking
• tracking
• wildlife
• forest
• jungle
• Kabale
• virunga
• Africa

[Cleome3]

Excellent video! I was wondering if you also made it toNkoringo by road from Kampala. We spent 13 hours in a bone crushing Jeep ride to get there! Gorillas were awesome and once in a lifetime experience. But never the journey again!

[XavierSurinyach]

I've been three times with mountain gorillas and I'm sure I'll be with them more times. To be close to them is the best experience one can live. If you go there, please, hire a porter. If local people take profit from tourism, you are helping to preserve gorillas.

[Vagabonding]

Seeing the gorillas is my favorite travel experience so far. Magical.

Great video!

[kakarote2010]

why would some idiots kill gorilla?

[rrrconserve]

Incredible animals, really sad what is happening to them. I hope for peace in DRC.

[wutterputter]

did you try to pet one?

[lajam55]

cool