Gorilla trekking for the disabled and elderly

Gorilla trekking for senior citizens. If you want to go gorilla trekking with your mother, father, an elderly sibling, a senior, or someone with a disability, Monumental Expeditions and Safaris can make it easier for anyone who are too old or insufficiently fit to go up to see the gorillas. Although there are ways to assist the elderly in seeing the gorillas, there is no upper age limit for gorilla trekking as long as anyone can visit the park.

For approximately $300 per person, you may hire a porter to help you carry your backpack and assist you while you go through the forest. There is also a sedan chair that can be used to transfer the elderly to see the gorillas. We have let trekkers in their 70s and 80s to see the gorillas. You should not pass up the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go gorilla trekking.

Crucial factors to take into account while planning a gorilla trek for seniors, the elderly, and those with impairments

To prevent senior people from becoming fatigued from prolonged car rides, you might think about cutting down on the amount of time spent driving. Booking a domestic aircraft from Entebbe or beginning and ending this journey in Kigali are two ways to cut down on the 8–9 hour drive time from Entebbe to Bwindi. Taking breaks along the road is an additional choice. After that, your driver-guide will meet you at the airport and drive you to the park. Although the local flights are pricey, the benefit is that you can be to the park in just one hour and have time to recuperate before the gorilla hike in the forest the following day.

In addition to being able to finish the gorilla walk, senior visitors may be concerned about their safety both while they are in the park and when trekking for gorillas because they are already weak and even vulnerable. Safety and security when trekking with gorillas in Uganda Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park are all top-notch.

Armed rangers lead gorilla treks, and their job is to keep visitors safe from jungle creatures like buffaloes and elephants. Although there haven’t been any militia instances in Rwanda or Uganda in more over 20 years, park officials don’t take anything for granted. Given the several security incidents in the past, the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo can be unpredictable. Security is more stringent even then than it is in Rwanda and Uganda. In the Congo, gorilla trekking requires acclimating to numerous security checks and additional escorts.

What about the greatest places for elders to stay while gorilla trekking?

All of the lodging options in and near the gorilla parks are excellent and suitable for senior citizens. They include luxury hotels, ultra-luxury hotels, mid-range hotels, and low-cost hotels. Your budget will determine everything. The amenities include basic campsites, dormitories, self-contained tented camps, and typical cottages with grass-thatched roofs. The majority of these hotels are designed to make it easy for guests with impairments to move around.

It’s crucial to get ready beforehand by going on a hike near your home if you’re middle-aged but not particularly fit. Take advantage of the opportunity to move around if you reside in a forest, mountain, or hilly environment so that your body is ready for your tour. Strolling, climbing, light running, and long-distance walking are additional activities that can help you get ready for gorilla trekking.

For senior gorilla trekking, think about utilizing a sedan chair.

Elderly folks should know what to bring for gorilla trekking in order to have the finest gorilla experience, in addition to securing a simpler group and being carried in the sedan chairs. Hiking boots, hand gloves, rain jackets, sweaters, sunglasses, long-sleeved shirts, long pants, walking sticks, insect repellents, and first aid kits are all items that we advise taking for gorilla trekking.

The Best Time for Elderly People to Go Gorilla Trekking

The best time to go gorilla trekking in Uganda is during the drier months of January, February, June, and early September. This makes it easier to get to the park and provides a clear view of the gorillas because the vegetation cover is not too high grown. Gorilla trekking for the elderly is done all year round in Uganda.

Elderly gorilla trekking in Bwindi

One of only two national parks in Uganda where you can trek and see the magnificent mountain gorillas in their natural habitat worldwide is Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, which is situated in the southern part of the country and shares a border with Congo. It is the best place to trek mountain gorillas because it is home to more than half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. There are several areas in Bwindi Forest National Park where you can undertake gorilla tracking, including Rushaga, Buhoma, Ruhija, and Nkuringo sectors.

The Silverback, the dominant male gorilla, leads and controls each of the various habituated gorilla families in Bwindi Forest National Park, which are open for gorilla tracking experiences. Each gorilla family contains a variety of gorilla individuals. You must have a gorilla permit that is good for trekking that day in order to embark on the hike. Since only eight persons are permitted to hike with each gorilla family per day in Bwindi Forest National Park, the number of gorilla permits is limited. Use Monumental Expeditions and Safaris to reserve your gorilla lifetime safari.

When visiting Bwindi, the main activity to undertake to see the gorillas is gorilla tracking. You have a 98% chance of seeing mountain gorillas in their native habitat when you visit Bwindi Forest National Park, which is home to half of the world’s surviving mountain gorillas. The four distinct regions of Bwindi Forest National Park are home to mountain gorillas: Rushaga and Nkuringo in the south, and Ruhija and Buhoma in the northeast and east, respectively.

The most important prerequisite for going on a gorilla trek from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is obtaining a gorilla permit. Depending on your travel schedule and the permits’ availability on any given day, you must acquire the gorilla permit in advance to guarantee a spot for your trip on any date. You must obtain your gorilla permit months or days before your visit to Bwindi Forest National Park in order to guarantee a spot on a day’s gorilla trek. Gorilla tracking is conducted in groups of eight people per gorilla family, meaning that there are only eight permits available for each gorilla family.

Simply tell us your preferred dates for gorilla trekking and we will verify the availability of permits online when you book an all-inclusive Gorilla road trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Entebbe with Monumental Expeditions and Safaris. We will send you a permit payment invoice and make a provisional reservation for your permit. Following your payment, we will obtain your permit and email you scanned copies of the Uganda Wildlife Authority’s receipts.

The greatest places for senior citizens to stay in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Since there are four gorilla trekking sectors in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park—Buhoma, Nkuringo, Ruhija, and Rushaga—you will select lodging or a hotel according on the sector you plan to visit. We will inform you which sector has permits available and recommend a hotel in that sector when you verify the permit availability with us.

There are hotels and lodgings in all of these sectors that range in price from low-cost to mid-range to luxury and premium hotels with low and high season rates. For instance, there are several lodging options in the Buhoma area, including the low-cost Buhoma Community Camp, the mid-range Buhoma Havens Lodge, the luxury Buhoma Lodge, the Mahogany Springs Lodge, the Bwindi Lodge, and the upmarket Gorilla Forest Camp. You can stay at Nkuringo Bwindi Lodge and Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge in Nkuringo, and Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge, Rushaga Gorilla Camp, and Four Gorillas Lodge in Rushaga.