Ruhija opened up as a gorilla-tracking destination in October 2008 following the habituation of the Bitukura group, which ranges across the steep mountainside between the roadside trailhead and Ruhija Ridge and Mubwundi Swamp several hundred meters below. There are 4 habituated gorilla families active for gorilla trekking experience on a daily basis, eight gorilla permits are available for each family, in total there are 32 gorilla trekking permits available for tourists on a daily basis.

Uganda is one of the best destinations for gorilla trekking, wildlife safari, biding trips, marine trips, and cultural experiences, due to the covid 19 pandemic, the entire world has been divided into two groups. You are either part of the vaccinated or non-vaccinated group. Since travel limitations range from one group to the next, a variety of travel and conduct-related problems have emerged in the context of gorilla trekking.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park (Uganda’s portion of the Virunga Massif). Gorilla trekking in Uganda is an excellent option for those looking for a remarkable wildlife encounter, there approximately 480 mountain gorillas in Uganda, and the world’s population is 1004 mountain gorillas, the parks named above are the only parks where you can trek mountain gorillas in Uganda. Given the diversity of wildlife, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has an excellent opportunity for birding, nature walks, and cultural experience.

Chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu forest reserve is the second-best chimpanzee tracking destination in Queen Elizabeth National Park, about 300 chimpanzees call this forest home, there are 80 habituated chimps that are used to humans and can be tracked by tourists who visit the Park.

Uganda’s busiest safari destination, Queen Elizabeth National Park makes for a convenient stopover en route between Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Kibale Forest National Park. The park’s most popular attraction is a scenic boat trip that runs out of the Meya Peninsula along the Kazinga channel past large herds of buffalo, elephants, and hippo. Game drives on the Kasenyi plains; chimpanzee tracking at Kyambura Gorge and birding along the lakeshore, swamp, grassland to lowland forest

Kahuzi Biega National Park is the only place in the whole world where you can track the critically endangered eastern lowland gorillas; the park is home to about 300 lowland Grauer’s Gorillas.

Rwenzori Mountains National Park is situated in western Uganda, near Uganda's frontier with the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the eastern side of the Great East African Valley. With its unique natural beauty, the Rwenzori Mountains National Park was established in 1991 and has since been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mountain forest afro-alpine moorland and craggy Glacier Peak of 5109m high, Mountains of the moon provide some of the most challenging and rewarding high altitude hiking anywhere in Africa.

Virunga National Park is Africa’s richest protected area in terms of avian diversity, with an astonishing 218mammal species like lions, elephants, okapi, buffalo, hippo, antelopes among others, 22 primates namely mountain gorilla, eastern lowland gorilla, chimpanzee, blue monkey, black and white colobus among others 706 bird species recorded namely yellow billed barbet, black and white casqued hornbill, double toothed barbet, narrow tailed starling, shape’s starling, Ross’s turaco, black-billed turaco among others

African great apes have long elicited a deep fascination among their human relatives. Because of their close physical and behavioral resemblance to our species, local traditional beliefs portray great apes as distant relatives, often prohibiting their killing and consumption. Researchers from all over the world have been drawn to Africa by the opportunity to study great apes, providing insight into how our species evolved under similar environmental conditions.

Rushaga has a range of Luxury accommodation to suit your safari expectations; Rushaga Gorilla sector has the smartest accommodation options generally situated in the massive forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Rushaga sector is located in the southern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the Park is known for the largest number of habituated mountain gorillas groups. At Rushaga there are seven habituated mountain gorilla groups namely Mishaya, Kahungye, Busingye, Bikingi, Muchunguzi, Nshongi, and Bweza. Rushaga is the most focused gorilla tracking site for tourists who either want to trek mountain gorilla for one hour or encounter gorilla habituation for four hours and the only sector where one can encounter gorilla habituation experience in the whole world, gorilla habituation permits cost USD 1,500 per person. This gorilla sector has the most gorilla population, there several gorilla families in the Impenetrable forest that are under habituation, big thanks to conservatives and well-trained guides who train these mighty cousins to get used to human presence.

The Uganda Wildlife Authority has reduced Gorilla tracking permits in Uganda this festive season effective 1st December 2020 to 31st March 2021 from USD 700 to USD 400 for foreign non residents, USD 600 to USD 300 for foreign residents and East African Citizen gorilla permit from UGX 250,000 to UGX 150,000.

Buhoma Sector is the first gorilla tracking destination in Uganda and the most visited destination in Africa nurturing the Mountain Gorillas in their Mountain Gorillas.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is the most popular tourist destination in Uganda. The park's rich habitats, including vast savannahs, lush tropical forests, sparkling lakes, and fertile wetlands, make it the perfect habitat for classic game drive, ten primate species including chimpanzees and over 600 bird species.

Mountain gorilla tracking is a unique wildlife experience in the Virunga; these vast animals weigh three times the weight as well as the average man. Gorillas are visited on a daily basis than any other wild animal, and they are fascinating animals to the extent that some try to interact with their visitors, often approaching them and sometimes touch visitors as they pass by.

Rwanda owes one of the cheapest chimpanzees tracking permits in East Africa, the cost of chimpanzee tracking permits in Rwanda is USD 90 per person followed by Tanzania’s Mahale National Park at USD 150 and Uganda’s Kibale National Park at USD 200 per person. There two habituated chimpanzee groups in Rwanda one in Nyungwe forest with a big population of about 60 individuals and the other in Cyamudongo forest with 40 individuals that are usually seen. Chimpanzee trekking in Rwanda is remarkable and highlights include plenty of primates that marvel in the dense forest biomes.

Uganda is one of the three countries where you can have a close encounter with the mountain gorillas in southwestern Uganda’s dense forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Come face to face with humanity giant cousins, the mountain gorillas. Most tourists who visit Uganda - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park come to see the endangered Mountain Gorillas in their natural habitat; there are 1000 mountain gorillas in the wild, half of the remaining population of mountain gorilla live in Uganda in two national parks namely Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in southwestern Uganda.