Should You Hire a Porter for Gorilla Trekking?
Hiring a porter is often a good decision, even for reasonably fit travellers. Practical ESA Safaris guidance for planning a responsible primate trekking.
Hiring a porter is often a good decision, even for reasonably fit travellers. Practical ESA Safaris guidance for planning a responsible primate trekking.
Pack light, practical layers rather than a different outfit for every day. Practical ESA Safaris guidance for planning a responsible primate trekking.
Quiet behaviour reduces stress and allows the ranger to manage the encounter. Practical ESA Safaris guidance for planning a responsible primate trekking.
If a gorilla approaches you, remain calm and follow the ranger’s instructions. Practical ESA Safaris guidance for planning a responsible primate trekking.
Uganda Wildlife Authority’s current rules require visitors to maintain a minimum distance of 10 metres from the gorillas.
A hat and good sunglasses are useful on safari because sun exposure can be strong even when the air feels cool. Plan with ESA Safaris.
Gorilla trekking can be moderately to very physically demanding. Practical ESA Safaris guidance for planning a responsible primate trekking experience.
Gorilla trekking is special because the encounter happens on foot in a living mountain forest, after trackers and rangers have located a habituated gorilla.