Eastern lowland Gorilla Trekking in Kahuzi Biega National Park

Gorilla trekking in eastern lowland of Kahuzi Biega National Park is an awesome activity that takes place all year round. Kahuzi Biega National Park comprises of two habituated gorilla families of eastern lowland gorillas that are available for tracking all throughout the year. Gorilla trekking in eastern lowland rules and regulation is the same as that of mountain gorillas and Gorilla tourism in Congo is strictly in eastern lowland gorillas since it is a gorilla conservation project based on gorilla protection as well as safety. The guides, trackers, armed guards, and the porters lead the visitors to where a family of the lowland gorillas is located.

Eastern lowland Gorilla

The trekking day beings with briefing and allocation of gorilla families; at the start of the trek, the traveler’s transfer to the Kahuzi Biega National Park headquarters to join others for a briefing about trekking rules and regulations. The briefing is about safety precautions by the travelers that are aimed at keeping lowland gorillas healthy for sustainable tourism. This is done by 7:00 am to catch up with hiking before the sun sets in, the travelers are divided into groups of eight and are then allocated one gorilla family and then the hike begins.

The hike takes about two to three hours depending on where the gorillas are, after meeting with lowland gorillas lasts for an hour. The visitors should, therefore, keep keen, calm and steady at utilizing this one hour. This is the time to see the gorillas-like characters like silverbacks defending members while female adults nurse their young ones. Always remember to remove the flashlight from the camera and take as many photographs as possible future reference.

Gorilla trekking in Kahuzi Biega National Park will require you securing the gorilla permit, it cost $400 per person per trek which is presently the cheapest option of trekking these gorillas in their natural wild

The best time to trek the lowland gorillas; is usually done throughout the year, but the best months are from June, July, August, September, October, December, January, and February. This is because the rains have reduced and the slopes are not so steep.

Congo is a very safe destination currently taking many travelers to visit the eastern part of Congo rich with the best spots to visit in Africa.