Bwindi Impenetrable Vs Volcanoes National Park : For travellers interested in the wildlife safaris in Africa can have a very hard time choosing between Bwindi impenetrable national park and Volcanoes national park which will lead you to a number of different rewarding attractions notably the mountain gorillas in Africa and the golden monkey species. In this article we are going to help you understand more about the two national parks and what to expect in both of them and if possible we shall also give you an insight of what both the parks have to offer to ensure you have a safe safari experience and also get to choose to have an amazing safari experience.

What Are the Chances of Seeing Mountain Gorillas?

While comparing between Bwindi impenetrable national park and volcanoes national park, the first thing that comes to mind is gorilla trekking in Africa of which both the national parks are among the most rewarding national parks for travellers interested in watching the mountain gorillas among the different gorilla trekking destinations in Africa.

It should be noted that between the two national park, Bwindi impenetrable national park is home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas that can be seen in the four sectors of the park which gives you more chances to participate in gorilla trekking in Uganda as you make your way to the four sectors of the park that is Nkuringo, Ruhija, Rushaga and Buhoma. As for gorilla trekking in Volcanoes national park, you will get to access the habituated gorilla families as you hike the Virunga mountains in Rwanda that is mount sabyinyo, mount gahinga, mount karisimbi, mount Bisoke and mount muhabura for a memorable safari experience to make your experience

During your gorilla safaris in Africa, travellers will have more chances with the gorillas as they can get the chance to participate in gorilla habituation in Uganda which will give you more time with the gorillas in the wild than gorilla trekking.

Bwindi Impenetrable Vs Volcanoes National Park
Bwindi Impenetrable Vs Volcanoes National Park

The activity can be carried out in Bwindi impenetrable national park which makes it the most rewarding destination for travellers interested in having to participate in more than gorilla trekking which will give you more chances to spend time with the gorillas which cannot be done in Volcanoes national park this is because you can only participate in gorilla trekking in in Rwanda hence only spending one hour with the gorillas as opposed to gorilla habituation which can give you the chance to spend four hours with the gorillas. It should also be noted that Bwindi impenetrable national park has over 35 habituated gorilla families and Mgahinga national park has 15 habituated gorilla families.

It should also be noted that while comparing the price of gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park and gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national park is cheaper compared to gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park. travellers can access a gorilla trekking permit in Rwanda at a price of 1500USD which is quite expensive compared to the gorilla trekking permit in Uganda that can be obtained at a price of 700 USD even though the you will get to spend one hour with the species observing their different features in the wild.

Comparing the distance between the capital cities and the national parks and the time it takes for travellers to access the different national parks to participate in a number of tourism activities. From Kigali city, travellers can get the chance to access Volcanoes National Park that will take you about 4 hours to access the national park which is a shorter time compared to the distance from kampala city the distance to Bwindi impenetrable national park will take you about 9 hours to access the park where you can participate in the different activities that the park has to offer for a memorable safari experience.

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