The best time to trek Mountain gorilla in Uganda all depends at time you would wish to have your holiday. Mountain gorilla trekking takes place throughout the year around . In Uganda and Rwanda we experience 2 rainy seasons and may be it’s the time your can postpone gorilla trekking. The months of June July and August are dry seasons . Also the months of January and February experience less rains. June, July August and September receive less rains and are the best to to track and book gorilla safari with : https://www.travelhemispheres.com .All these months are good for mountain gorilla trekking experience.
During the dry season months of January , February, June, July- and August usually receive many tourists wanting to track mountain gorillas. Its advisable to book early some good months before your trekking date because at timed gorilla permits on some days get sold out before. Its better you book in time and avoid disappointments or missing out.
Other months of the year gorilla trekking also takes place but this time there is less traffic of people trekking. May be its better to book during this months as will be assured of gorilla permit availability and congestion is limited while trekking . Bwindi offer the best gorilla trekking followed by Volcanoes park of Rwanda.
The months of months of January , February, June, July- and August remain are the best time of the year even to visit other national parks in the country when visibility is very good and have less overgrown bushes thus allowing viewing wildlife easily in the wild. Also animals tent to concentrate in one place for water, security and pasture and when other predator animals also will be closing on them for prey.
The best time to trek the gorillas in Uganda and ad Rwanda the nearby countries that have the same activity and DR Congo. Although in both counties, the activity is done all year round. But knowing the best time and the season would be of an advantage since it may help to cut the costs of the travelers like during the higher and the lower seasons where by some discount is offered to travelers during the lower seasons.
Uganda has the best climate in East Africa due to its location along the Equator and surrounded by the great water bodies like the mighty river Nile with its climatic changes. In Uganda, there are two seasons that’s the dry and the wet seasons of the year. The rainy seasons start from march to May and from October to November.
In Uganda, climate is hot and wet with cool days regulated by diverse forests, Rivers lakes and altitude throughout the years. Temperature will always range from 20.5c to 28 degrees these results to variation in altitude. The rainfall received in Uganda ranges from 1000-2000 mm and it received throughout out the year causing changes in the climate and weather in the country thus making it difficult to predict th best times of the year to carry out the gorilla trekking exercise in Uganda.
Uganda safaris can still be visited throughout the year but the most appropriate time to visit the gorillas in Bwindi and Mgahinga national park is from June. July, August and September and there is reason to postpone your gorilla holiday trip due to weather issues. We usually advise our visitors to carry warm Jackets because evenings and nights during rainy seasons can be cold. , hiking shoes are also good to carry all these will help you to keep warm during rainy seasons.
