Uganda Gorilla Tracking Dos and Don’ts, Mountain Gorilla trekking in Uganda
The Etiquette of Gorilla Tracking Safari in Uganda
The rare and endangered Mountain gorillas comprise 98% of the human’s DNA and which makes them prone to disease contraction 
from man. The human infections diseases especially the respiratory ones are dangerous to the mountain gorillas because the gorillas immune system can not neutralize such diseases like that of humans. In fact, a common cold to a gorilla can be threatening.
The Uganda Wildlife Authority developed are various rules and regulations to ensure proper conduct of gorilla trekking in Uganda.
The rules for gorilla tracking in Uganda include;
- On tourist group of eight (8) people can be allowed to track one gorilla family.
- Upon reaching them, one hour is availed to you to maximize your experience
- In case, you have flue or cold or any other contagious infection, save yourself from tracking gorillas that day
- A minimum distance of 7m should be observed between the gorillas and the gorilla trekkers. Since gorillas are unaware of this and attempt to draw closer to you, kindly try to take steps away to maintain the distance.
- On the moments with the gorilla group, the voices should be kept low and the sudden unnecessary movements avoided ensuring that mountain gorillas are relaxed.
- Even though the mountain gorillas are habituated, the fact remains that they are wild animals and thus can react if they feel not safe. Always follow the rangers instructions; including desisting from running, crouch down and allow them to pass avoid looking straight in their eyes.
- The hands have to be washed before heads for the gorilla trekking encounter.
- Desist from Littering in the gorilla habitat
- Do not attempt to smoke, eat or drink when you are closer to gorillas
- It not permitted to use flash photography
- After the tracking, keep the until you reach 200m away
- In case you want to use a bush toilet, let the range know such that he can dig for you a hole using his Panga and has to be 30cm deep and then you close it after use.
Uganda Gorilla Tracking Safari and Photography.
It is crucial for you to take a living testimony of your face-to-face encounter with the Uganda mountain gorillas, there fore, taking photos with the gorillas during Gorilla Safaris in Uganda has no limit to the number of pictures one should take during his / her one hour with gorillas. However, it is advised that the camera flash must be off / deactivated (it is prohibited to take photos with flash on) as it is too sharp in the rain forests and not good for the gorillas especially when the all eight people take flash photos at a minute interval for one hour. Do not forget to carry a camera gear to save your camera from rain.
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