How many people are allowed to trek a Mountain Gorilla Family

Mountain gorillas live in a family unit usually headed by the dominant male called the silverback or sometimes Black back gorilla, a family unit usually comprises mature Females, Babies, Sub adult males, and females and the silverbacks and the group size can range from 5-40 individuals.

How many people can see a gorilla family daily?

This depends on which type of gorilla permit you have obtained, the normal trek allows up to 8 guests who are usually accompanied by porters they can be 8 if every guest takes 1 porter each, 1 Lead guide and 3 escorts armed with AK 47 riffle to protect the crew from dangerous wildlife like elephants, wild gorillas.

But if you obtain the closed group permit then you can trek the gorilla family alone or with your loved ones, this will mean that you will purchase all 8 permits available for the family for that day and that will allow you exclusive rights to trek the family without other people joining in.

How long do I have to secure my gorilla pass?

The availability of gorilla permits is limited, also fact that the gorilla permits are sold by the respective governments then it is better to book your gorilla permits way in advance to avoid disappointments and we do recommend the latest 6 months in advance before your date of travel for months of June to September and December to February which are peak seasons in East Africa for Mountain Gorilla Trekking and 3 months for low season from October –November and March to May.