How Elderly, Senior & Disabled persons go for Gorilla trekking?

If you’re a senior traveler, mountain gorilla trekking is the perfect adventure for you! This activity has been on many bucket lists since the time of Dian Fossey, and travelers of all ages, solo or in groups, long to meet these gentle giants in their natural habitats. To make sure our elder clients get the best experience, we set up tailor-made trips with an accommodating guide, special vehicle and a more relaxed itinerary.

Depending on your age, physical fitness and hiking abilities, we may even suggest a shorter trek or offer sedan chairs carried by porters ($400) so that you can be carried right into the jungle without having to step your feet down. Prior to the trekking date, it’s also important to do some physical exercises to keep strong and carry enough water and energy-giving snacks with you. Lastly, note that gorilla trekking in Uganda takes place in Bwindi Impenetrable Natural Forests or Mgahinga Forests and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.

The Minimum age for mountain gorilla trekking is from 15 years of age; however if the child is below 15 there may be special arrangements made with park authorities where necessary. Contact Gorilla Safaris Uganda Travel Limited now for more information about your senior travel experience – book your gorilla safari today! 

How to Consider Eldery persons/senior travelers for Gorilla trekking?

We consider all our clients above 60 years old to be older persons. We, therefore, arrange special gorilla trekking trips for all people above that age. The package is exceptional starting from the guide we allocate you, the type vehicles you use, and the flow of the itinerary. It’s normally relaxed to give our older travelers time to rest and keep strong.

Choose a short gorilla trek for Elderly persons

Senior travelers are advised to choose a short trekking gorilla family. Ensure you get a gorilla family that lives in low altitude areas and easy to trek. Some gorillas are easy while others are hard to trek depending on their locations. Gorilla family allocation is done during the pre gorilla trekking briefing and its based on age, physical fitness, and hiking abilities. Senior travelers are reminded to disclose their elder challenges with hiking to the park ranges. This helped you get a simple family to trek.

Hire sedan chairs for Elderly persons

To avoid altitude sickness and failure to reach the gorillas, the elder travelers are advised to hire sedan chairs. Here elder travelers are carried by a group of porters into the jungle and back t a cost of $400. The money paid is surely worth the price. You will not step your feet down all through.

Get a walking stick & porters

You need a walking stick for support and easy hiking through the jungle. More so, hire a porter to carry your baggage. Interestingly, porters are hired at $15-$20 which is also an indirect way to support local people’s standards of living. Porters earn a living from pottering.

Do physical exercise prior to Gorilla trekking

Prior to the trekking date, elder travelers are encouraged to some physical exercises to ensure they are physically fit. Among the exercise recommended include jogging, setups, hiking and walking for long distances. This prepares them for gorilla trekking without any disappointment.

Carry enough drinking water ad energy-giving snacks

You need to keep strong and fresh throughout the gorilla trekking session. Elder travelers are therefore advised to carry enough drinking water and energy-giving snacks to keep them energetic.

Minimum Age for mountain gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda.

Gorilla trekking in Uganda is done in bwindi impenetrable Natural forests or Mugahinga forests and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Minimum age allowed is from 15 years of age, however some instances where a child below 15 years may trek gorillas if is a special arrangement that has been organized between the parents of the child and Wildlife Management authorities, before tracking the gorillas, the national park authorities always ask everybody to produce his/her original passport to ensure that every body is of the right age.

Conclusively, despite your elder age or disability you can still visit and trek the mountain gorillas with no difficulty. Contact Gorilla Safaris Uganda Travel Limited, to book your gorilla safari and be part of this memorable adventure holiday.