Super User 14 July 2023

Best Travel Guide To Gorilla Trekking Safari in Kahuzi Biega National Park in DR Congo

Experience a typical lowland Eastern gorilla trekking safari in Kahuzi Biega National Park in the wild jungles of DR Congo. The eastern lowland gorilla—also known as Grauer’s gorilla—is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies. It is distinguished from other gorillas by its stocky body, large hands, and short muzzle. Despite its size, eastern lowland gorillas subsist mainly on fruit and other herbaceous materials, just like other gorilla subspecies.

The Eastern Lowland gorilla trekking experience in Kahuzi Biega takes anything from 2 to 6 hours on relatively flat terrain and you will spend one hour with the Eastern Lowland gorillas from the time you find them.

From mid-October till August, the tracking time can vary between 20 minutes to 2 hours; while in September, gorilla trekking activities can take about 3 hours or even more. All gorilla trekking activities in Kahuzi Biega national park, in Congo, commence at 7:00 am.

Congo gorilla permits cost USD 400 per gorilla per person per day and this is booked in advance. We will fully secure that for you and organize an all-inclusive Exclusive Journey by design to see the critically endangered lowland gorillas in DR Congo. The gorilla trekking age limit is 15 years and above.

Kahuzi-Biega National Park, located in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is the last place in the world where travelers can embark on a lowland gorilla-tracking safari. The park was expanded to its current size of 6000 km2 in 1975 and is divided into two zones which are connected in the center.

The eastern half is quite small, but very high, reaching 3300 m, and is filled with swamps and bamboo forests. The thick rainforests in this region reach up to 2300 m above sea level. The western part of the park, known as the Central Congo Basin, is much larger, but only reaches 1200 m. The park is also famous for its two towering mountains, Mont Biega (2790 m) and Mont Kahuzi (3308 m).

It has been estimated that less than 5,000 gorillas are remaining alive. These gorillas tend to move in families and can be tracked with the help of local guides and park guides, who follow the movements of the gorillas in the park.

Other Wildlife to look out for;

The thick forests and swamps also house some of the unique wildlife animals that include; the Eastern lowland gorillas, Eastern chimpanzees, the Eastern needle-clawed galago, the Bongo antelope, Alexander's bush squirrel, Maclaud's horseshoe bat, bush elephant, bush buffalo, and the rare Dwarf Buffalo which can easily be seen during the gorilla tracking journey.

Kahuzi-Biega is also inhabited by a more familiar primate: humans. The oldest inhabitants of the area, the Pygmies, have lived in the region for more than 2500 years. They survive primarily through hunting and gathering, but now some are employed at the park. The Bashi people who live in the park are subsistence farmers who famously cultivate bananas used to make banana beer. When visiting the park on your Congo Tour, take the opportunity to visit these people and understand how they eat, work, and survive in harmony with the birds and beasts of the forests.

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