Overview
| Trip Code: MFN602 | Max Elevation: 3,555 M |
| Best Time: March-May, Sept-Nov | Trip Grade: Moderate, Difficult |
Gorilla Trekking is the latest trekking destination in Nepal that has been introduced to encounter the wild gorillas. It also aims at having an amusing view of the natural beauty of Nepal as mountains and floras and faunas. It truly is one of the once-in-a-lifetime experience in the traveler’s life.
The fact that gorillas as a species are on the brink of extinction and treks are a highly restricted activity, encountering wild gorillas is considered a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience.
We’re proud to support trekking tourism that contributes directly to protecting rainforest habitats and conserving both mountain gorillas and western lowland gorillas.
Gorilla trek route provides us an opportunity to meet the inhabitants who have not yet been affected by commercialization. You can see a lot of ethnicities such as Brahmin, Kshetri, Dalit, Gurung, Magar, Newar and Thakuri, that enrich the route. This trek offers us a wide variety of multi-ethnic cultures, historical sentiments of war and local cultivation in terrain green valley.
This trekking is also a camping trek as there are no hotels available in this trail for accommodation. Yet the scenic beauty of this region is unmatched.
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This trekking also provides you an opportunity to witness the effect of Maoist civil wars and its effect in the Rukum and Rolpa district of Nepal. The route covers the major war effected area of the western region of Nepal which these days are being promoted as a newly opened trekking trail.
The trek also provides you information regarding how the gorillas operated and fought during the conflict. The affected area is very peaceful nowadays offering unique features to explore on.
For this trek, you need to be fairly fit, in a good health and well equipped for the humid, muddy conditions of a rainforest hike. Gorillas are susceptible to human illnesses but don’t have our immunities, which means a common cold can be deadly to a whole family of gorillas. Thus you won’t be permitted to trek in case you are unwell.
The rainforest can be a challenging environment even during the summer season. It’s humid, wet and muddy with some steep slopes, plenty of insects and thick vegetation. But it will be all worth it once you reach your main destination.
You will quietly approach the gorillas once you find them and settle down to observe them. You’ll spend between 40 minutes and an hour with the gorillas, watching the adults forage and groom each other while the babies tumble and play.
You’ll be under the watchful gaze of the great silverback patriarch, whose soft brown eyes constantly sweep over his family protectively. Witnessing gorillas express typically human gestures and emotions is a truly profound experience and one of the reasons that this trekking is such a life-changing encounter.
| Departure | Thamel, Kathmandu |
| Departure Time | Depends on Schedule |
| Return Time | Depends on Schedule |
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Notes: Costs are prone to change in itinerary. So costs will be recalculated if the trekking days get modified.
HERE ARE THE FEW EXTRA ACTIVITIES COST WHICH YOU MAY INTEREST DURING THIS TRIP:-
-Everest Flight (Himalayan Flight) USD 195 for foreign Passport Holders
Note: Manaslu Larke Pass Trek, Everest Panorama Trek and Mardi Himal Trek are special packages by Mount Face Nepal which are the top rated adventurous destination in Manaslu and Annapurna Region. Do check this out.
Itinerary
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