This is one of the most frequent asked question by clients about mountain gorilla trekking and perhaps the most difficulty to answer. The trek to see the mountain gorillas is in two distinct phases; The first is the hike from the closest car park to the forest and national park boundary, which usually takes 30-60 minutes depending on the speed of the part and the group they are visiting.

The second is trek into the forest in search of the gorillas, which will usually have been located by the advance trackers by the time you reach the forest edge. The first part of the trek is predictable, and it is usually quite flat and undemanding.

The second part is more difficult to predict, as it will depend on the exact location of the gorillas on the day, and on the steepness of the terrain en route.  But for what I can recommend is that for you to trek mountain gorillas you must be physically fit, you must have to do a lot of exercise to be able to engage in this activity.