Face to Face With Mountain Gorillas, Uganda and Rwanda

Gorilla trekking is the reason Uganda and Rwanda anchor their own itineraries rather than riding along on a Kenya or Tanzania safari. Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is the classic trekking permit -- forest terrain, a longer trek, lower crowds. Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park offers the same encounter with a shorter, less strenuous trek and a noticeably more boutique lodge circuit around it. Bush King builds the trekking permit, the fitness-appropriate trail choice and the surrounding itinerary around whichever of the two, or both, suits how you want to travel.