The gorilla habituation experience is an extended activity where tourists have more time with gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Rushaga, Uganda. Compared to gorilla trekking and gorilla habituation experience, one takes one hour to observe gorillas during gorilla trekking and four hours during gorilla habituation experience.The cost for gorilla trekking is $800 USD, compared to the cost for the gorilla habituation experience, which is $1,500 USD. Choose gorilla trekking or gorilla habituation on your safari to Uganda; it’s only in Uganda where you can experience gorilla habituation. Four persons visit one group of gorillas during a gorilla habituation experience in Rushaga, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, while eight persons visit different gorilla groups per day in different locations, including Rushaga, Nkuringo, Buhoma, and Mgahinga National Park.

The gorilla habituation experience was introduced in 2014 to allow visitors to spend more time with the gorillas, but one can ask, what is the best time of the year to do such activity? June, July, August, January, and February are the best months of the year for the gorilla habituation experience, but because the number of people for the activity is limited to 4, permits are booked 3 months before the activity.