COVID 19 AND GORILLA TREKKING IN RWANDA

Covid-19 and Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda : Gorilla trekking in Rwanda is one of the most rewarding activities in Rwanda that tourists from around the world visgorillit volcanoes national park in order to know more about the endangered mountain gorillas as you spend one hour with the gorillas.  Covid-19 has affected gorilla trekking in Rwanda among other activities you can choose to take part in during your Rwanda safari. Covid-19 in Rwanda has led to a number of changes in the country which has not only affected the tourists that visit the country to take part in gorilla trekking but also the locals because they are supposed to take part in a number safety precautions in order to have a safe environment for the locals and the tourist that visit the country and the tourists.

Covid-19 in Rwanda has greatly affected  gorilla trekking in Rwanda from the number of people that take part in the activity, the safety precautions to follow  to what to wear during the activity  for an amazing and safe activity in the activity.

Gorilla trekking in rwanda is only carried out in volcanoes national park where tourists will hike the virunga mountains in Rwanda in order to access the habituated gorilla families  which you will get to spend an hour with observing the different features of the gentle giants for an amazing Rwanda safari.

SAFETY MEASURES TO FOLLOW DURING GORILLA TREKKING

For tourists taking part in gorilla trekking in Rwanda, there are a number of safety measures against covid-19 they can follow to ensure that they avoid the spread of the virus within the tourists and the locals. It should be noted that the Rwanda development board which is the tourism board of Rwanda came up with a number of covid-19 safety precautions to follow in order to  have a safe activity during your gorilla trekking experience in Rwanda.

• Before accessing Rwanda you should have a negative covi-19 pcr test which will determine whether you have covid-19. The test should be done 3 days before you travel in order to have a safe activity in the country. it should be noted for an tourist interested in accessing Rwanda, they should have a negative covid-19 test or be fully vaccinated and it is mandatory for tourists to take another covid-19 test on arrival with an exception of the fully vaccinated tourists.

• Tourists from category 2 countries are advised to take part in 14 days quarantine or self isolation when they reach Rwanda in order for the virus to incubate to avoid being a threat to other tourists and locals. They can also take part in the covid-19 testing to ensure they are not a threat to tourists and the locals during the hard times of covid-19 in Rwanda.
• At the airport there is a temperature gun that will enable to take the temperature reading to identify any cases of covid-19. This is done by a robot to avoid the spread of the virus among the people.
• During gorilla trekking in Rwanda, instead of eight people that usually participate in gorilla trekking, sis people now carryout gorilla trekking as a way to avoid the spread of covid-19 amongst the tourists this avoids overcrowding during the activity.
• While participating in gorilla trekking in Rwanda when you get to the gorilla families, you are advised to maintain an arm’s length distance from your fellow trackers in order to avoid the spread of the virus in case you got exposed to infected surfaces and people while on your way to the park.
• Ensure that you put on a face mask during the activity even when you’re hiking the virunga mountains that is mount Bisoke, mount sabyinyo, Mount Gahinga, mount Muhabura and mount karisimbi in Rwanda in order to access the habituated gorilla families in the park.