Volcanoes National Park found in Rwanda shelters ten groups of Habituated Mountain Gorilla Groups which can be tracked during your Rwanda Gorilla Safari. And because ten people are allowed to visit each group per day, so 80 visitors can track gorillas each day
Because each of these groups lives in different parts of the Volcanoes park, some being very steep and others gently sloping, we recommend that when choosing which group to track you do so basing on your personal physical fitness.
Below we have briefly talked about the different habituated mountain gorilla groups found in Rwanda.
There are ten (10) Habituated Gorilla Groups available for tracking in the Volcanoes National Park. –
The Susa Group
This group was studied by Dian Fossey studied throughout her research on mountain gorillas. Previously it comprised of 40 members before splitting to remain with 28 Family Members with 3 silverbacks. This family requires the highest number of tracking hours and may at times take the entire day
Karisimbi-Gorilla-Group
Presently this group has 15 members and they live on the lower slopes of Mount Karisimbi Volano. This trek is somewhat challenging as well but very rewarding.
Sabyinyo-Gorilla- Group
The Sabyinyo Mountain Gorilla Family is among the easier to track Gorilla Families in Volcanoes National Park. Silverback Guhonda leads this gorilla family and they live in the gentle slopes of Mt. Sabyinyo and Mt. Gahinga.
Amahoro-Gorilla-Group (‘Peace’)
The Amahore (which means Peaceful) Gorilla Family Group is a peaceful group which lives in the higher altitudes of Mount Visoke and requires some steep climbing. It comprises of 17 members. It’s ranked as a fairly difficult group to track
Agashya-Gorilla- Family Group
Presently it has more than 25 family members led by a single Silverback it lives in the same area as Sabyinyo Gorilla Group, but occasionally moves to higher and inward areas. They live in the gentle slopes of Mt. Sabyinyo and Mt. Gahinga.
This is a fairly challenging group to track
Umubano-Gorilla-Group
Presently this Umubano Gorilla Family Group comprises of 11 members living in an overlapping area of the Amahoro Gorilla Group.
This is a fairly challenging group to track
Kwitonda Gorilla Family Group
Presently this Kwitonda Gorilla Family Group comprises of 17 family members and lives on the slopes of Mt. Muhabura. It is a challenging group to track
Hirwa Gorilla Family Group
This fairly new group comprises of 9 members living on the foothills of Mt. Sabyinyo. Unique about this group is that it has twins. Because it is constantly changing location, it is rated as a challenging group depending on where the group will be on that particular day
ugenda Gorilla Family Group
The gorilla Family comprises of 11 Family members which live on Mount Bisoke. This group is another easy to track group.
Bwenge Gorilla- Family Group
This group lives on the mountain slopes of the Karisoke Volcano and it’s led by silverback Bwengwe. Trekking this family may take more than 3 hours of serious hiking and it’s considered among the challenging to track families.
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