stay connected to family during gorilla trekking in Bwindi

stay connected to family during gorilla trekking in Bwindi: How to stay connected to family members while on a gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi is one of the things travelers worry about. A lot of tourists always get worried about whether they will stay talking to their family members and friends they left back home if they are in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park. Well, it’s very easy to stay connected to your family members on your gorilla trekking safari using so many ways which we are going to look at in this article.

With improvements in technology, a person is able to communicate with their family members in so many ways among which include using direct calls, internet where different applications like Skype, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, email, Snapchat, zoom and Linked among others are used.

Travelers that are from outside Uganda can only buy data on a safari using local network service providers such as airtel and MTN among others. A traveler may not be able to buy data because they don’t have the mobile sim cards for the country but a good tour operator can help you with their sim card or a MiFi to connect all of your group members to the internet.

Travelers that are spending a night or more in Bwindi during gorilla trekking and would want to stay connected to their family members can stay in lodges that have WiFi for their clients.

Several accommodation facilities in Bwindi provide internet services for their clients for free and some at a very affordable fee. This enables their clients to stay connected to the internet where they can connect to family members and even know what is happening in the world.

Staying connected to your family members makes you feel at home even if you are miles away. It helps you be on a safari with your family when you send them photos of the day which may include the different attractions in the park, especially the mountain gorillas.

Ways you can stay connected to the internet to keep communicating with family members on a gorilla trekking safari.

Wireless internet: Wireless internet on a gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi can be in form of Wi-Fi or MiFi. Wi-Fi can be found at a lodge where you are going to stay and this comes for free or at a small fee. So many accommodation facilities have Wi-Fi for their clients to stay connected to the internet and their family members back home. For the case of MiFi, it can be provided by the local tour operator who inserts his local sim card and connects all the group members to enable them to stay connected to their family members while on a gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi.

Local Number: Travelers that are intending to stay longer in the country while on a gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi can get local sim cards from their tour operators or the service providers themselves.  The sim cards can be used for direct calls with the family members back home although it’s too expensive if you are to talk longer with them. Tourists can also use local sim cards to buy data which helps them connect to the internet to communicate with their family members. The country has a good network and therefore even in the jungles of Bwindi, you will be able to stay on the internet.

There are so many telecom companies in Uganda and some of them include airtel, MTN, Lyca Mobile, and many others with very good 4G internet speed and affordable data. A safari driver or your tour operator can help you in registering a sim card which you can use all throughout the safari. You can always communicate with your tour operator in advance to get you a sim card which you will use throughout the gorilla trekking safari in Bwindi.

Guard your phone: Uganda is a very safe country but there are places you need to hold your phone so tight or keep it very well. For example, when you moving around the city or overcrowded places, it’s better to keep your phone in your bag and even raise your vehicle mirrors above to cut off access to the vehicle by the thugs. When in a bar or a hotel with so many people, don’t leave your phone on the table because you might not find it. While at the lodge, a traveler should know that their property among which includes a phone is safe.