![Group of travellers setting out on a gorilla trek](https://images.followalice.com/3qzFH8Ft3KepesgTngysV4/84e20fd3798926e2f1994e56d305c110/IMG_5730__1_.jpeg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=1200&h=1200)
5 common gorilla trekking mistakes
There are a few mistakes that folks sometimes make when gorilla trekking. Here are five common pitfalls to avoid when setting out on your gorilla trekking adventure. We also have a bonus tip that relates solely to gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest.
1. Arriving on the wrong day
![infant gorilla on mothers back](https://images.followalice.com/3pNYWqDxodSr1wEOkhIT3t/982ee7e7767affc88202aac13e9789c5/Baby-gorilla-in-uganda-hanging-on-his-mothers-back-on-gorilla-trekking-1024x623.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=487)
2. Not booking permits in advance
![Gorilla trek group photo](https://images.followalice.com/4S8UMgRyfkaDKDpTzy4jFv/fe4d6fb5c67946f7a4a486596c21b47e/Amber_and_Scott_Uganda_2022._Gorilla_trek_group_photo.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=561)
3. Not bringing your passport on the trek
4. Not wearing hiking boots
![Gorilla trekkers by a muddy stream in the forest](https://images.followalice.com/FypYkAzT2uesdsjK9VwX2/8990493a8d3fd870201cc87d2764fd2c/Rager-explaning-on-gorilla-trekking-in-Uganda-1024x575.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=449)
5. Not packing the right clothing
Bonus tip for gorilla trekking in Bwindi
Buhoma in the northwest Ruhija in the east Rushaga in the south Nkuringo in the southwest
![Follow Alice map of the different sections of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in western Uganda](https://images.followalice.com/AIdnMpXMkTjtrU5IQG3bl/e032a46cb284b27e16f8423dbdcd76a5/Bwindi-National-Park-map-844x1024.jpg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=971)
![Silverback gorilla and two young gorillas in Bwindi](https://images.followalice.com/2hESWArshfIMn8fXJHfxMB/484aacf3df782a4b931cbca9389e63cb/Silverback-and-two-young-gorillas.jpeg?q=80&fit=fill&f=center&w=800&h=538)
Reto and Dan’s quick responses and Skype chat sold us on booking via Follow Alice.