You can travel to Uganda at any time. Most visitors include mountain gorilla hiking in their travel plans, and permits are readily accessible all year long. Uganda is a tropical nation with a lot of precipitation. March through May are the rainy months, making them difficult to travel through. Some lodges lock their doors during this time of year, and some roads become extremely muddy and difficult to travel on. It is advised to visit to Uganda to see the gorillas during the dry season months of June through August and December through February. The dry season months are also the ideal for general wildlife watching in savannah reserves because animals congregate around rivers and waterholes and because the shorter grass is easier to identify.