How Much Does It Cost to Go to Gorilla Park in Uganda 2024 – 2026?
How Much Does It Cost to Go to Gorilla Park in Uganda 2024 – 2026? One to be able to see the endangered Mountain gorillas in Uganda, your required to obtain a valid gorilla trekking permit from ‘’UWA’’ Uganda Wildlife Authority offices. Note that, Uganda hosts two Gorilla National Park that is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. However ,Uganda increases gorilla trekking permits effectively by 1st July 2024 to 2026 ,permit will cost USD800 per person for foreign nonresident ,USD700 for foreign resident ,USD500 for rest of Africa and East African Citizen cost UGX300,000 and those wishing to spend more time with gorillas ,as to engage in Gorilla Habituation Experience and habituation permits cost USD1500 per person ,USD1000 per person per day for foreign resident and USD1000 for rest of Africa and East African Citizen costs UGX750,000 per person per day.
More so, tourists can be obtaining permits through a tour operator or safari company which purchased them from the Uganda Wildlife Authority ‘’UWA’ in Uganda and Rwanda Development Board in Rwanda. The cost of a Uganda gorilla permit is USD800 and US$1500 in Rwanda.
More fact, gorilla trekking permits in Uganda are documents that are issued by ‘’UWA’’ Uganda Wildlife Authority, a government body in charge of tourism to all visitors above the age of 15 years old in order to visit habituated gorilla families and spend one hour with the gorillas in their natural area.
Gorilla trekking is one of the main key activity in Uganda that attracts large numbers of tourists and it involves visitors hiking on foot into a thick tropical rainforest in search of the habituated mountain gorillas.
How to book a Uganda gorilla trekking permit in2024/2026?
First of all, Uganda hosts the world’s half remaining population of the endangered mountain gorillas in the wild.
Well, a Uganda gorilla trekking permits can be booked through a reliable trusted tour operator like Achieve Global Safaris where a visitor will contact us with the date, month, year and Gorilla destination that you wish to visit. After contacting us, we will check for the available permits by emailing or contacting Uganda Wildlife Authority offices. If there are availability of permits on your preferred dates, you will be asked to make a deposit. Once we receive the payment, we will purchase the permits on your behalf and send you a scanned copy of the receipt as confirmation.
Choosing us to make bookings of your gorilla permits, will save you all the hustle and we will also organize your entire ‘’Gorilla Trekking Safari’’ which includes transportation to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park ‘to and from’, accommodation where you will stay during your safari, services of a full time driver guide.
Other activities to engage in after gorilla trekking safari; Batwa pygmies visit in Bwindi or a visit to Queen Elizabeth National park do lion tracking, guided nature walk, chimpanzee trekking, game drive or combine it with a visit to Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve do full time game drives, hot air balloon, visit the Masai people among others.
A gorilla trekking permit in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park includes one hour with the habituated mountain gorillas.
Gorilla Trekking Experience in Uganda
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest National Park and Mgahinga National Park is an incredible life time experience which starts early in the morning with briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations and the park headquarters. After the briefing, you will be grouped into a group of 8 individuals, each group will be allocated to assigned habituated gorilla family to trek. Trekking of mountain gorillas takes about 2hours to 7 hours depending on where were last seen in the previous day. During trekking, you will be able to view different wildlife species such as various birds, other primates, tree species among others. The activity is done with an experienced Uganda Wildlife Authority guide who accompanies trackers in the forest trail heads during trekking and services of trained armed park rangers to keep you safe and protect you from any danger during trekking. Once the group of gorillas were found, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them, get to learn about their habits, lifestyle, watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, breastfeeding, grooming young ones, feeding, playing, take photos and record future unforgettable videos.
Best time to book a Uganda gorilla trekking permit?
Gorilla permits in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park should be booked 3 to 6 months in advance before the trekking date because during peak permits are competitive and usually get sold out quickly, peak months of June July, August, September, December, January and February. Therefore, to avoid last minute disappointments you are advised to book your gorilla permits in advance.
For more information about the cost of Uganda gorilla trekking permit 2024/2026, you can contact us at Achieve Global Safaris.
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