Gorilla Permits in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo
A gorilla permit is a legal document that every holidaymaker on gorilla safari in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo must present before the park authorities to be allowed to trek one habituated gorilla group family. Obtaining your gorilla permit is one essential step one should consider when planning for gorilla trekking trip. To acquire a valid Uganda, Rwanda and Congo permits, a visitor should be above 15 years.
Gorilla permits in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo offer you a great opportunity to go trek mountain gorillas in their natural habitat and the Eastern Lowland gorillas in the Congo Kahuzi-Biega National Park. Mountain gorillas exist only within the tropical rain-forests of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. A section of these large apes thrives within Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and the Virunga National Park. Before the actual date of your gorilla trek, it is always important to have your gorilla permit booked in advance at least 2-6 months earlier.
Gorilla permits in Uganda
Booking gorilla permits in Uganda provides holidaymakers on Uganda safari a chance to track mountain gorillas in either Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Bwindi National Park is a 331sq.kms protected area, perched suitably in Kabale, Southwestern Uganda. This is where all the 459 of the world’s 1063 mountain gorillas thrive. It also shelters 20 habituated gorilla groups, translating to about 160 gorilla permits for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park alone.
Mgahinga is the smallest of the 4 parks where gorilla trekking is done and still has only one group of mountain gorillas that has been already habituated for gorilla tourism. This represents only 8 gorilla permits making Uganda, a destination with about 168 gorilla permits.
Whether your plan is to go trek mountain gorillas in Bwindi or Mgahinga, the cost of Uganda gorilla permits varies depending on visitor category on Uganda gorilla safari tour. The foreign non-residents on gorilla tour to Bwindi/Mgahinga pay US Dollars 700, US Dollars 600 for foreign residents and shs. 250000 East Africa Community citizens.
Obtaining Uganda gorilla permits is possible for visitors on gorilla safari through a reputable tour operator/company or travelers can deal directly with the reservation team at Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). It should be also noted that Uganda is the only place in the world where gorilla habituation experience is done and this is only provided in Rushaga region of Bwindi. Permits for this particular experience can be acquired at US Dollars 1500 per person.
Acquiring gorilla permits in Rwanda
Acquiring gorilla permits in Rwanda offers you a great chance to get up close with mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. This is the only park where mountain gorillas call a home in Rwanda and permits are obtainable at US Dollars 1500 per person. You can get in touch with our reservation team to book your Rwanda gorilla permit or book with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park is comprised of 13 habituated gorilla families and these translate into 104 gorilla permits.
Gorilla permits in Congo
Acquiring gorilla permits in Congo is a great opportunity for you to go trek either mountain gorillas in the Virunga National Park or trek the Eastern Lowland gorillas in Kahuzi-Biega National Park. The Congo gorilla permits for both Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega National Parks are issued at US Dollars 450 per person.
The requirements for reserving a gorilla permit; to book for a gorilla permit in Congo, you should be 15 years and above, posses a valid passport, visa and make payment as per details provided to you by the tour operator or respective park authority.
A gorilla permit is a legal document that every holidaymaker on gorilla safari in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo must present before the park authorities to be allowed to trek one habituated gorilla group family. Obtaining your gorilla permit is one essential step one should consider when planning for gorilla trekking trip. To acquire a valid Uganda, Rwanda and Congo permits, a visitor should be above 15 years.
Gorilla permits in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo offer you a great opportunity to go trek mountain gorillas in their natural habitat and the Eastern Lowland gorillas in the Congo Kahuzi-Biega National Park. Mountain gorillas exist only within the tropical rain-forests of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. A section of these large apes thrives within Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and the Virunga National Park. Before the actual date of your gorilla trek, it is always important to have your gorilla permit booked in advance at least 2-6 months earlier.
Gorilla permits in Uganda
Booking gorilla permits in Uganda provides holidaymakers on Uganda safari a chance to track mountain gorillas in either Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Bwindi National Park is a 331sq.kms protected area, perched suitably in Kabale, Southwestern Uganda. This is where all the 459 of the world’s 1063 mountain gorillas thrive. It also shelters 20 habituated gorilla groups, translating to about 160 gorilla permits for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park alone.
Mgahinga is the smallest of the 4 parks where gorilla trekking is done and still has only one group of mountain gorillas that has been already habituated for gorilla tourism. This represents only 8 gorilla permits making Uganda, a destination with about 168 gorilla permits.
Whether your plan is to go trek mountain gorillas in Bwindi or Mgahinga, the cost of Uganda gorilla permits varies depending on visitor category on Uganda gorilla safari tour. The foreign non-residents on gorilla tour to Bwindi/Mgahinga pay US Dollars 700, US Dollars 600 for foreign residents and shs. 250000 East Africa Community citizens.
Obtaining Uganda gorilla permits is possible for visitors on gorilla safari through a reputable tour operator/company or travelers can deal directly with the reservation team at Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). It should be also noted that Uganda is the only place in the world where gorilla habituation experience is done and this is only provided in Rushaga region of Bwindi. Permits for this particular experience can be acquired at US Dollars 1500 per person.
Acquiring gorilla permits in Rwanda
Acquiring gorilla permits in Rwanda offers you a great chance to get up close with mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. This is the only park where mountain gorillas call a home in Rwanda and permits are obtainable at US Dollars 1500 per person. You can get in touch with our reservation team to book your Rwanda gorilla permit or book with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park is comprised of 13 habituated gorilla families and these translate into 104 gorilla permits.
Gorilla permits in Congo
Acquiring gorilla permits in Congo is a great opportunity for you to go trek either mountain gorillas in the Virunga National Park or trek the Eastern Lowland gorillas in Kahuzi-Biega National Park. The Congo gorilla permits for both Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega National Parks are issued at US Dollars 450 per person.
The requirements for reserving a gorilla permit; to book for a gorilla permit in Congo, you should be 15 years and above, posses a valid passport, visa and make payment as per details provided to you by the tour operator or respective park authority.