Uganda Gorilla trekking Permit Cost
A Uganda Rwanda Gorilla trekking Permit Cost is a National document licensed and issued by the government body. In Uganda, a gorilla permit issued by the Uganda Wildlife Authority, in Rwanda a gorilla permit issued by Rwanda Development Board offices and in Congo a gorilla permit issued by Virunga National Park. All this gorilla permits allows the visitors to tracker habituated mountain gorillas in their natural environment in Bwindi National Park and Mgahinga National Park in Uganda, Volcano National Park in Rwanda and Virunga National Park in Congo. A Uganda Rwanda Gorilla trekking Permit allows the traveler to trek mountain gorillas once a day and this gives you a close view of about one hour with mountain gorillas in their natural state.
Uganda Gorilla trekking Permit Cost
Gorilla permit allows visitors/ travelers of above 15 years of age to trek mountain gorillas as well allows you to get up close view to these gentle giants of the jungle in their natural habitat of about one hour in the jungle of natural habitat.
In Uganda, Gorilla permit is used in two National Parks which include Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which located in South-Western Uganda just at the extreme Rift Valley and is the leading tourism destination in Uganda. Bwindi National Park lies on an area of about 327 km² on the edge of the western Great Rift Valley neighboring the Democratic Republic of Congo border next to the Virunga National Park and its major tourist attraction is gorilla trekking where gorilla permit can be used. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has the highest gorilla permits in all four National Parks where gorilla trekking takes place, it has over 152 gorilla permit which is sold every day and 19 gorilla families.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park situated in the southwestern corner of Uganda which is well known for the mountain gorilla and golden monkey as the strongest pillars that rise out the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. The Park covers the northern slopes of the three northernmost Virunga Volcanoes: Mt. Muhavura, Mt. Gahinga and Mt. Sabinyo and is about 10 km south of Kisoro and is bordered to the south by the Republic of Rwanda and to the west by the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is 33.7 sq. km and consists of the partly forested slopes of three extinct volcanoes a gorilla permit can also be used in Mgahinga National Park. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park has the lowest gorilla permit which is sold every day; there are only 8 permits and 1 gorilla family making it the least National Park with among the four Parks where gorilla trekking takes place in the whole world.
A Uganda gorilla trekking permit in Uganda costs USD 600.00 per person per trek which allows you to get up close to these gentle giants of the jungle in their natural habitat of about one hour in the jungle of natural habitat in either Bwindi National Park or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
A Uganda gorilla trekking permit for habituation costs USD 1500.00 per person per trek which also which allows you to get up close to these gentle giants of the jungle in their natural habitat of about four hours in the jungle of natural habitat and this take place in Bwindi National Park in Rushaga sector.
In Rwanda, Volcano National Park is situated in the northeast of Rwanda and is the oldest Park in Africa lies along with the Virunga volcanoes which are shared between Rwanda, Uganda and DRC and its home to five of the 8 volcanoes. It’s just a two hour’s drive from the Kigali the capital of Rwanda. The Park is Central for all people who come to Rwanda. Volcano National Park has 10 gorilla families and is the second park with the highest number of gorilla family apart from Bwindi National Park-Uganda. There are 80 gorilla permits which are sold every day and 8 people visit each gorilla family per day. A gorilla permit in Rwanda costs USD 1500.00 per person per trek which allows you to get up close to these mountain gorillas in their natural state of about one hour in the jungle of natural habitat in Volcano National Park
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Virunga National Park lies on the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo with over 7800 square kilometer where it borders Uganda as well as Rwanda. The Virunga wildlife conservancy is the joint where the West African rainforests meet with the East African savanna grasslands and runs more than 300 km (190 mi) along the Albertine rift that splits the African continent from north to south and is a home to over 200 gorilla individuals mostly situated in the southern part of the Virunga National Park which is also a UNESCO Heritage site with 8 gorilla families habituated for gorilla trekking. There are only 64 gorilla permits which are sold every day and 8 people visit each gorilla family per day. A gorilla permit in Congo costs USD 400.00 per person per trek which allows you to get up close to these gentle Apes in their natural wild of about one hour in the jungle of natural home in Virunga National Park
A Uganda gorilla treking permit can be booked with us (Maranatha tours and travel) in advance of about 6 months. It is agreed that for Peak or high seasons(June, July, August, September, December, January, and February), you need to book your gorilla permit at least 6 months in advance while in low seasons( March, April, May, October, and November), you can even book it there and then. Gorilla trekking is guaranteed when you acquire a permit in Uganda.