Gorilla permits in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park : Gorilla permits in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park are specialized licenses that grant the visitors the privilege of trekking to see the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. These permits are issued by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and are limited inn number to ensure the sustainability of the gorilla population and the ecosystem. Each permit allows a visitor to spend one hour with a habituated gorilla group, accompanied by a trained guide and trackers. These permits are date-specific and non-transferable, and their cost varies depending on the season, with high-season permits that is June to September and then December to February and then low season permits that is from April to May and then October to November. The revenue generated from the gorilla permits is used to support conservation, community development projects and research initiatives, making gorilla trekking a responsible and sustainable tourism activity that benefits both the environment and then the local communities.
Gorilla trekking permit costs.
The gorilla trekking permit costs in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park are fees levied by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to regulate and manage the gorilla trekking experience, ensuring the sustainability of the gorilla population and the ecosystem. The permit costs are different in that is foreign non-residents are required to pay a higher fee compared to foreign residents and then East African citizens to only individuals that are above 15 years old.
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park costs 800 USD per person for foreign non residents, 700 USD per person for foreign residents, 500 USD per person for Africans and 300,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
Gorilla habituation permits in Bwindi impenetrable national park cost 1,500 USD per person for foreign non residents, 1,000 USD per person for foreign residents, 1,000 USD per person for Africans and 750,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
How to book gorilla trekking permits in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
Gorilla trekking permits in Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda can be reserved through two different ways that is through a government body in charge of tourism that is Uganda Wildlife Authority or through Takeoff Ventures Tours and Travel a trusted tour company in Kampala where you will contact our tour consultants through email or telephone with the date, month, year and gorilla destination that you wish to visit. After reaching out us we will verify for permit availability and if there are permits available on your preferred dates, you will be asked to make a deposit for the permit. Once the payment has been made, we will be able to buy the gorilla trekking permit on your behalf and forward a scanned copy of the receipt to you as verification.
When to book gorilla trekking permits in Bwindi Impenetrable national park.
Since they are competitive and typically sold out quickly especially during the peak season in the months of June to September and December to February, gorilla trekking permits in Bwindi impenetrable national should be booked 3 to 6 months in advance before the trekking date to help to avoid last-minute disappointment.
What is included in a gorilla trekking permit in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
A gorilla trekking permit in Bwindi impenetrable national park includes one hour with the mountain gorillas, services of an experienced park guide, entrance park fees, contribution towards conservation and community development projects, security from armed park rangers, park entrance fees to Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park among others.
Gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park.
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda starts early in the morning at around 8am with a briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations at the park headquarters by the experienced park guides and then the park rangers. After the briefing, you will be subdivided into groups of 8 people where each group is assigned a habituated gorilla family to trek and an experience park guide who is well familiar with gorilla trekking trails each group will be assigned with the experienced park ranger and park guide. Mountain gorilla takes a period of about 30 minutes to 6 hours depending on where the gorillas are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking you will be able to view other primate species, different bird species among others and once the mountain gorillas are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural environment. During the one hour you will watch the mountain gorillas doing their daily activities that is watching the gorillas feeding, watching the female gorillas’ breastfeeding the young gorillas, watching the gorillas grooming their young ones, watching the gorillas playing, watching the gorillas making the nests for their next night. During the one hour experience you will be take the gorillas pictures, recording their movies though using the cameras with less or no flash because the flash disrupts the gorillas. Then after the one hour experience you will trek back to the starting point to where you will be awarded with the gorilla trekking certificate for taking part in gorilla trekking.
Best time to go for gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
Although the best time is during the dry season, also known as the peak season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February since during this period there is less or none rainfall in the national parks thus access roads and gorilla trekking paths will be dry and passable which makes gorilla trekking easy compared to the rainy season when the trekking trails are muddy and slippery which makes gorilla trekking difficult.
For more information about gorilla trekking, gorilla permits, gorilla habituation and among others in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, do not hesitate to contact us at Takeoff Ventures Travel and Tours we shall plan and organize for you a wonderful gorilla safari in Uganda, Rwanda and then democratic Republic of Congo you will not regret.