Discounted Gorilla Habituation Permits For Uganda’s Africans
Discounted gorilla habituation allows Uganda’s Africans to Legal documentation provided by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) allowing guests above the age of 15 to visit the mountain gorilla family and spend four hours with the gorillas are known as Gorilla Habituation Permit. Only in the southern portion of Bwindi impenetrable national park, in the Gorilla Habituation Experience, is done in the Rushaga Sector.
Experiences with gorilla habituation in Uganda
Beginning very early in the morning with a briefing on the policies, procedures, and expectations at the park headquarters, gorilla habituation in Bwindi impenetrable national park begins. Following the briefing, you will begin a whole day of trekking in the jungle and be able to see other monkey species, birds, plant and tree life. Once the gorillas have been found, you will be let to spend four hours with them in their habitat, where you will have the chance to observe their daily activities—feeding, grooming young ones, nursing, playing, naming—take pictures and record videos.
Best time to visit Uganda for gorilla habituation
Though the ideal time is during the dry season in the months of June to September and December to February since during this period there is less or little rainfall in the park thus access roads and trekking paths will be dry and passable which makes gorilla trekking easy. Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park can be done anytime during the year.
Cost of African gorilla habituation permits
Africans other than East African citizens will be charged 500 USD per person for the gorilla trekking permit beginning 1st/July/2024 and 1,000 USD per person for the gorilla habituation permit.
Gorilla habituation permits for other tourists cost 1,500 USD per person for foreign non residents, 1,000 USD per person for foreign residents and 750,000 UGX per person for East African citizens.
For foreign non residents, gorilla trekking permits cost 700 USD each; for East African natives, they cost 600 USD each. Gorilla trekking licenses in Uganda were however raised to 800 USD per person for foreign non residents, 700 USD per person for East African citizens beginning 1st/July/2024.
How can African book gorilla habituation permits?
Gorilla Habituation permits for Africans allow you to contact us with the date, month, and year you want to visit the gorillas. Following your contact, we will look for permit availability from Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and, should permits be available on your chosen dates, you will be required to make a deposit for the permit. After the payment has been processed, we will be able to buy the permit on your behalf and forward a scanned copy of the receipt to you as proof.
Gorilla habituation permits in Bwindi impenetrable national park should however be booked 3 to 6 months in advance before the trekking date because they are few, competitive and usually get sold out quickly especially during the peak season in the months of June, July, August, September, December, January and February thus in order to avoid last minute disappointments you are advised to book in advance.
Discounted gorilla habituation allowing Africans living in Uganda
Impenetrable National Park in Bwindi
What should one bring for a Ugandan gorilla habituation safari?
For your gorilla habituation safari in Bwindi impenetrable national park, pack or carry long sleeved shirts and trousers, waterproof rain jacket, hiking shoes, insect repellent, garden gloves, long socks, camera and extra batteries, face masks, warm sweater, energy snack and drinking water, walking stick, back pack, pair of binoculars, hat and sunglasses among others.
How one may reach Bwindi impenetrable national park?
Located in southern western Uganda, Bwindi impenetrable national park may be reached by road from Kampala/Entebbe via masaka, Mbarara, Kabale, then to Bwindi impenetrable national park, requiring an 8 to 9 hour trip.
By air, you can also visit Bwindi impenetrable national park; you will organize or charter domestic flights with Aerolink Uganda from Entebbe international airport to Kisoro airstrip and then drive roughly two hours to reach the rushaga section.
From Kigali Rwanda, where you will travel to Kigali international airport and subsequently link to Rushaga sector in Bwindi by cyanika border in Kisoro or Katuna border, you can also visit Bwindi impenetrable national park from Kigali.
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