Gorilla Trekking Budget in Uganda 2025
Budget gorilla trekking in Uganda 2024; this risky sport draws many visitors to Uganda and entails walking on foot into the tropical jungle in quest of the mountain gorillas and once located spend one hour with them in their habitat. Two national parks in Uganda—Mgahinga gorilla national park and Bwindi impenetrable national park—which house the most mountain gorillas—are the sites of gorilla trekking. Apart from Uganda, gorilla treking is also done in Volcanoes national park in Rwanda, Virunga national park and kahuzi biega national park in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Budget gorilla treks in Uganda 2025
Beginning early in the morning with a training at the park headquarters on the guidelines to follow whilst trekking, gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park begins early. Following the briefing, you will be split into groups of eight where each group will be assigned a habituated gorilla family for treking. Mountain gorillas prefer to migrate from one area to another in quest of food, hence depending on where they are found, trekking of them takes either 2 to 7 hours. Once the gorillas are found, you will be let to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to see them go about their daily activities, learn about their behaviors, take pictures and record the lovely events to show people back home. You will be able to see other primates, bird species, plant and tree species during trekking.
When should one visit Uganda 2025 for affordable gorilla trekking?
Budget gorilla trekking safari in Uganda can be done anytime throughout the year 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 because during this period there is less rainfall in the national parks thus access road and gorilla trekking path will be dry and passable which makes gorilla trekking easy.
Low/rainy seasons between March and May and October to November can also be used for gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda; these times will easily allow one to acquire permits, the national parks will have few visitors, and some hotels offer discounts to draw in budget travellers.
Gorilla Trekking Permit Cost in Uganda 2025
For foreign non-residents, Gorilla Trekking licenses in Bwindi impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga gorilla national park cost 800 USD per person; for foreign residents, they cost 700 USD per person; for East African citizens, they cost 300,000 UGX per person.
Trekking in Uganda 2024 Budget Gorilla
Trekking with gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
How can one arrange Uganda 2025 gorilla trekking permits?
Booking Gorilla Trekking permits in Uganda 2025 from a reputable tour operator will allow you to get in touch with us with the day, month, year and gorilla destination you desire to visit. Following your contact, we will look for permit availability from Uganda Wildlife Authority on your chosen date and, should permits be available, you will be required to make a deposit for the permission. We will be able to buy the permits on your behalf once the money has been received and forward a scanned copy of the receipt to you as verification.
Budget lodging within Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Getting to the gorilla locations
Located in southern western Uganda, both Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park can be reached by road from Kampala via masaka, Mbarara, Kabale and then to the park headquarters, roughly 9 to 10 hours’ drive in a safari vehicle.
From Kigali Rwanda, visitors will fly to Kigali international airport and then cross to Bwindi impenetrable national park or Mgahinga gorilla national park via Cyanika border in Kisoro or katuna border which takes roughly 4 to 5 hours’ drive.
Chimpanzee trekking or habituation experience in Kibale Forest National Park can be coupled with budget gorilla trekking in Uganda. Visit our website for reasonably priced gorilla trekking safari packages.
