Gorilla Trekking Permit Information
Gorilla trekking permit information is an insight into what a traveler expects to know about the gorilla trekking permits that are essential for trekking. The gorilla trekking permit is an authorization card that allows one to trek the Mountain Gorillas in their natural habitat and spend 1 hour with them as they continue with their day to day activities including grooming each other, eating, playing, and building nests and many more.
The Mountain Gorillas are trekked in Africa in different national parks like the national parks in Uganda inhabiting the Mountain Gorillas include Bwindi Impenetrable National park and Mgahinga National park, in Rwanda the national parks are located in Volcanoes National park in Democratic Republican of Congo in Virunga National park.
Gorilla trekking permit Information includes things like, to acquire a Gorilla permit, you will need to book 3 months pro to your Gorilla trekking date. In Bwindi Impenetrable National park, there four sectors inhabiting the Mountain Gorillas such as Nkuringo, Rushaga, Buhoma, Ruhija, each sector has Gorilla families and each family is trekked by a group of eight people, which why booking in advance is will easy your acquiring of Gorilla permit. The permits are very competitive its first come first serve bases, especially in the months of June, July, August, September, December, and February when their scarce.
Another bit of the Gorilla trekking permit Information that you will need includes that, to acquire the permit you must be 15 years and above send in your passport details.
A Gorilla permit, allows one to view the Mountain Gorillas for 1 hour in their natural habitat. The trek takes about 30minutes to 7 hours through the forest, as you have a chance to spotting the primates, bird species, great views of the forest and many more.
The gorilla trekking permit costs 600USD in Uganda national parks which inhabit the Mountain Gorillas. Well in Rwanda the permit costs 1500USD, the permit is used only once.
In Uganda, the permit is obtained at the Uganda Wildlife Authority well in Rwanda at the Rwanda Development Board in Kigali or Ruhengeri.
The sector that you will trek determine which gorilla trekking sector you will sleep in and therefore make sure you book your accommodation accordingly. One must confirm where they will trek the Mountain Gorillas before they book their accommodation, the permit will determine where they will trek the Mountain Gorillas.
Each Gorilla family is trekked depending on one’s physical abilities and interest to trek the Mountain Gorillas.
Contact Our Team with the dates, month and year when you will prefer to trek the Mountain Gorillas, then we will check the availability of Mountain Gorilla permits, thereafter we will invoice you once your transfer has been made we will purchase your permits and send you scanned copies.
We have taken you through the whole process of booking obtaining a gorilla permit, kindly book with us for better packages, and we will be able to get you low rates of accommodation facilities.
