What is the price of a gorilla tour?
INTERESTED IN UGANDA GORILLA PERMITS AT $400?Every client wants to know the price for a gorilla tour or gorilla trekking Uganda costs and indeed this is an interesting questions that has been discussed in forums such as tripadvisor and lonely planet. Basically a 3 Day gorilla trekking safari costs from USD490 to USD520.00 per person sharing in a group of two excluding a gorilla permit at USD700.00 for one hour trek or USD1500 gorilla habituation experience permit for a four hour gorilla expedition.
Kindly note that what is expressed here about Uganda gorilla trek cost is Encounter Africa Safari opinion which should just act as a guideline and should you have any questions please do contact some of our experienced tour consultant for details. You can also check our our sample gorilla safari packages to enjoy our competitive prices for Bwindi Gorilla safaris.
Gorilla trekking Uganda cost breakdown
For a successful gorilla trekking tour, your Uganda gorilla trek costs should consider the cost of a gorilla permit whose price is USD700.00 per person for one hour trek and USD1500.00 per person for a four hour gorilla habitaution experience, you also need to consider the cost of for you accommodation and then pay transport to and from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga National Park (Uganda) and Volcanoes National Park in Uganda. Most Budget gorilla safari lodges charge between USD50 to USD70 while Mid Range Lodges charge between USD80 to USD150 while Luxury or Up Market Lodges charge from USD300.00 per person sharing onwards.
Depending on where you wish to trek gorillas, the minimum days for a gorilla trekking tour in Uganda is three while for Rwanda, it can be two days. Encounter Africa safaris organizes 3 day gorilla tours from Entebbe as well as 3 Day or 2 day Bwindi Gorilla safaris from Kigali. Please see some of our gorilla trekking packages below
Price and Cost of Gorilla Permits.
In your budget/cost for a gorilla tour, or Uganda gorilla trek costing, your number one item should be a gorilla permit. Its a gorilla permit that gives you permission to view the endangered mountain gorillas for one hour per person in Uganda or Rwanda.
Currently each gorilla permit costs USD700 per person per trek but will be changing starting 1 July 2010 to US$800 per person and you can contact Encounter Africa Safaris for your gorilla permit pre purchase.
Take advantage of our Low season discounted gorilla safaris in April, May and November and enjoy a 20% Discount. You can choose to book our 3 day low season gorilla tour, or our 5 day low season gorilla and chimp trekking safari . Rwanda gorilla permits cost USD1500.00 per person for one hour but you can also consider gorilla habituation experience permits at USD1500 to spend four hours with mountain gorillas in the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Gorilla permits for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park are issued by Uganda Wildlife Authority head offices in Kampala on a fast come first serve basis while Gorilla permits for Rwanda are issues by Rwanda Development Board.
Please contact Encounter Africa Safaris for availability and booking of Gorilla permits at Uganda Wildlife Authority or Rwanda Development Board. It is advised that you pre purchase your gorilla permits 3-5 months in advance to avoid shortage most especially during high seasons of June, July, August and September then December, January and February. Check out our off season gorilla trekking offers for April, May and November.
