How Much Is a Uganda Gorilla Trekking Permit in 2025?
A Uganda Gorilla Permit costs US $800 Per Person for foreigners, US $700 for foreign residents and UGX300,000 for East Africans.
According to the current UWA gorilla trekking permit Purchasing or Booking guidelines, only local Tour Operators who are licensed by Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) can purchase Uganda gorilla permits on behalf of tourists. On the other hand, East African Citizens and Foreign residents with valid work permit, Certificate of residence or de-pendant pass are allowed to purchase not more than Five Permits.
An ordinary Uganda Gorilla Permit allows you to stay with the gorillas for a maximum of 1 hour in Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park or Mgahinga National Park. On the other hand, a gorilla habituation permit costs US $1,500 and it allows you to spend maximum 4 Hours with the gorillas.
Book your Uganda Gorilla Permit through Engabi Tours and Travel Ltd a local Gorilla trekking company/Tour Operator that is Licensed by Uganda Tourism Board ( UTB) with registration Number: UTB/RTT/TA/2020/00733 and they will help you in reserving and booking your Gorilla Trekking permit to see Gorillas in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga National Park. Send us an email at info@gorillasafaridiscovery.com or a WhatsApp Text on +256 757 341 593
Send us your preferred dates of gorilla tracking ,a scanned copy of your passport and we will have your Gorilla Trekking Permit reserved. For tourists interested in just a permit booking instead of our gorilla packages, we charge extra USD $30 in addition to the standard fee of USD $800 Per Person to book your Gorilla Permit and we accept credit cards for payment
We ensure a smooth booking of your Uganda Gorilla trekking Permits and Tour by making sure that everything is secured starting from transportation, accommodation to your Gorilla Trekking Permit. We recommend that you obtain or book your Gorilla trekking permits at least up to 2 years in advance to guarantee a memorable gorilla trekking safari in Uganda.
We organize all inclusive gorilla trekking tours in Uganda including our popular 3 days Uganda Gorilla Tour Starting From Kigali
What Is a Uganda Gorilla Permit?
An ordinary Uganda gorilla permit is a document that grants tourists access to the Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi National Park or Mgahinga National Parks. It allows tourists to do one gorilla trek and spend one hour with a habituated Gorilla Family on the other hand a habituation Gorilla permit allows tourists to take part in the habitation process which is the process of gradually making wild gorillas feel comfortable in the presence of human being and they are allowed to spend maximum four hours with the gorillas.
A Uganda Gorilla Trekking Permit requirement not only helps Uganda to control the number of people visiting gorilla groups but it also helps the country to generate revenue necessary for gorillas conservation and funding the locals who safeguard gorillas. In this article, we try to provide the most important information you need to know about a Uganda gorilla permit in 2024 to 2025.
How Many Gorilla Trekking Permits are Available in Uganda?
There are more than150 Gorilla Trekking Permits available at Uganda Wildlife Authority per day for Trekking more than 20 Gorilla Groups in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park with a maximum of 8 Tourists per group Per day and these can be booked by contacting a local tour operator licensed by Uganda Tourism Board.
Uganda Gorilla Trekking Permit Availability normally depends much on the season in which the Tourist wishes to go gorilla trekking in Uganda and there are two tourism seasons that is; Peak season which is in the months of January, February, June, July, August, September and December and Low season which is in the months of March, April, May, October and November.
The high season is normally during dry season where little or no rainfall is expected and during this season a lot of travelers visit the gorillas hence lots of competition for the permits. Therefore tourists are advised to book their gorilla trekking permits as early as they can advisably 3-5 Months to avoid disappointments. Low season on the other hand is normally during the rainy seasons and therefore less competition for the gorilla trekking permits.
In which region of Bwindi Impenetrable National park can I do gorilla trekking?
There are different sectors or regions in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from where gorilla trekking can be done as per the allocation made by Uganda Wildlife Authority. These regions include:
Buhoma Sector in the north.
Ruhija Sector in the East
Rushaga and Nkuringo sectors in the South.
A Uganda Gorilla trekking permit determines the sector in which you will trek gorillas and the accommodation lodge. Unlike other mountain gorilla National Parks, Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park has several sectors and thus each sector has its own gorilla families and accommodation properties.
Gorilla trekking permit refund and cancellation policy in Uganda
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) understands that due to unforeseen situations tourists may not be able to trek the gorillas in Uganda as planned even after paying the fee and therefore UWA is always able to refund your money back depending on the number of days you want to cancel before the trekking date as explained below.
If you cancel from 0 to 8 days to the gorilla trekking date, you will not be refunded anything.
From 4 to 45 days to the trekking date, UWA refunds only 25 % of the permit price to you
From 46 and 90 days to trekking Date, you will be refunded 50% of the permit cost
From 91 days and above to trekking date, UWA refunds 75% of the permit cost
Kindly note that the above policy only applies to tourists who have paid the entire gorilla tracking fees as deposits are not refundable.
Additionally, if you fail to track due to illnesses UWA will refund at least 50% of your money at the recommendation of the warden in Charge who has to ascertain that you are sick and this policy only applies if you are trekking gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National park.
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1 Day Uganda Gorilla Safari from Kabale or Kigali
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