The Cheapest Gorilla Permits In Africa are found in Uganda. Gorilla Permits In Uganda cost $700 per permit (Allows you 01 hour with a group of habituated mountain Gorillas in the Wild). Uganda remains the safest cheap gorilla Trekking destination In Africa. Rwanda is equally Safe but however, charges $1,500 per permit allowing you to spend only 01 hour with a group of Gorillas In the Wild. Instead, Uganda charges the same price ($1,500) for a Full day Gorilla Habituation experience – more money buys you more time around a group of wild Mountain Gorillas In Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
How to book the Cheap Uganda Gorilla Permits at $700 per permit
The best/easiest and most secure way to book/reserve your cheap Gorilla Permit in Uganda is through a licensed local tour operator like Realm Africa Safaris™
Simply send us by email/Whatsapp a choice of date(s) on which you would prefer to go gorilla trekking. For instance 01st -January-2024. Also, send a copy of your passport (bios page).
Learn More about Why your passport details are important.
We will then contact Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to check if there are still gorilla Permits available for the date(s) you sent us.
We’ll then get back to you with a response on whether or Not there are permits available. Assuming they are available, the tour operator will then advise on how you should pay for your gorilla Permit. This depends on if you are purchasing an all-inclusive Gorilla Trekking Holiday or only want us to buy the Gorilla permit and you arrange the rest of your tour.
The DIY(Do It Yourself) process might seem cheaper at the start, but can turn out to be alot more costly if you get one or two things wrong….you’ll be surely screwed. Learn more about the Common Gorilla trekking Mistakes you are bound to make as you try doing it yourself.
The Cheapest Gorilla Permits in Uganda cost $700 per permit and we wont charge any EXTRA fees if you a buying a Gorilla Tour Package. Otherwise, if you want us to only assist you to buy the Gorilla Permit, then they will and an extra service fee charge of between $50 – $100 per permit.
For instance, Realm Africa Safaris™ will charge you $1,140per person sharing for a 3 Days All-inclusive road trip to Bwindi which includes a gorilla permit ($700pp), accommodation, meals, transport in a 4×4 Toyota Landcruiser driven by an experienced local Safari guide. However, if you contacted us to arrange just the gorilla Permit(s), we would ask you to pay $700 per person for Uganda or $1,500per permit for Rwanda Plus an extra service fee of $50 per permit.
Once we receive your payment for the permit(s), they will make the payment and have your gorilla Permit printed out and sent to you.
Requirements for booking a Gorilla Permit
- Decide on which date(s) you would like to trek gorillas: The first step is to decide on the date(s) you would Like to trek gorillas, and then either you or your tour operator will contact UWA/RDB. They will then reply advising on whether those dates are available or Not. Assuming the date(s) you want are available, you will then proceed to the next step. If the dates are not available, then you will have to think of alternative date(s).
- Pay for your Gorilla Permit: Considering that you have received confirmation regarding the availability of gorilla permits from UWA/RDB, then you will proceed to make payment for your gorilla permit via Visa, Credit card, or EFT to the bank accounts that UWA/RDB or your tour operator will provide you with. Ensure to get and keep a receipt for this transaction. How much is a gorilla permit? Currently, the Gorilla permits in Uganda cost $700 per person for foreign non-residents, $600 per person for Foreign residents, and UGX250,000 (approximately $80) per person for East African citizens. Rwanda Permits generally cost $1,500 per permit. Check out our Blog; Price Of gorilla permits In Uganda & Rwanda
- Send a scanned copy of your passport (bios page), and Payment receipt. You will be required to scan and send via email a copy of your Passport and Gorilla Permit permit receipt. The page that matters most in your Passport is that with your passport details ie Names, Date Of Birth, Passport Number, etc – we call it the Bios page. UWA will verify that payment has been done and thereafter they will send you a confirmation of your booked gorilla Permit.
Did you Know? Important things worth knowing about Gorilla permits.
- The actual copy of your Gorilla Permit(s) will be issued three (03) weeks from the date of trekking.
- You’ll need to arrange to physically pick up your printed copy of the Gorilla permit from the UWA offices in Kampala.
- Gorilla permits in Uganda can be pre-booked for up to two (02) years in advance.
Learn why you should consider booking your gorilla permits in Advance.
