Upgrading to gorilla habituation experience permits and safaris- In Uganda now it is possible to downgrade or upgrade your normal gorilla trekking permit which provides you with one hour of seeing the gorillas to a 4-hour gorilla habituation experience permits. The Uganda wildlife authority announced different measures on how one with a normal gorilla trekking permit can upgrade it to a four-hour gorilla habituation process. This news came as a blessing especially to visitors who would like to spend more time with Endangered mountain gorillas yet they had booked a normal gorilla trekking permit providing them with only one hour of seeing the mountain gorillas.  While upgrading to a gorilla habituation experience permit, you don’t need to worry as Africa Adventure Vacations will help you to do all this for you provided that you had booked the gorilla safari with us.

How to upgrade to gorilla habituation experience permit

Usually, our client needs to remember that the normal gorilla trekking costs united states dollars 700 whereas the habituation experience permit goes for united states dollars 1500. The Uganda wildlife brought in an establishment whereby one who has the one-hour gorilla trekking permit can upgrade its gorilla habituation experience permit and then get 4 hours of seeing the gorillas. This means that you will enjoy the increased hours from one hour to four hours. What you need to do in case you want to upgrade your normal gorilla trekking permit to a gorilla habituation experience permit, you will write to UWA through the tour operator this time Africa Adventure Vacations requesting for a permit to upgrade to gorilla habituation experience permit, for us we will reach out Uganda Wildlife Authority with your letter and one your request is approved. Then we will inform you to make atop up payment for your upgrade from normal gorilla trekking for one hour to a four-hour gorilla habituation experience permits.

Gorilla habituation experience permit top-up

Visitors interested in upgrading to the Gorilla habituation experience will be requested to pay an extra fee to the already amount of the normal gorilla trekking permit that you had booked.so the moment you have been allowed to upgrade to gorilla habituation experience permit, at Africa adventure vacations we shall invoice you and make payment and after you have paid, then we shall withdraw the monkey from our bank account and then pay the Uganda Wildlife Authority for this upgrade. And once this is done, then you will be required to pay 4 hours to see the gorillas under habituation staying in their natural environment in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.

What is gorilla habituation?

Gorilla habituation involves the process whereby the wild mountain gorillas staying in their natural environment are trained by the experts to get used to the human beings especially those who come to visits them. This process takes about two to three years to complete and once the process is complete, then the habituated mountain gorillas are opened for gorilla trekking or visiting by the tourists. The habituated gorilla families are found in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Virunga National park, and Volcanoes National Park and as Africa Adventure Vacations we help and upgrade to gorilla habituation experience permits in all of these mentioned national Parks.

What is gorilla habituation experience?

The Gorilla habituation experience is a tourist activity that allows visitors to spend 4 hours with the mountain gorillas that are still under habituation in their natural habitat. The gorilla habituation experience is only done in Uganda and the southwestern park of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in the gorilla trekking sectors of Nkuringo and Rushaga. There are only two gorilla families in the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park that is reserved now for carrying out the gorilla habituation experience. Visitors undertaking this activity will not only stop at seeing the gorillas but also following the footsteps of the gorillas, collecting samples, naming the same mountain gorillas, making calls among other activities listen to the informative stories of the reserves during this amazing activity.

How to book a gorilla habituation experience permit

At Africa Adventure Vacations we book the gorilla habituation experience permit in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park throughout the year. We book the gorilla habituation experience permit provided our client’s book all the exclusive packages with us and we book them at once. The moment you contact us, we will check the availability of the permits, reserve the permit on the UWA online system for a week as we wait for you to pay and once you have paid then we shall book your permit on your behalf.

How much does it cost to upgrade to gorilla habituation experience permits?

Gorilla trekking permit cost United States dollars 700 while gorilla habituation process in Bwindi costs United States dollars 1500. This means that to upgrade from a Normal Gorilla trekking safari to a gorilla habituation permit, you will need USD800 as the top-up to a normal gorilla trekking permit to make it 1500 united states dollars for gorilla habituation experience. The amount of money still is paid to UWA since it is the one responsible for issuing Gorilla trekking permits in Uganda.

Gorilla habituation safaris

Africa Adventure Vacations organizes gorilla habituation safaris to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park in the southern part of the park. We book all the services including the gorilla trekking permit, the accommodation, and the transport to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and back to the park. We organize packages ranging from 3 days to five days and we can combine this package with other activities such as chimpanzee tracking, wildlife viewing among others.