What is the cost of seeing gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park and Mgahinga Uganda? This is one of the frequently asked questions by different travelers /visitors wishing to see mountain gorillas in Uganda specifically in Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park. Seeing endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is one of the amazing activities that you will ever have on your safaris and visitors to Uganda should not miss this great opportunity to see gorillas. Uganda is home to more than half of the world’s remaining endangered mountain gorillas, out of 1063 mountain gorillas in the world Uganda has over 500 mountain gorillas in its territories. And most of the gorillas in Uganda are located in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park which is located in the southwestern part of Uganda. The park is forested with rugged terrain and offers beautiful sceneries and because of the most number of habituated gorilla families, there are 99% of seeing mountain gorillas in the park.
Gorilla trekking in Uganda is an important activity involving travelers traversing via the dense tropic rain forests of Bwindi and Mgahinga looking for endangered mountain gorillas and once found they spend one with them learning their feeding habits, copulation, and their entire way of life of these creatures. In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, gorilla trekking activity takes place on daily basis, and visitors as long as they have a gorilla trekking activity. The activity involves visitors moving deep into the forest to search for the habituated mountain gorillas. Tourists can do the activity of gorilla habituation and trekking very early in the morning after a briefing at the park’s headquarters and the memorial journey to the jungle does begin. After seeing the trekked gorilla family, you will spend only one-hour taking photos and ask anything you want to know about gorillas.
Importantly seeing these gorillas through trekking you need to get valid gorilla trekking permits which cost United States dollars 700 to access Uganda’s gorilla’s parks of Bwindi and Mgahinga. Travelers to Bwindi impenetrable forest National Park can see gorillas in four sections of this park which include Buhoma, Nkuringo, Ruhija, and Rushaga. Visitors can as well opt to do gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park and the cost of the gorilla Habituation process is $1500 per person per trek. Gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park enables you to interact with mountain gorillas for 4 hours in their natural environment. As you do gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park you can also see some other activities such as bird watching, the primates such as monkeys, reptiles among others.
Africa Adventure Vacations organizes inclusive tour packages to Bwindi Impenetrable National park at open price/cost. The first prices and the costs you have to incur are the cost of a gorilla trekking permit and then other costs that include accommodation, transportation, and other personal costs that you may incur on your trip. Our safari packages start from Kampala to Bwindi impenetrable Forest National park and for more information about your travel and the associated costs contact us on our website for the details.
In Uganda, a gorilla trekking permit is proved and issued by the Uganda wildlife authority and enables the permit owner to trek and spent only one hour seeing the habituated mountain gorilla family in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Gorilla permits include one 1-hour of seeing the gorillas, taking the photos with gorillas, the fees and cost of the ranger guides, security while in the forest, and a certificate after you have successfully trekked the gorillas. The price for a mountain gorilla trekking permit in Bwindi and is at United States Dollars 700 for foreign non-residents, then United states Dollars 600 for foreign residents residing in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and Rwanda. While for the East African Citizens they will be reacquired to pay Uganda shillings 250,000 for East African citizens of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Southern Sudan. If you are a foreign non-resident you must prove this by showing off your copies of the national Identity card and a valid working permit. Visitors interested in doing a gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park can pay$1500 for a gorilla habituation experience permit. At Africa Adventure Vacations we make sure that we book for you all the services that you require for your expedition in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
Visitors to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park will have to incur the transport costs to and from the park. Usually, when you have arrived in Uganda, the journey to the park starts with a road trip from Kampala to Bwindi which is about 8 to 9 hours. This time you will be able to reach any sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Remember that the park has two sectors which include Buhoma, Rushaga, Ruhija, and Nkuringo. The road trip is long but so interesting filled with different and attractive stopovers at the equator, the go-to Mbarara and have lunch, make tours to the museum at Igongo cultural center for shopping as you view scenic landscapes and huge plantations farms and large herds of long-horned cattle.
Visitors can also drive from Kigali to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park for about 4-5 hours and may as well make a stopover in Kabale or Kisoro town after crossing Katuna and Cyanika boarders respectively. In brief, the transport costs to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park cover the cost of the driver guide, the vehicle, and the Transportation fuel ranges from 150 United States dollars per day. Our packages are done with all prices put in public and you can contact us in case you have any inquiries. For tourists who wish to use a flight, there are scheduled flights from Entebbe international airport/Kajjansi airfield to Kihihi or Kisoro airstrips and then transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Visitors can fly for approximately one 1hour and 3o minutes to reach Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park. We can book for you all the flights whether it’s one way or the returning flight depending on your choice. The cost here ranges from $270 per person basing on your option you have chosen. Once you have confirmed to travel with us then you will have everything booked.
Accommodation facilities in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park range from budget, midrange, and upmarket accommodation facilities. The budget accommodation facilities include Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Buhoma Camp Lodge, Trekkers Tavern Cottages, Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge, Ride 4 a woman, Buhoma Community Rest Camp, and visitors can pay around 90-100 dollars a night per person. Midrange accommodation facilities in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park include Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge, Clouds mountain lodge, Gorilla Heights Lodge, Buhoma Havens Lodge among others and here visitors can have rooms ranging from100-200 dollars per night per person for those interested in luxury options, they can go for Engagi Lodge, Four Gorillas Lodge, Bwindi Lodge, Buhoma Lodge, Gorilla Sanctuary Camp, Mahogany Springs and several others where visitors can pay a price ranging from 200-400 dollars per night per person. This means that one can have an accommodation facility or a lodge around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park ranging from $ 70 to $1500 depending on your lodge selection just contact Africa Adventure Vacations for more information.
Apart from the above-mentioned costs that are included in the whole tour package, as the person, you might incur some costs personally during your gorilla trekking trip in Bwindi impenetrable Forest National Park, for example as we know that gorilla trekking a strenuous activity you might require the services of a porter to help you with luggage while you are in the forest searching for the endangered mountain gorillas and come back to the Park headquarters. Porter services in Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park may range from $15 each porter per guest. The porters are very important as they aid you walking via the forest and can help you to hold on to your gadgets to have a comfortable experience.
Visitors going to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park may decide to have always to Batwa communities for Batwa community experience which ranges from $40 per person. Nature-guided walks and community visits or cultural encounters are conducted at the edges of the park and visitors may need extra costs to enjoy the cultural experience. Most of the local communities’ adjacent Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park is involved in making some good crafts and therefore you may get interested and bus a souvenir which may range from $5, or any drink as the way of supporting the hard work of the local community.
You can also tip different community members or the service providers that you may come across as a way of thanksgiving for the service providers. Tips are encouraged to forest rangers, guides, and the lodge staff. You can tip around United States dollars 5-20 per guest. However, tipping is optional and you do it at your wish. While planning to travel, remember the more you are on a trip the lesser the costs of the package because you will share prices. At Africa adventure vacations we organize individuals, groups, family trips to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park to see the gorillas.
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