Booking Mountain gorilla permits DR-Congo Uganda Rwanda, when booking your gorilla trekking tour you must first know the date that you would like to track the mountain gorillas, after identifying the dates you want to do your gorilla trekking you scan your passport details to us or to whichever tour operator is organizing your gorilla safari holiday and buy your trekking permit
The best way to pay for your tour or pay for your gorilla permit is by bank transfer which is the more safe and cheapest way to send money to Africa, also remember to inform your bank about the transaction charges from your account which is about $15 for the transaction, when you want to buy the permits directly from Uganda wildlife Authority, Rwanda Development Board or Congo’s Virunga National Park without going through tour operator after wiring the money you will then be able to send them bank payment confirmation Email, keep the confirmation you get from them for your records just in case one says that they never received the money.
After confirmation of your gorilla permit reservation, you should also get a scanned copy of the gorilla trekking permit within few days of your arrival your guide/driver will give you your original trekking permit, all gorilla permit have different serial numbers, and the personal details written on it and it is not transferable to another person’s name, also please remember come with your passport the identification at the briefing before trekking.
When choosing the best time to go for the gorilla trekking during the dry season of the month’s of June, July, August, September, December, January, and February is the best time to see gorillas and during low season is ever wet in the rainforest but this shouldn’t worry because rain is not always too much to stop you seeing gorillas it will be just low lying mist with wet vegetation.