Gorilla Trekking Rwanda Congo Uganda Tracking Gorilla Permits, Gorillas can only be tracked in Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo, Rwanda increased gorilla permit to 1500 USD from 750 USD this has made gorilla trekking very expensive in Rwanda the land of a thousand hills, but this does not have to make you worry because Kisoro Tours Uganda made it easy for you.
fly to Kigali Rwanda and go gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and in Virunga mountains in Congo at a friendly price, for Uganda, you will need to apply for an East Africa tourists visa which will allow you to go to Rwanda and Uganda on the same visa and for Congo you will have to get a visa for both Countries because Congo is not a member of East African Community.
Why fly to Rwanda and trek gorillas in Uganda and Congo?
Flying to Rwanda trek gorillas in Uganda and Congo is the easiest way to access Virunga National Park in DR-Congo, Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park, and Mghinga Gorilla National Park because of driving distances, for example, if you fly to Uganda Entebbe International Airport it will take you nine hours drive to get to Bwindi Forest but if you fly to Rwanda’s capital city Kigali its only 4hours drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Congo you can fly to Goma Airport but there are only a few international flights which go there so it’s better to fly to Kigali and drive for about 3hours to Goma spend a night there and the following morning you drive for one and hour to the starting point of Virunga National Park.
Budget Gorilla Trek Rwanda, Uganda, and Congo?
Congo’s VirungaNational Park is home to the rare endangered mountain gorillas, sharing it with Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Mghinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda but Uganda also have another independent forest with more than half of the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in southwestern Uganda, those the only places where you find and trek mountain gorillas in the whole world, also Rwanda and Uganda is the only East African Countries where you find habituated golden monkeys open for tourism.
Book with us your trekking permit in Rwanda, Uganda, and DR-Congo?
Gorilla permits for Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo can be booked directly for example in Rwanda can be booked through Rwanda Development Board’s offices in the capital city Kigali, in Uganda can be booked directly through the Uganda Wildlife Authority head office in Kampala and in Congo book through Virunga National Park offices in Goma Town. But it’s always good to book through Tour Operator like us Kisoro Tours as you all know it’s easier working for the private company because they move thing faster if you book the whole trip through us will not charge extra cost, but it’s okay if only want us to book gorilla permit only we will charge a small fee of 50USD admin fee per gorilla permit.
Chose your gorilla permit price between Uganda, Rwanda, and DR-Congo
- In Rwanda, a gorilla trekking permit cost $1500 per person and no discount
- In Congo, a gorilla trekking permit costs $400 per person, and with a discount, during the month of March 15th -15th May during that period you can track gorillas in Congo at half price only $200 per person.
- In Uganda gorilla trekking permit cost $600 per person with discounts during low season in April, May and November gorilla permit cost $450
Gorilla trekking Rwanda Congo Uganda Tracking Gorilla Permits
