To track the mountain gorillas of Uganda in
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or Mghahinga gorilla national park, you need to
obtain a gorilla permit which is issued by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).
You should put in mind that the African Mountain Gorillas in Uganda stands as
the major tourism attraction to most of the tourists who visit the country. The
mountain gorilla permits are much sought after you have decided to go and track
the gorillas. Of course for you to finally go for gorilla tracking or trekking,
it will need you to do a lot of planning for you to have a successful gorilla
tracking expedition within the country. Make research about these tourism
destinations and also consider if you wish to participate in viewing other
wildlife after tracking the gorillas in either Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or
Mgahinga Gorilla National park.
How
can I obtain a gorilla permit in Uganda?
Several tour and travel companies in Uganda
will help you obtain these gorilla permits after you have decided on the dates
of tracking. You will be required to surrender the full names as they appear on
your passport . Several of these tours and travel companies are displayed over
internet and can be readily accessed by typing in key words like UGANDA SAFARI.
When you type in this key word, you will get a list of all tours and travel
companies in Uganda and it will be up to you to choose on which tour and travel
you will wish to book for you the gorilla permit. You should clearly specify on
the dates of gorilla tracking and the family you wish to track. No hustle all
this information will be displayed on internet and it will be up to you to
choose the best alternative for yourself.
The
price you should pay to obtain a gorilla permit
Like the
Republic of Rwanda which increased her gorilla permits to 750 dollars, Uganda
also increased her gorilla permits from
500 US dollars to 600 US dollars. The issuing authority however still remains
the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). To obtain this permit, you need to book in
advance and pay in advance to avoid inconveniences as there are many people to
buy them. This means that when you buy in advance, it will help you to obtain
this permit and avoid embarrassments which may occur when you book in advance
like telling you that the permits for that specific date are not there. Such
embarrassments should be avoided only when you book and buy your gorilla permit
in advance. This must be also a campaigned with accommodation thus you must
book and pay for accommodation in advance.
Note that your accommodation should correspond with the family or group
of the gorilla you are going to trek. If
you book and pay for a far accommodation from the gorilla family, it will mean
that you will have to incur extra costs to reach there. Therefore, you should
take note of this seriously to avoid extra charges when you are in the country
for gorilla tracking expedition. Also to obtain these gorilla permits, you
should be at least 15 years of age. This is the age which you should at least be
to be given a gorilla permit in Uganda to go and view the gorillas in Bwindi
Impenetrable Forest and Mghahinga gorilla national park. Well we do offer
ourselves in to obtain a gorilla permit for you. What you need to do is to
throw us an email via peter.kennethwere@gmail.com. We shall readily avail you with what you
will need during this gorilla trekking expedition in Uganda in the national
parks of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga Gorilla National park.
The
possibility of seeing the mountain gorillas in the Wilderness
Tourists who go
to track these gorillas actually see these gorillas. They are oftenly
accompanied with a very knowledgeable guide who knows where these habituated
gorillas groups are found. After you have completed a successful tracking safari you will then
be issued a certificate by the main issuing body; Uganda Wildlife Authority.
When you are paying the 600 US dollars, it may seem to be a lot though it will
be worth after you have completed the tracking experience.
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