The processes of booking a Gorilla permit in Uganda

Presently, most of the tour companies do speed up   the reservation process of the gorilla permits and this makes it very easy for you to confirm the gorilla permit very fast   than you might have expected or sought to do the reservation process. Indeed the activity has been made very fast by the tour operators who do operate within the country. You are required to consider the following when you are booking for your gorilla safari in Uganda.

1)     Fast and foremost, you will need to inform you’re the tour operator about the dates for your tour. This will involve specifying the date for the expedition of gorilla trekking that is the real day you will carry the activity of gorilla trekking.

2)     In response to the above, you will be informed about the dates which are readily available for trekking and also temporarily book for them because if you do not do so, then some other person, client might book before you do so.

3)     You will then be sent a bank account so that you can be able to transfer the money for the gorilla permits. You may also opt to pay by a credit card in case you so wish.

4)      An acknowledgement email will be sent to your email which will then enable you to transfer money. You should be in position to tell your bank to deduct the bank charges for the transaction from your account. The bank in most will not ask for any extra money to be paid for gorilla permits. The management of the safari will inform you   via telephone about   any additional costs that will be incurred by you when acquiring the permit.

5)      The next step will be sending a copy of your passport. This passport must be very valid and should be availing the details which should be readily in position to register for your permit. Your full names, the nationality and the passport number are required to avail you with a genuine gorilla permit.

6)     The names provided by you in your passports will then be registered then a gorilla permit will be acquired for you.

In Uganda, the tour operators have   a joint organization called Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO) and this normally buys 80 percent of the permits for a time of up to two years. This is to the intended date of the activity of gorilla trekking. As a member agent   and these ate the tour agents, you can buy as many as 20 permits in a one months. This however excludes persons and companies which are not under AUTO umbrellas. The gorilla permits are not sold on the opening of the booking days.

 What should I wear   for the activity of gorilla trekking in Uganda?

For you to have a good gorilla trekking expedition, you have to get very good and quality walking boots. These boots must be in position to hike and climb the hilly parts in the forest. Do not forget the coating of the cloth for the cold evenings and the clothing for the wet weather.  This is very important because you might get stuck during your gorilla tracking expedition