Budget & Luxury Gorilla Trekking Safaris, Escorted Gorilla Tours

Budget & Luxury Gorilla Trekking Safaris, Escorted Gorilla Tours. Luxury Gorilla Trekking Rwanda, Gorilla Safaris Uganda, & Congo Gorilla Tours | Budget & Luxury Gorilla Trekking Safaris, Guided Gorilla Tours

Budget Gorilla Tours or Luxury Gorilla Safaris –  Trekking are prominent and exclusively carried out in three countries two being in east Africa i.e. Rwanda and Uganda and one being in central Africa i.e. D.R Congo.

These primate safaris are termed according the countries they carried in for example Uganda gorilla safari tours, Rwanda Gorilla tours and Congo Gorilla Safaris.

Jewel safaris Uganda offers the best in regard to Gorilla tours ranging from 1 day to 12 day gorilla trekking Safaris to the various countries tracking gorillas.

Other primate tracking involved include chimpanzee tracking and golden monkey tracking commonly done while on a Rwanda safaris.

Other Safaris involved besides Gorilla trekking safaris include wildlife safaris to various national parks , cultural Tours, hiking tours, nature walks, camping safaris and boat trips to different lakes and rivers.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gorilla Safaris in Uganda, Rwanda & Congo

Gorilla trekking Uganda Vs Rwanda

Gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda gorilla trekking has the best affordable cost. Jewel Safaris Uganda provides genuine source of information about Uganda gorilla trek costs for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park then Rwanda gorilla trek cost for Volcanoes National Park Jewel Safaris Uganda provides information for availability of gorilla permits, different gorilla families, what to pack, different types of accommodation, when to visit gorillas, guideline of gorilla trekking, transport to Bwindi or Mgahinga and many more.
Jewel Safaris Uganda, we offer luxury safaris both for Uganda and Rwanda, mid-range safaris and budget safaris at affordable costs.

Best time to trek mountain gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda

Clients always have one question in their minds ‘’when is the best time to trek gorillas?’’ our answer is, gorilla tracking can be done throughout the whole year and all clients get the same satisfaction no matter which season you have visited gorillas.

Uganda has got two seasons that is rainy season and dry season but clients always prefer trekking around dry season which is the month of June, July, August and early September then we have December till February but that doesn’t mean that it won’t rain in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park because the park is located in the tropical rain forest and its climate is influenced by micro conditions of the area, so went in Bwindi impenetrable forest expect rains any time of the days.

Uganda is crossed by the Equator that has modified climate with two seasons. Gorilla Safaris during raining season is too challenging because it is hard to hike and trek the impenetrable forest due to the heavy rains which makes the trails so slippery and it hard to see the mountain gorillas.

How much is gorilla trekking permit in Uganda or Rwanda

Gorilla permit is are card /passes issued by Uganda Wildlife Authority or Rwanda Development Board which allows any tourists/travelers to trek mountain gorillas in all habituated National Parks like Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Volcanoes National Park and Mgahinga National Park.

The gorilla permit cost 600 USD for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mhaginga national park in Uganda.

Then Rwanda gorilla trekking permit cost 1500 USD for Volcanoes national park for foreign nonresident. The foreign resident pays fee of 500 USD only those with valid working permit, then East Africa resident pay fee of 250,000 Ugandan shillings in Uganda habituated parks.

Before going for gorilla tour, clients must purchase a gorilla trekking permit which allows them to track gorillas from their natural environment and you can only purchase gorilla permits from Uganda Wildlife Authority or through tour operators companies only.

Gorilla permit fee is inclusive of game ranger who will guide the group in search of the endangered mountain gorillas, park entry fees and for the one hour you spend with mountain gorillas.

Help Me Understand Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park – Gorilla Tours in Uganda

Bwindi impenetrable national park is located at mountainous area in southwestern Uganda. Bwindi was gazette as national park in 1991 and it covers an area of above 331 square kilometer in size.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is well known as home of the remaining endangered mountain gorillas in the whole world. It protects over 400 mountain gorillas which is roughly half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas.

The forest also provides shelter to over 120 species of mammals and 350 species of birds which includes 23 Albertine Rift endemics. Some of the primates found in Bwindi include baboons, chimpanzees, forest monkeys and forest elephants among others.

Bwindi is divided into four regions, Buhoma region found in North, Ruhija region is in the east, Rushage and Nkuringo region are found in the south of the impenetrable forest. All the regions have habituated gorilla families which enable tourists to trek gorillas in any region of your choice.

All clients willing to trek gorillas from Bwindi Impenetrable national park should book in three months advance and accommodation should be booked after purchasing gorilla permit because Bwindi has got many gorilla families and some sectors are very far from each other.

When should I Book my Gorilla Tour Permit?

Since gorilla’s permits are limited and there is high competition for gorilla permits, we as Jewel Safaris Uganda advise you to book gorilla permit three months in advance due to the shortage of gorilla permits especially during high season went there are high number of travelers.

If you’re intending to book gorilla safari Permit to Uganda or Rwanda & Congo, please use Jewel Safaris and we are always at your service, we can advise you on the availability of gorilla permits on the day you decide to trek gorillas.

What is Included in Gorilla tracking Permit?

Gorilla permits act as park entry fees to home of the endangered mountain gorillas, Bwindi Impenetrable, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda , the same permit includes fees for game ranger from Uganda Wildlife Authority who brief and lead the tourists into the jungle in search of giant mountain gorillas.

No one is allowed to access Bwindi Impenetrable Forest without been escorted by UWA game ranger. When planning a trip to Uganda, remember Uganda gorilla permits are on high demand and you need to purchase permits as early as possible.

Gorilla permits act as park entry fees to home of the endangered mountain gorillas, Bwindi Impenetrable, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda a, the same permit includes fees for game ranger from Uganda Wildlife Authority who brief and lead the tourists into the jungle in search of giant mountain gorillas.

No one is allowed to excess Bwindi Impenetrable Forest without been escorted by UWA game ranger. When planning a trip to Uganda, remember Uganda gorilla permits are on high demand and you need to purchase permits as early as possible.

Gorilla Habituation Experience

Gorilla Habituation Experience is in another level compared to trekking and tracking. While doing gorilla trekking or tracking, a group or an individual is permitted to spend ONLY one hour with gorillas, habituation experience permits you to spend 4 hours in the company of gorillas.  

Gorilla in Bwindi impenetrable national park

However, as the saying goes “each valuable stuff has a bigger price” for one to do a habituation, US $1500 is charged compared to the USD $ 600 charged for gorilla trekking permits.

Gorilla habituation is a process where mountain gorillas are trained to get used to people without shying out, attacking, and doing many nasty things when tracked.

Due too often visits to where they frequent by researchers, they familiarize themselves with people. Also, during habituation experience, the group habituating will be able to learn more on how individual gorillas behave since their behaviors tend to vary.

When the habituated gorillas have been confirmed to be trekked and tracked that of course is in a long run, they are awarded with a name, introduced for trekking that is always carried out by the first set of scientists, journalists that is always a mock exam for them.

Once they pass, they are introduced for trekking to the visiting tourists to trek them both local and international tourists. Will you be among them? Well book a trip if its yes for a response on Jewel Safaris Uganda.

At Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, there are gorilla habituation regions and in the north of the park there is Buhoma region where Mubare, Habiyanga and Rushegura were habituated from. To the East of the park, the gorilla families habituated include; Bitukura, Oruzogo and Kyaguriro, in the south found the  Ruhija section where gorilla families habituated include:, Nshonji, Mishaya, Busingye, Bweza, Kahungye in Rushaga then Nkuringo all making 11 habituated gorilla families in total number.

Two gorilla families have been put aside for gorilla habituation experience and are located in the Nkuringo and Rushaga side of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Apparently, the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park only supports gorilla habituation experience because Rushaga and Nkuringo where the two families put aside for the experience are in the south and Jewel Safaris Uganda is very ready to help you habituate them just book for a trip with us and all will be set for you.