Best tour companies to buy Bwindi gorilla permits from
Best tour companies to buy Bwindi gorilla permits from: A lot of tour companies are in Uganda and are willing to help buy gorilla permits for travelers visiting Bwindi impenetrable forest national park. Are you looking for the best local tour operator to buy you gorilla permits, well there are a lot to choose from, and therefore you need to be careful.
Some are real tour operators and some are scammers. To bet a real tour operator, you need to google and choose from those that have been licensed by Uganda Tourism Board.
Best tour companies to buy Bwindi gorilla permits from
To save you from the hustle of googling so many local tour operators, Africa Adventure Vacations is licensed by Uganda Tourism Board to carry out tourism activities among which include buying gorilla permits for clients. We have a professional tour consultant who is always ready to help travelers book gorilla permits.
He has contacts for people working in the reservation’s office at Uganda Wildlife Authority and it takes a few minutes for him to check for the availability of the gorilla permit.
Africa Adventure Vacations is one of the best local tour company to buy gorilla permits from. We don’t sell the gorilla permits but we buy them for you from Uganda Wildlife Authority at no extra cost. We are based in Kampala and our company has a license from Uganda Wildlife Authority to carry out different tourism activities among which include booking gorilla permits for Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
Apart from Africa Adventure Vacations, there are other tour companies licensed and not licensed by Uganda Tourism Board that can help you book gorilla permits. You can get these companies from google or you can know them from friends who have traveled before.
We expect these companies not to charge you extra cost on a gorilla permit and if they do ask for extra money, look for another operator. The only time a local tour operator can ask for extra money is maybe when booking just a gorilla permit with them and nothing else.
How to book gorilla permits with Africa Adventure Vacations
To book gorilla permits with Africa Adventure Vacations, you will first need to get the dates of the months and year you want to encounter mountain gorillas. You will need to specify the type of gorilla permit you want because Bwindi has got gorilla trekking permits and gorilla habituation permits.
You will thereafter contact us via email with the dates, and gorilla permit type you want, we shall use the information to contact the Uganda Wildlife Authority for availability. If the gorilla permits are all taken, you will be given the nearby dates to choose or you will be asked to change your travel dates.
If you are lucky and the gorilla permits are available, you will be sent an email containing the different banking details and the cost of the permit. You will send the money and thereafter send a scanned copy of the receipt of payment together with your passport details for your permit to be booked.
How much are gorilla permits to Bwindi?
Bwindi has got gorilla trekking permits that enable travelers to encounter mountain gorillas for 1 hour and then gorilla habituation permits that allow travelers to encounter mountain gorillas for 2 hours. These gorilla permits are issued by Uganda Wildlife Authority which controls and manages all park activities.
Each gorilla trekking permit costs $700 for foreign non-residents, $600 for foreign residents, and UGX250,000 for East African citizens. A gorilla habituation permit costs $1500 for foreign non-residents, $1000 foreign residents, and UGX750,000 citizens of East Africa.
When to book gorilla permits for Bwindi
When to buy gorilla permits for Bwindi depends on the time you want to visit the park. Travelers intending to visit the park during the dry season are advised to book gorilla permits 3-4 months earlier in advance to avoid last-minute booking disappointments since these permits tend to sell out quickly.
Travelers that are visiting the park during the rainy season dint have to panic about booking the gorilla permits because they will always be available at any time before the gorilla trekking date.
Travelers are asked to book themselves gorilla permits early in advance for proper planning of the safari. Early gorilla permit booking also comes with opportunities for trekking mountain gorillas in your favorite region.
When you secure the gorilla permits at least you are assured of trekking on your chosen day and then it helps you get to work on other things such as shopping for a gorilla safari.
