How to pay for gorilla tours in Bwindi

How to pay for gorilla tours in Bwindi: Mountain gorilla tours in the world can be done in four national parks that are found in Africa. These national parks are Bwindi impenetrable forest national park and Mgahinga national park in Uganda, volcanoes national park in Rwanda, and Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Most of the travelers that are intending to have gorilla safaris choose Bwindi impenetrable forest national park because the security in the park is good and the permits being affordable. Bwindi also being home to the highest number of mountain gorillas and gorilla families receives a lot of travelers compared to other national parks. The park has 21 mountain gorilla families with 160 gorilla permits per day.

Travelers that are visiting are visiting Bwindi national park for gorilla tours have one question in common which is; how to pay for their gorilla safaris to the park. Today we are going to list down different ways how a traveler can send money for the gorilla safari to Bwindi to their tour operator after confirming the safari. The cost of a gorilla tour to Bwindi involves several activities like buying a gorilla permit, transport to the park, accommodation, and food while on a tour among others.

Payment methods for gorilla tours to Bwindi

Bank transfers

Payment methods for gorilla tours to Bwindi include sending money directly to the company account is the safest way to pay for gorilla tours in Bwindi. All tour companies must be having bank accounts registered in their names where travelers that have conformed the safaris to Bwindi can send money. The bank transfer method is known as electric fund transfer or wire transfer and the money sent using this method takes 4-7 days to reflect on the tour company’s account. It’s for this reason that travelers are asked to send a scanned copy of the receipt of payment after they have sent money for purposes of proof.

The good thing with sending money to a tour operator using the bank is that you will be sure of whom you are sending the money. The bank account should be registered in the name of the tour company but not an individual. This helps a lot of travelers from dealing with scammers. The problem on is likely to meet when using bank transfers is the charges because with electric funds transfers they are always high.

Credit Card payments

Most tour operators do accept credit cards such as visa master cards and American Express using Pesapal swipe card terminal. Tour operators have machines that are able to charge your credit card directly only if you give the correct information. Using credit cards to pay for your gorilla safari is very quick and can be done anywhere if you are within the country. The problem with credit card payments is that a few of the tour operators have machines because they rely mostly on bank to bank transfers. Credit card payments can only be possible if the tour operator has a Pesapal account.

Pesapal

Pesapal is a new online payment method in East Africa that allows a person to send money to any one of Africa online in a safe manner. Pesapal is so far the cheapest way of sending money to Africa because they charge 3.5% of the total money you are sending. With Pesapal, you pay money using Visa or MasterCard online and many people are slowly starting to use it. If a client sends money using Pesapal, the tour operator will receive an email that money has been sent to their bank account.

Payments for the gorilla permits

Payments for the Gorilla permits must be done early in advance using the above methods and then the other things can be paid on arrival if you want to make cash payments. Gorilla permits are sold by Uganda Wildlife Authority to travelers on a first come first save basis. To book yourself a gorilla permit you must pay for it and we shall keep it for you until arrival. Payments for the gorilla permits can be done using the above methods on to the tour operator’s account or Uganda Wildlife Authority account and later a scanned copy of the receipt for proof.

What to avoid

The above months are the safest way to make your payments for your gorilla tours to Bwindi therefore travelers should avoid using other means of payment among which include using Western Union, MoneyGram, cryptocurrencies, Payza, and much more. Travelers should as well avoid as much as they can to send money to a tour operator using their personal bank account because this is a sign that the company might not be registered or you might be dealing with a scammer.