Why you should book Mgahinga gorilla permits in advance

Why you should book Mgahinga gorilla permits in advance: Gorilla permits are legal documents by Uganda Wildlife Authority allowing tourists to visit a gorilla family and stay around the members. In Uganda, Mgahinga national park is one of the protected areas where mountain gorilla trekking permits are used. This is because the national park protects mountain gorillas and to see the endangered apes you need a gorilla permit.

Mgahinga national park was gazetted in 1991 to protect endangered mountain gorillas, wildlife species, and different vegetation types. The national park has about 100 mountain gorillas and a few of them have been habituated and used to human presence around them. Nyakagezi mountain gorilla family is the only one in Mgahinga national park and only 8 gorilla permits are up for the family.

Reasons as to why you need to book Mgahinga gorilla permits in advance

Mountain gorilla permits in Mgahinga national park are few. Tourists need to book gorilla trekking permits for Mgahinga national park in advance for 3 to 4 months or even more simply because they are few. Mgahinga national park has the least number of gorilla permits and these are 8. The 8 gorilla permits for Mgahinga national park are for the first 8 lucky people because UWA sells on a first come first serve basis and this calls for advance booking.

There is a high demand for gorilla permits in Mgahinga. So many tourists are developing the love to see mountain gorillas that are said to be close relatives to human beings with 98% human DNA. To encounter the mountain gorilla family of Mgahinga national park, you need a gorilla permit and therefore the so many people must compete to secure themselves one. If you don’t want disappointments with gorilla permit bookings then you need to book in advance.

There is a need for timely booking of accommodation. Tourists need to book Mgahinga national park gorilla permits in advance so that they confirm their safari and get to book where they will stay. It’s risky to book accommodation for the safari before getting the permits. Tourists must first secure themselves gorilla permits and later proceed with accommodation facilities where they will stay.

As a tourist, you need enough time for preparation. Tourists must book gorilla permits in advance to have enough time for preparation. Before securing yourself a gorilla permit, you cannot start preparing for the safari because a permit is needed in Mgahinga national park to visit a mountain gorilla family. We believe that if you do advance booking of a gorilla permit and secure yourself one, you will have enough time to prepare for the safari, do the flight bookings, and purchase the different essentials needed.

Why you should book gorilla permits in advance

There is no right time when one needs to book a gorilla permit however we do suggest you buy it 3 to 4 months or even more before the safari. Here you are assured of finding the gorilla permits in Mgahinga national park still available.  Uganda Wildlife Authority does sell gorilla permits for Mgahinga national park on a first come first serve basis and therefore you need to be as first as you can to secure yourself one.

How can one book a gorilla permit for Mgahinga national park?

A traveler can book a gorilla permit directly from UWA if they are organizing the safari themselves and travelers can book gorilla permits using a local tour operator who is organizing the safari at the same price. Most travelers do use local tour operators for their safari and therefore that job is for the tour consultant working on you.

Africa Adventure Vacations is one of the local tour operators that can help with booking gorilla trekking permits for Mgahinga national park. We are licensed by Uganda Tourism Board to carry out different tourism activities and also help customers book gorilla permits from Uganda Wildlife Authority.

To book with Africa Adventure Vacations, you need to get the dates of the month and year you want to trek and then contact us via email. We do look at the days you have given us and then contact the reservations office at UWA for availability. When the perms tar available, we shall ask you to send us your personal details which are included on the permit. We shall send you our banking details here you will put money and we shall use part of it to book the gorilla permit and later pick it up for you.

The cost of gorilla permits in Mgahinga

The cost of a gorilla permit in Mgahinga national park is $700 for foreign non residents, $600 for foreign residents, and UGX250,000 members of East African member states. The price of gorilla permits is set by Uganda Wildlife Authority and it chances after a given period of time. Whether you buy the gorilla permit for Mgahinga national park directly from UWA or from a local tour operator, the price will be the same.