Uganda Discounts Gorilla Trekking Permits November

How to book discounted gorilla trekking permits in November? More discounted gorilla tracking permits in Uganda to be sold in November 2014. As the Uganda Wildlife Authority body usually discounts gorilla trekking permits in November, even this time one can track gorillas at $350 for foreign non residents, $250 for foreign residents and shs 100, 000 for E African residents.

Mountain gorilla trekking permits in Uganda are normally sold at $600 so this great opportunity saves you at least 250 that can be used to pay for accommodation while on safari. These gorilla permits are sold to every body and can be bought from Uganda Wildlife Authority headquarters in Kampala. We also do purchase these gorilla permits on behalf of our customers

Just like the gorilla permits, accommodations on gorilla safari have low season overnight prices for November extending to December. For those who consider gorilla trekking to be very expensive, this is a great opportunity to buy a gorilla tracking package at an affordable rate,

Gorilla trekking permits for this discounted gorilla permit period are still sold on first come first serve basis but cannot not be transferred to anew date unless to a date within November. 

Gorilla trekking gear

If planning to do your gorilla trekking safari in Uganda in November, it is normally a rainy season so you must be readily prepare with your right gorilla tracking clothing

A rain gear for gorilla trekking

In Bwindi forest, rain falls at any time of the day without warning. You must pack a rain proof gear to use when trekking to see the gorillas

Garden gloves for gorilla trekking

The stems to get extra support are normally wet and slippery especially as a result of constant rains and leaves that fall from the trees. Garden gloves will protect your palms from pricking thorns and slippery stems

Tracking boots for gorilla trekking

Because of the regular rains, the ground becomes boggy and slippery; you need extra support from the tracking boots in order not to fall or walk so slow. You must tack-in your long trousers so that stinging nettle do not find there way into your trouser

Long Sleeved shirt and trouser

Long sleeved shirt and trouser protect your skin against biting nettles. You must carry trousers that will blend with the dirty jungle

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Uganda Safari and gorilla Tracking Tours Bwindi

Uganda safari and gorilla trekking tour is a chance to survey a variety of animals that Uganda the renowned pear of Africa boasts of. This Uganda tour drives to Queen Elizabeth National park and Bwindi forest national park for 6 days

Day 1 Drive to Queen Elizabeth national park.

Early in the morning, your driver guide will pick you from your overnight accommodation and drive you to western Uganda. This drive is about 7 to 8 hours on a bumpy road but very scenic. Enjoy a stop over at the equator where you will perform the water experiment. Stand on both side of the earth at the same time.  Enjoy a game drive as you get into the park where you may have the chance of seeing animals like elephants, warthogs, water bucks, bush bucks, buffaloes and several others.

Dinner and overnight at: Mweya safari lodge/ Bush Lodge/ Simba Safari Camp

Day 2: Game drive and Launch cruise on Kazinga channel

Rise up early in the morning for a game drive in the northern crater lakes sector of the park. You may have the chance of seeing the early risers rise up from their overnight hiding. You may have the chance of seeing animals like buffaloes, water bucks, hippos, lions, Uganda kobs, hyenas, elephant herds, baboons to mention but a few. Return for late day breakfast and after breakfast, head to the pier for a launch cruise on Kazinga channel. This is where most animals converge to quench there thirst. Schools of hippos, crocodiles, herds of buffaloes, elephants, rich avian life like Egyptian geese, greater and lesser flamingos, cattle egrets, kingfisher, shoe bill and several others.

Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura gorge

Having taken your breakfast, drive to Kyambura gorge for chimpanzee trekking. These chimps live at the bo0oton of the gorge so getting to see them is quite challenging. They normally move deep into the forest especially during the dry seasons so as to get water and quench there thirst. Take there photo graphs and follow them for some time. Return to the lodge and relax or enjoy another game drive in the park. Over night at your lodge

Day 4: drive to Bwindi Forest National Park

After enjoying the occupants of Queen Elizabeth national park, drive to Bwindi forest National Park the home of mountain gorillas. This forest is thick and one of the still surviving forests of the ice age period. The drive is about 5 to 6 hours on a scenic road where you have the chance of viewing the rolling hills, meandering rivers and several others. Arrive in the afternoon and relax

Dinner and overnight at Mahogany springs/ Silver Back Lodge/ Buhoma Comminity Banda/ wag tail eco lodge

Day 5 Gorilla trekking in Bwindi forest National park

Early in the morning, head to the ranger station for briefing afterwards go gorilla trekking. Gorillas keep moving as they search for food. It may rain on you at any time so remember to carry a rain gear. Gorillas are very huge hairy animals whose life depends on foliage. There favourite delicacy is bamboo, fruits, soft stems, leaves to mention but afew. Stay with them for just one permitted hour.

Day 6 return home after gorilla trekking

After gorilla trekking tour, drive back to Entebbe to catch-up with your home bound flight.

3 day Flying gorilla tracking tours in Uganda

Flying for gorilla trekking Uganda tours for 3 days in Bwindi forest National park starts with booking a gorilla tracking permit then a scheduled flight ticket to Kihihi Air Strip. This also includes booking a vehicle to transfer you to the lodge for your overnight in Bwindi forest.

Day 1: Flying to Bwindi gorilla trekking forest

Early in the morning, take breakfast and transfer to Entebbe or Kajjansi Air Strip to catch up with your flight to Bwindi forest. The flight takes about 1hour and a half. You will be transferred to your lodge from the air strip. In case you are not so tired, take a walk to Batwa pygmies where you will have the chance of meeting some of the original people that occupied the Bwindi forest and there life was dependant on the forest as their soul provider. Bwindi is a moist forest that supports a variety of animals like the ververt monkeys, chimpanzees, grey checked mangabey, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, olive baboons and so many others. Return to the lodge and relax

Mahogany springs/ Engage lodge/ Silverback lodge/ Buhoma community Bandas

Day 2 Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest National Park

Rise up early in the morning for breakfast and carry your packed lunch, head to the ranger station for briefing. You will be advised on the rules and regulations of gorilla trekking like how to treat the animals, when to eat while in the jungle, what to carry while searching for gorillas and several others. The ranger guide will later escort you into the forest to start searching for the gorillas. The time of finding them is not really clear as they move searching for food and other items for the day. Keep following the trail were they were last seen the previous day. When you are finally with them, wait to take there photographs and wait for instructions form the ranger guide.  Use a flash less camera to take there pictures and keep observing there moves for just one permitted hour return to the lodge and relax.

Day 3 return home after gorilla trekking tour

Having been with the gorillas, fly back to Entebbe to catch up with your home bound flight. This flying gorilla trekking safari is memorable.

How to book Gorilla Tracking Permits In Uganda Rwanda

How to book a gorilla trekking permit in Uganda or Rwanda, Which company to book with to a gorilla trekking safari, which family to book for gorilla trek  tour, when to book accommodation for gorilla tracking tour

Booking a gorilla trekking permit for  in Uganda or Rwanda is best at least 6 months to the trekking date. Gorilla trekking permits easily get sold out especially in the peak times when every one is travelling for holidays in Africa. Gorilla trekking must be part of the must dos for 2016 because of its countless rewards that become a life time experience.

Tourist hoping to go gorilla trekking during the festive season of 2016 have already started booking there gorilla permit so that they can be secured. A gorilla trekking permit is the most important pass to confirm a gorilla tour. Gorillas live freely in the jungle with other animals like the chimpanzees in Uganda, blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, grey tailed mangabey, golden monkeys, forest elephants, rich avian life to mention but a few. During gorilla trekking, you have the chance of meeting some of there great animals and take there memorable pictures.

Booking a gorilla trekking permit directly at UWA

You can walk into the Uganda Wildlife Authority offices in Kampala and book a gorilla trekking permit but this depends upon availability. Gorilla permits in Uganda are sold at $ 600 and during the low seasons, discounted gorilla permits are sold at $350. Payment for a gorilla trekking permit can also be done by wire transfer but you may not be sure when the money will get to the Uganda Wildlife Authority account so that they can spare a gorilla permit for you.

In Rwanda, gorilla trekking permits are sold at $750 from ORTPN. Just like Uganda, securing a gorilla permit in Rwanda is also hectic because of the high demand yet only 8 gorilla permits are released for sale per day per gorilla family.

Call Uganda Wildlife Authority  or ORTPN and Check for availability of gorilla permits that you wish to buy but because of the long cue of calls from every where in the world, answering your call may take some time which is time consuming. Since gorilla permits are sold at first come first serve, this method may not be absolutely effective because one may walk in immediately and purchase all the gorilla permits you requested availability for before making up your mind so taking you back to the hassle of finding available dates again.

Booking a gorilla permit through a tours and travel agent or company

After inquiring about your gorilla tracking safari, you must include the date when you wish to travel for your tour. Gorilla trekking safaris must take at least 3 days because you have to count the day of arrival, gorilla trek the next day and finally return day. This is because gorilla trekking starts only in the morning and you may spend the entire day searching for the gorillas which is quite tedious.

Provide the details of who you wish to travel with for gorilla trekking and in case you have a special reason for trekking gorillas like birth day surprise, wedding anniversary, honeymoon to mention but a few, inform your booking agent in time.

We immediately call Uganda Wildlife authority for availability of gorilla permits and get back to you with feed back. 

Wire your funds immediately for us to secure your permit because it is a sign of commitment to your upcoming gorilla trekking safari. This is how to book gorilla tracking permits for 2015.

To print the gorilla permit card for you, we need your full names, passport number, date of birth and nationality. This is for follow up purposed and statistical purposes for the country to use.

After collecting your gorilla permit, we confirm to you and keep your permit till the day you trek gorillas on your gorilla tracking safari.

About Gorilla trekking Tours In Uganda

A gorilla tracking tour in Uganda is one of the incredible tours in Uganda where you have the chance of staring into the dark brown sunken eyes of huge gorillas. They are one of the still existing survivors of the pre-historic period. They are the most renowned residents of Bwindi Forest national Park situated at the south western part of Uganda.

How to book gorilla trekking permits in Uganda

Gorilla trekking permits in Uganda can be obtained from the Uganda Wildlife Authority offices in Kampala. We book gorilla permits on behalf of our clients and provide all necessary information about gorilla trekking in Uganda. After buying the gorilla permit, you are given a tracking area but you have to be very keen when booking accommodation. When trekking gorillas in the northern sector, it highly advisable to book accommodation in the Northern sector and so is the southern sector.

How many gorilla permits are sold in Uganda.

8 gorilla permits are issued out per day per gorilla family and few families were habituated for tourism in Uganda.  Gorilla permits are sold at first come first serve and reserving the gorilla permit for you may be quite hard because of the great demand. The price for a gorilla permit in Uganda is $600 but at times discounted gorilla permits are sold out in low seasons like April, May and November.

What to do before Gorilla trekking

Before gorilla trekking in Uganda , you must try to be fit because mountain gorillas live in highland areas where you may need to strain your muscles a bit to get to see them. This doesn’t mean that the hand capped cannot trek gorillas. There is a provision for hiring a sedan chair or porters to carry you to the gorillas. You must also take some anti-malarias to prevent catching malaria. In case you have any communicable disease, it is best to declare and volunteer to stay behind because gorillas are highly susceptible to human diseases. 

What to do while trekking to see the gorillas

As you trek to see the gorillas, you must be conscience of there presence in the jungle. You must follow the rules and regulations of gorilla trekking passed to you during briefing. You must keep your voices low because gorillas are very sensitive to intruders, ask for assistance from the ranger guide in case you wish to easy your self, do not litre in the pack, keep up with the pace of others  so as not to get lost in the wilderness and so much more.

What to do while in the presence of gorillas

Gorilla trekking may be enjoyable but you must know that gorillas are wild animals that may change behaviour at any time. Gorillas are known for being serene but when they get agitated, they may become furious. Don’t use a camera with a flash because this makes the gorillas feel suspicious about your presence. The distance from the gorillas must be at least 7 meters away to reduce on the chances of spreading any communicable disease. Only one hour is permitted in the presence of the gorillas so you need utilise it maximally. Trekking gorillas in Uganda is very interesting and rewarding