Early Bird gorilla tracking Rwanda 2021-2022

Early bird Gorilla tracking Rwanda 2021-2022

Early Bird gorilla tracking Rwanda 2021-2022 : As 2020 comes to an end, there is a lot that has changed and will continue to influence Gorilla tracking in 2021 and 2022. Gorilla tracking being an expensive tourist activity there is always need to have proper preparations basing on latest information available. Here is the latest and updated information about Gorilla tracking in Rwanda.

2021-2022 Gorilla Tracking in Uganda

There have been changes in Uganda that one needs to know before booking a Gorilla holiday to see Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks. One noticeable change is that of the price of Uganda Gorilla Permit.

Rwanda Gorilla permit price 2021-2022

Rwanda Development Board is a government body in charge of Volcanoes National Park and this body is as well in charge of issuing out Rwanda Gorilla permits which cost USD1500 per person per trek.  This is to allow you visit Rwanda Gorillas for one hour Gorilla trek. Much as Rwanda Gorilla permits price much more expensive, Rwanda remains an affordable and relatively stable country for all travellers. We organize both private and group tours to see mountain Gorillas in Rwanda.

According to the current mountain Gorilla census that was conducted in the Virunga region which has three National Parks of Mgahinga Gorilla, Volcanoes and Virunga National Parks plus an independent one for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, the outcome indicated that Uganda so far has the highest number of mountain Gorillas in the whole world beating Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. Volcanoes National Park alone records a numbers of 300 to 350 individuals. This has been achieved by numerous positive efforts to conserve for the mountain Gorillas which are no longer on the list of endangered species.

Habituated Gorilla Families

As you plan to visit Rwanda to see the mountain Gorillas in 2021-2022, you should know that it is now on record that Volcanoes National Park has the easiest habituated mountain Gorillas in Africa. The number stands at 11 habituated families with 1 of them reserved for Gorilla research program while the rest are for the normal one hour Gorilla tracking. These habituated Gorilla families can be trekked from different trail heads that make up Volcanoes National Park.

Booking Gorilla permits is done in advance and you can only book them for a given region. You will get to know the Gorilla family you visit on the day of tracking. Different mountain Gorilla families can be trekked from different trail heads and allocation to a given family is decided on the very day of trekking. Allocation to a given gorilla family depends on the interest of an individual as well as physical fitness. You will have to express your interest on the very day of tracking.

Gorilla permits booking and availability

Gorilla permits for Volcanoes National Park are booked anytime and any day. Please note that Rwanda Gorilla permits are only booked by registered Rwanda tour operators, so we are therefore able to check and reserve Gorilla permits anytime of the day including weekends and nights when contacted by the exact dates you wish to trek the mountain Gorillas in Rwanda.

Rwanda Gorilla permits competitive

It is very true that Rwanda does invest so much in marketing its Gorilla tourism but factors from outside have resulted in the rush for Uganda Gorilla permits simply because of the price. Many people who used to trek in Rwanda are now looking for cheaper Gorilla permits in Uganda which is at USD700 instead of USD1500 in Rwanda. This means that there is no much competition on Rwanda Gorilla permits which makes it easy to acuire a slot at many times as there is no cause of shortage.

Gorilla tracking visit to Uganda from Rwanda

It’s now possible to reduce on the drive time from Kigali International Airport to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla by avoiding landing in Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. It is approximately 4-5 hours’ drive from Kigali-Rwanda to Uganda via Katuna or Kyanika boarders. Great Adventure Safaris representatives are now able to pick you from Kigali International Airport and bring you to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or Mgahinga Gorilla National Parks for Gorilla tracking. There has been some tension between Uganda and Rwanda but this has not affected the movement of visitors from one country to another.

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