Cost of gorilla trekking permits in 2025/2026.
The price of licenses for gorilla trekking in 2025–2026 All tourists above the age of 15 are granted gorilla trekking permits by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), which give them the legal right to visit habituated gorilla families and spend an hour with the mountain gorillas in their natural environment.
One of the most thrilling and well-liked activities in Uganda is gorilla trekking, which is carried out in the southwestern regions of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Additionally, gorilla trekking is practiced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kahuzi Biega National Park, Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, and the Virunga National Park.
The price of licenses for gorilla trekking in 2025–2026
Gorilla trekking costs 800 USD per person for foreign non-residents, 700 USD per person for foreign residents, 500 USD per person for Africans, and 300,000 UGX per person for East African citizens in 2025–2026 in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
The cost of a gorilla habituation permit at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is 1,500 USD for non-resident foreigners, 1,000 USD for foreigners, 1,000 USD for Africans, and 750,000 UGX for East African nationals.
How to reserve permits for gorilla trekking in Uganda in 2025–2026
Achieve Global Safaris, a reputable travel operator in Kampala, offers gorilla trekking permits for Uganda 2025/2026. To reserve a permit, you must email or call our tour advisers with the day, month, year, and gorilla destination you want to visit.
After getting in touch with us, we will verify whether permits are available on the dates you have selected. If they are, you will be required to pay a deposit. We may buy the gorilla trekking permit on your behalf as soon as the payment is received, and we’ll email you a scanned copy of the receipt as proof.
When to reserve permits for gorilla trekking in 2025–2026
Since gorilla trekking permits in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park 2025/2026 are competitive and typically sell out quickly, especially during the peak season in June to September and December to February, it is recommended that you book three to six months prior to the trekking date to avoid last-minute disappointment.
What a 2025–2026 gorilla trekking permit includes
An hour spent with the mountain gorillas, the assistance of a knowledgeable park guide, protection from armed park rangers, and park admission fees to both Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park are all included in a gorilla trekking permit.
Experience trekking with gorillas
At the park headquarters, gorilla trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park begins early in the morning with a briefing regarding expectations, rules, and regulations. Following the briefing, you will be divided into groups of eight, with an experienced park guide who is familiar with the gorilla trekking trails and a habituated gorilla family assigned to each group.
Because mountain gorillas prefer to roam around in search of food, trekking with them might take anywhere from two to seven hours, depending on their location. In addition to seeing several bird species and other primate species while trekking, you will be permitted to spend an hour with the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat after they have been discovered.
The ideal time of year to visit Uganda for gorilla trekking
Since there is less or no rainfall in the national parks during this time, access roads and gorilla trekking trails will be dry and passable, making gorilla trekking easier than during the rainy season when the trekking trails are muddy and slippery, gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is best done during the dry season, also known as the peak season, which is June, July, August, September, December, January, and February.
