How to book Uganda gorilla trekking permits in 2025.
How to reserve permits for gorilla trekking in Uganda in 2025: The Uganda Wildlife Authority issues gorilla trekking permits, which are legal cards or paperwork that let tourists over 15 visit habituated gorilla families and spend an hour with them in their natural environment. Two national parks in Uganda are used for gorilla trekking: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Both are situated in the country’s southwest.
In addition to Uganda, gorilla trekking is also conducted in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kahuzi Biega National Park, and the Virunga National Park.
While there is only one habituated gorilla family in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, there are over 22 habituated gorilla families in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. These gorilla families are spread across four sectors: Rushaga in the south, Buhoma in the north, Ruhija in the east, and Nkuringo in the south. All of the gorilla families are accessible for daily trekking.
The price of licenses for gorilla trekking in Uganda in 2025
The 2025 gorilla trekking licenses for Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park cost 300,000 UGX per person for East African citizens, 800 USD per person for foreign non-residents, and 700 USD per person for foreign residents.
In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, gorilla habituation permits cost 1,500 USD per person for non-resident foreigners, 1,000 USD per person for residents, and 750,000 UGX per person for inhabitants of East Africa.
How to reserve permits for gorilla trekking in Uganda in 2025
A reliable tour company like Achieve Global Safaris can help you book gorilla trekking permits in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Simply send an email or WhatsApp message to our tour consultants with the date, month, year, and gorilla destination you want to visit.
After getting in touch with us, we will check with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to see if permits are available on the dates you have selected. If they are, you will be required to pay a deposit. We can buy the permit on your behalf after 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 Uganda in 2025
Because gorilla trekking permits in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park are competitive and typically sell out quickly, especially during the peak season in June, July, August, September, December, January, and February, it is recommended that you book the permits three to six months prior to the trekking date. This will help you avoid last-minute disappointments.
What the Uganda Gorilla Trekking Permit Covers
In 2025, the price of Uganda gorilla treeing permits includes park entrance fees to either Mgahinga Gorilla National Park or Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, park guide services, armed ranger guides to ensure your safety while trekking, an hour with the mountain gorillas, and a certificate that is given to each visitor upon completion of the gorilla trekking experience.Five-day safari with chimpanzees and gorillas in Uganda departing from Kigali
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 on the park’s policies. Following the briefing, you will be split up into groups of eight, with an experienced park guide and a habituated gorilla family assigned to each group.
Because mountain gorillas prefer to roam around in search of food, trekking with them in Uganda might take anywhere from two to seven hours, depending on their location. You can see other wildlife while trekking, and after you locate the mountain gorillas, you will be able to spend an hour with them in their natural environment. This will allow you to observe their behaviors, habits, and how they feed, nurse, play, and groom their young while also taking pictures and videos to share with people back home.
The ideal time to visit Uganda for a gorilla trekking expedition
The best time to go gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is during the dry season, also known as the peak season, which runs from June to September and December to February. This is because there is less or no rainfall in the national parks during this time, making access roads and trekking trails dry and doable. This makes gorilla trekking easier than during the rainy season, when the trekking trails are muddy and slippery, making it more difficult.
