Cost of permits for travelers on gorilla trekking tours from Scandinavia
A gorilla permit/ pass is the most crucial requirement for trekking mountain gorillas at gorilla parks. Gorilla permits can be bought through a trusted tour agent like Travitude safari tours company at least months in advance prior to the date of visit. The number of trekkers is limited per gorilla family per day so for surety of a gorilla trekking trip advance booking is needed.
Habituation is only done at Bwindi impenetrable national park giving an opportunity to visitors 4 hours per day with the Gorillas at a charge of $1,500 (tourists) and $1,000 (foreign residents).
A gorilla trekking permit in Uganda costs $800 for tourists (FNR- foreign nationals/residents), $700 for foreign residents (FR), $500 for individuals from the rest of Africa.
A gorilla permit in Rwanda costs $1500 for foreign nationals, $500 for foreign residents in Rwanda, rest of Africa and African nationals.
What happens after finding the gorilla families?
As soon as you locate these mountain gorillas, you will be allowed to stay with them for over an hour as you are having photos, observing, asking questions and so on. While around the gorillas, you are not allowed to eat or drink anything & no taking photos when the flash lights are on.
You are supposed to keep a distance of 7 meters from the gorillas and are also advised to wear a mask if you’ve got one a regulation aimed at protecting the primates from catching viral or bacterial respiratory diseases like flue or cold.
When the one hour of staying around a particular gorilla family elapses, you get back to the gorilla park headquarters.
