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How many gorilla permits are in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park a day?

How many gorilla permits are in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park a day?

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is one of the places to find mountain gorillas in the whole world. The national park is famous for having the highest number of these apes living in its thick impenetrable forest cover. Bwindi is located in the southwestern part of Uganda in Kisoro district where it covers a total area of 321 sq. km.

Seeing mountain gorillas is the main activity done within Bwindi impenetrable forest national park. To see these gorillas, you must have a document from the Uganda Wildlife Authority allowing you to visit them in their natural habitats. Gorillas of Bwindi are two types which are normal gorilla trekking and gorilla habituation permits.

Tourists who are interested in knowing how many gorilla permits are within Bwindi well, this is for. In this article, we are going to look at how many gorilla trekking permits and how many gorilla habituation permits are found in Bwindi on a given day. The difference between a gorilla trekking and a gorilla habituation permit is that one comes with 1 hour around the habituated mountain gorillas and the other comes with 4 hours with the semi habituated mountain gorillas.

How many gorilla habituation permits are in Bwindi?

Gorilla habituation permits are those that allow tourists to be with mountain gorillas for a maximum of 4 hours.  The 4 hours come with an opportunity to be part of the activities that make these apes get used to human beings around them. Apparently, Bwindi has only 1 mountain gorilla family in Rushaga sector of the park. This is trekked by only 4 people in a day which means the park has only 4 gorilla habituation permits on a day.

The gorilla habituation permits are only 4 within Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park on any day. This calls for advance bookings to avoid disappointments when you already have the travel dates. Tourist are advised to book their habituation permits at least 3 to 4 months in advance because that is when they have a high chance of finding them available.

Tourists who would like to know how much the gorilla habituation permits cost well, each permit costs $1500 for foreign non-residents, $1000 for foreign residents, and UGX750,000 citizens of East African member states. The costs of the permits is worth the money because trekkers get to have 4 hours around the mountain gorillas an opportunity that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

How many gorilla trekking permits are in Bwindi?

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park has the highest number of mountain gorilla families fully habituated in the whole world. As of today, over 22 mountain gorilla families are fully habituated in the park and can be visited at any time of the year. These families are found in different sectors of the park where Rushaga has 8, Ruhija 5, Nkuringo 3, and Buhoma 6.

Each of the 22 mountain gorilla families of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park can be trekked by a maximum of 8 people a day. This means that Bwindi has a maximum of 184 gorilla permits available every day for people to use. Even though the number of gorilla permits in Bwindi is high, there are days when the permits sell out.

Tourists intending to visit Bwindi impenetrable forest national park during the high season a period when lots of people are traveling are advised to do early bookings. Tourists are asked to book 3 months or more in advance to be assured of gorilla trekking on their favorite dates. Last minute booking may work during the low season but there are times when trekkers can miss their favorite sector in case the permits are sold out.

Looking for how much the gorilla trekking permit of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park could be? Well, it’s very affordable to every tourist who really want to meet the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. A single gorilla trekking permit costs $800 for foreign non-residents, $700 for foreign residents, $500 Rest of Africa, and UGX300,000 citizens of East African member states.

What is included in a gorilla permit for Bwindi impenetrable forest national park

Bwindi has two kinds of gorilla permits which are gorilla trekking permits and gorilla habituation permits. A gorilla trekking permit comes with entrance fees to Bwindi for 24 hours, 1 hour around mountain gorillas, and park entrance fees which enable you to access the park. A gorilla habituation permit comes with entrance fees to the park, park entrance fees, and 4 hours with the mountain gorillas while making them get used to the human presence around them.