Many Travelers planning Self-drive Safaris in East Africa ask themselves if they can add the gorilla trekking & Wildlife in Tanzania for the road trip holiday. Self Drive Tanzania has tailored the complete travel guide to help you plan the gorilla trekking & wildlife on the Holiday.

Gorilla trekking in Uganda is a very unique tourism expedition and experience that tourists will always find attractive and unforgettable for the whole of their life during a self-drive adventure in East Africa with a combined adventure of Gorillas & Wildlife of Serengeti National Park with Self Drive Tanzania which is possible even on one way Car Rental

This is because, like any other activity, gorilla trekking involves tracking these human-like creatures in their natural habitats with a set of strict rules and guidelines to enforce harmony between the two parties. You respect them and they shall surely respect you back because, just as human beings, they also have feelings.

Where to See gorillas in Uganda

Gorilla trekking is carried out in two major national parks of Uganda namely; in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mgahinga National Park.

Gorilla Families in Bwindi

There are a total of 18 groups of gorilla families in Uganda, of which 17 are found in Bwindi and 1 in Mgahinga.

In Bwindi National Park : There are four major trekking sectors namely; Buhoma sector consisting of gorilla groups like Habinyanja, Katwe, Mubare and Rushegura, Nkuringo sector that has groups such as Christmas, Nkuringo, and Bushaho, Rushaga that has habituated families such as Kutu, Bikingi, Mishaya, Busingye, Kahungye, Rwigi, Bweza, Nshongi, and Mucunguzi gorilla group and Ruhija sector that comprises of gorilla families such as Mukiza, Oruzogo, Bitukura, and Kyaguliro.

In Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, visitors can only visit two gorillas habituated groups  Nyakagezi & Hirwa gorilla groups.

How to Secure Gorilla Permit.

Self-drive Tanzania has a tailored detailed info page about the Booking of the Gorilla permit in Uganda as it’s a requirement for every traveler wishing to see the gorillas in Uganda.

First of all, visitors interested in tracking these gorillas need to obtain gorilla trekking permits that allow him or her to carry out the activity. This permit is supposed to be booked in advance in order for organizational and planning purposes.

It’s advisable to book permits in an advance of 6 -12 months and the rates vary for different visitors as we shall see. There are three categories of visitors namely; Foreign Non-Residents, Foreign Residents, and East African Residents each paying a different fee.

The current fares for permits as per now are; $800 for Foreign Non-Residents, $700 for Foreign Residents and Ush. 300,000/=(approximately 80 dollars) for East African Residents.

Having mentioned the prices of the gorilla permit, one may tend to know how to purchase them. These permits can either be purchased through a reliable tour operator especially for foreign non-residents or directly through the Uganda Wildlife Authority Offices for foreign residents and East African residents. However, we would advise clients to trust local tour operators like vacation-safaris to be your preferred partner in doing everything for you on your gorilla trekking experience given we are a registered company, reliable and trustworthy that is working with Self Drive Tanzania.

Where else to See the Mountain Gorillas

Mountain Gorillas are found in only three countries in the world; that is Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. However, half of the world’s total population of gorillas only exists in Uganda and also its prices for gorilla permits are very affordable compared to others. Other than Uganda, Rwanda’s Volcanoes national park and DRC’s Virunga national park will give you just a similar gorilla trekking experience.

Uganda’s political stability and moderated price of gorilla permits give it a competitive advantage over the rest thus making Uganda one of the most visited, loved, trusted, and preferred destination in terms of gorilla trekking expeditions and safaris.

Available Fleets for Rental to Gorilla Safari

Get the best deals on how to book a car rental on self-drive or with driver to go gorilla trekking in Bwindi or Mgahinga National Park to get the combined experience of gorillas & wildlife in east Africa from Self Drive Kenya.