How Best To do Gorilla Trekking And Game Safaris in Uganda

A combo of gorilla trekking and game safaris in Uganda gives you the best Africa safari experience. You get to see some of the world’s most unique primates together with wild animals that most people watch from confines of the zoo. This time they show off there reality without human interference.

When going for gorilla trekking in Uganda, you need a gorilla permit, which currently costs $700 per person per trek. Only maximum of 8 gorilla permits are realized per gorilla family per day. You need to acquire one in advance because they are sold off fast highly demanded and yet limited in supply. First come first served basis is used to acquire these gorilla permits so none is reserved without payment.

For the best experience of game drives in Uganda, you need to hire an experienced driver guide with wide knowledge about Uganda wildlife part from  the parks which you are visiting. this helps you relate with even those national parks not included in your itinenerary.

What Is Required For Gorilla Trekking And Game Safari In Uganda

Gorilla Permit

You need a gorilla trekking permit from Uganda Wildlife Authority, however you need advance booking because they get sold out earlier. The gorilla permit is the entry ticket to meeting mountain gorillas. The cost of a gorilla permit includes park fees, ranger guide fee, gorilla fund fee and others.

Park Entrance Fees

No matter which game park you visit from Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park or Kidepo Valley National park, you need park fees. The park fees vary by national park. These fees support in park maintenance, park ranger and warden payment and so much more. The park fees last per 24 hour in the park.

Accommodation while on Uganda safari

Where you sleep during the gorilla trekking and game safari speaks volumes about your safari experience.

During gorilla trekking, you need to book accommodation close to or with in the area where your gorilla permit is booked. Gorilla trekking permits for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are booked according to area because of its diversity and difficulty in accessibility. Four areas are in Bwindi Impenetrable National park that is Buhoma area, Ruhija area, Rushaga area and Nkuringo area and so much more.

Each game park in Uganda has a number of accommodation facilities of different budgets ranging from modest facilities to mid-range to luxury facilities. These support the stay of a number of tourists.

 Vehicle hire for the Uganda safari

To get to the up country parks, you need transport and the most common means is by road. Hiring a vehicle especially 4×4 wheeler is the best option because of the nature of up country roads that are at times slippery, impassable and extremely dusty. 

In order not to get stuck on the road or in the middle of the game park tracks during game drives, you need to hire a vehicle that can with stand such conditions.

A Well Qualified Driver Guide For the Uganda Safari

While on the journey to Uganda safari parks, you need someone with great knowledge about the country and the destinations where you are heading. This creates confidence and makes the trip very interesting. Not so many guide have the capacity to give you the right information you would like to know about Uganda. Someone who is well acquitted with information both current and past about the country is worth booking for the gorilla trekking and game safari in Uganda.

A driver guide who gives you correct answers per the questions you have even beyond what you are asking for widens you knowledge about the Uganda safari destinations.

The gas or Fuel for the Vehicle to Use during Uganda Safari

Whether on self-drive or hired a driver guide, you need to have enough gas that will last you all the time on safari. In most Uganda National Parks, there are no fuel refilling centers yet the parks are very wide.

Running out of fuel while on a game drive is very dangerous because you may not get help very soon yet many predators live in the park. therefore you need to have full fuel tank before entering the game park that will take you through all your activities. 

Reserve a Plane Seat For Uganda Safari

If you are interested in taking a flying Uganda safari, to either Bwindi Impenetrable National park or the game parks, you need to reserve a seat on the domestic daily flights. You must know the schedule of the flights too in order to make check in arrangements in advance. Two renowned domestic daily flight centers operate in Uganda that is at Kajjansi airstrip and Entebbe Airport.

You need to hire a transfer vehicle from the airstrip to your lodge. From Kihihi airstrip to Bwindi Impenetrable National park, you need about 2 hours. Although there are no cabs ready to transfer you, you need to make prior arrangements for this or else you may be stuck at the airstrip in the middle of nowhere.

Options of charter flights are available according to your wish but you need prior arrangements so that clearance is made from Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda. You need a transfer vehicle too from the airstrip to the lodge.

Know The number of Days On Gorilla Trekking And Game Safari In Uganda

Having the correct number of days, you wish to be on gorilla trekking and game safari in Uganda helps in all the plans you have. In order to make a quotation for the days on safari, you need to know the number of days you wish to take for the safari.

Some Uganda safaris have a minimum number of days you must take to enjoy your stay like gorilla trekking, you need minimum 3 days gorilla trekking. This is because of drive time to the park, which is about 8 hours to 9 hours.  Then time of locating the mountain gorillas may not favor you to transfer to another National Park on the same day.

Exhausting your Africa safari experience in Uganda National Park is not an easy task but with help of a knowledgeable safari consultant, you can select the best of that park. This can be arranged according to the number of days while in these parks.

Activities To Do During Gorilla Trekking And Game safari In Uganda

Every Africa Safari includes activities to do therefore you need to tailor well your itinerary in order to do all your dream activities on safari. Stacking your safari timetable with number of activities, which may be far apart may cause you to get exhausted and never enjoy the safari.

You may even miss-out on the gist of your Africa safari because of poor arrangement. For this reason, therefore you need to arrange activities that can take you the number of days you wish to be on safari.

Good Health while On Gorilla Trekking And Game Safari In Uganda

In order to enjoy a holiday you need to be in good spirits. No one arranges to get sick but try to avoid those things that may cause you to fall ill while on safari or before the safari.

For one to be allowed to do gorilla trekking, you must not have any communicable infection like flue, Corona virus and others. This is to prevent passing the infection to the mountain gorillas because they are susceptible to human infections.

Even the process of searching for the mountain gorillas is quite tiring so you need to be in good health and with some level of fitness. The topography of the gorilla trekking area is hilly which requires you to hike in order to find them.

 In case you are not well, even the game drives where you are in the car seated may not enjoyable.

In order to prevent such uncertainties, you may need to do some simple physicals to stretch your muscles, vaccinate for all diseases required before coming for Uganda safari, swallow anti-malarial tables because Uganda is a tropical country, eat from designated places while on safari, carry own first aid kit for emergency and so much more.

Pack the Right Uganda Safari Gears

Some Uganda safaris have special gears that help make the adventure experience more comfortable. During gorilla trekking, you must have packed long trousers and shirt to cover your body from stinging nettles and rough surfaces in the jungle. Wear insect repellant, sunscreen, safari hat, garden gloves, tracking boots READ MORE

Carrying the right gorilla trekking gears gives you an opportunity to enjoy the right experience while in the jungle and not get hurt. Viewing the mountain gorillas during gorilla trekking is a precious experience that many people in the world would be glad to be part of. Because of the restrictions on the number of people to be allowed to see the mountain gorillas, many are not able to access the gorilla permits.

When Is The Best Time For Booking Gorilla Trekking With Game Safari In Uganda

In order to have the best of Uganda safari, you need to have enough time on you. Uganda safaris are open for tourism all year round but sometimes the seasons for doing the safari matter.

The peak seasons are normally June to September and December to mid- January. This is because of the high influx of tourists in the country which prompts service provider to rise there prices too. The price of the gorilla trekking permit is the only one that remains stagnant all year round no matter the season.

The weather condition during this season also favors most of Uganda safari activities like game drives, gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking and others.

The wet seasons that is March to May and November attack lees tourists because of the cold condition. Those who visit during this time sometimes get the advantage of low cost prices on almost all safari amenities, new wild animal birth are common in this season, chances of gorilla trekking solo, less obstruction during wildlife photographing,   

 To enjoy gorilla trekking and game safaris in Uganda, you just need time on your holiday and contact the right tour operator like Arch safaris And Tours.

What Is The Cost Of Gorilla Trekking And Game Safaris in Uganda

The cost of Uganda safaris vary according to package and its content that is from budget safari package to midrange package to Luxury safari package. For a Uganda safari inclusive of gorilla, trekking you must buy a permit, which costs $700 per person.

Other safari package components vary with budget and what is included in them. Whenever you receive a Uganda safari quotation, knowing what is included and excluded is very important. This is for better planning and knowing how much you need to carry as cash to pay for what is excluded yet very relevant to you.

Travelling as solo, you bare the entire cost of the Uganda safari package but when travelling with others you get to share some costs and so lowering the entire package according to number of people. You get to share costs like vehicle, fuel, drive guide share lodge or hotel costs and so much more.

How To Buy A Gorilla Trekking Permit In Uganda

Gorilla trekking permits in Uganda are sold per person but you need to have availability according to date. Each day of the year, 8 gorilla permits per gorilla family are released for the public to purchase however, they get sold out very fast.

 First come first served basis is used to purchase these permits.

When availability is positive, you are required to purchase your permit before all those on your preferred date are sold off. You can pay in installments for your permit in case you purchase it earlier than 90 days to the date of your safari.

After purchasing the permits, are required to send some personal details about yourself like the full names on your passport, nationality, date of birth, passport expiry date and much more.

Your gorilla permit card is printed with your information on the black strip as you draw closer to the date of your gorilla trekking safari.

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