Every traveller would like to know the price of a gorilla tour since it’s one of the most popular tours in Africa. This will begin after knowing the price of a gorilla trekking permit or gorilla habituation permit. The gorilla permits differ depending on the country and DR Congo has the cheapest gorilla permits compared to Uganda and Rwanda. This means that the gorilla tour price differs depending on the destination and the number of days spent on a tour.

The gorilla tour price also is determined by the number of days spent on the tour and therefore the more the days, the more the money spent. Also when it comes to the type of a safari such as budget, midrange or luxury can either increase or decrease the price. On average a Uganda gorilla tour, one needs to pay 690-830 USD exclusive of the gorilla trekking permits for just 3 days safari.

Gorilla tours in Africa exclusively take place in Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega national parks of DR Congo, volcanoes national park of Rwanda, and in Uganda, gorilla trekking takes place in Bwindi impenetrable and Mgahinga national parks. In Uganda, a gorilla trekking permit costs 700 usd for foreign non-residents and this allows you to spend a maximum of an hour in the presence of gorillas. For the gorilla habituation experience, the permit goes to 1500 USD and a visitor spends a maximum of 4 hours.

As earlier mentioned about accommodation, budget accommodation facility around Bwindi national park and Mgahinga goes between USD50 to USD70, midrange lodges go for USD80 to USD120 whereas the luxury lodges charge from USD250 on words per person on sharing basis. On top of that, you need to add transport and this also depends on the type and the services in the car like a deep freezer, Wi-Fi network, and comfort of the seats among others.

Therefore, depending on the destination where you would like to take your gorilla trekking tour, the minimum days can be 3 days but also, you can do 2 days in case you do Bwindi gorillas and volcanoes from Kigali.

As you plan to take a gorilla tour in Africa, think about the cost of the gorilla permit in any of the countries because it determines if you’re guaranteed to take a safari. The gorilla permit can be purchased from a recognized tour operator or safari company or government organization like in Uganda, UWA (Uganda Wildlife Authority), and in Rwanda, Rwanda Development Authority are responsible for issuing gorilla trekking and habituation permits.

Some tourists think that gorilla permit rates can go down which is not true, only the accommodation facilities may tend to reduce prices in the low season by discounting their room rates. This is a great opportunity that normally happens in the wet or rainy seasons – months of March to May and September to November.

During a gorilla tour to Uganda or Rwanda, you can add on the cultural encounter to know more about the true African culture or take a city tour around one of the cities like Entebbe, Kampala, and Kigali to visit the different city based attractions.

Another option of taking a short hike is one of the best choices where you will have a view of the boiling lava lake. One can also, take a leisure visit to one of the lakes like lake Bunyonyi in Uganda or the twin lakes of Ruhondo and Burera.

You are advised to contact our expert tour consultant team to guide you on the best gorilla tour you can take depending on your budget, and we can tailor your gorilla safari specifically to what you need!