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Gorilla tracking is a very captivating activity; it
involves walking in the wilderness in search of these great
apes. Six people are permitted to track each day and you are
allowed to view the gorillas for only one hour. So far, we have
three groups for viewing. There are two groups in Bwindi Impenetrable
National Park, (Mubare and Habinyanja) and one (Nyakagezi) in
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.There are only a few places in
the world where you can get to see the endangered mountain gorillas
up close and personal. Two of these places happen to be located
in Uganda: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga National
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Obtaining
a Gorilla Tracking permit. There are currently 3 locations where
Gorilla Tracking is possible.
1. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP Uganda
2. Mga Hinga Gorilla NP Uganda
3. Parc National des Volcans Rwanda
Booking Procedure:
1. Booking Office
· Booking for all gorilla permits in Bwindi and Mgahinga
is done at UWA Headquarters in Kampala. For permit fee information
please check on the tariffs section.
2.
Long Term (Two Years in Advance) Booking Allocations
· Advance booking shall be allowed up to two years as
long as a deposit of 30% is made and the balance shall be paid
91 days to the tracking date.
· 80% of all the gorilla permits in each month can be
booked for two years in advance by the Association of Uganda
Tour Operations (AUTO) members only. Foreign tour operators
will book through local tour operators.
· Each tour operator (AUTO) shall book up to only 20
permits for that particular month on the day the booking opens,
which is the first working day (Monday to Friday) of the month.
3.
Short time booking (three months in advance)
· Individual trackers can buy from Uganda Wildlife Authority
not more than 2 permits for the month. There is no guarantee,
which dates or how many per day will be available. Booking can
be done on the day the booking opens, which is the first working
day of the month.
4.
Permit Limits
· Permits not sold on the day the booking opens will
be open for sale the following day with no limits on the number
each tour operator would buy.
5.
Refunds/Cancellation Guidelines
· UWA shall refund the full tracking fee, if the visitor
fails to track due to illness, this will be at recommendation
of the Warden in Charge and this clause only applies to visitors
who have already tracked BINP or MGNP.
· Visitors who fail to track the gorillas (MGNP) as a
result of their movement to the neighboring country shall receive
a full refund on their permits. However, those who would have
tracked the whole day and failed to view the gorillas for one
reason or another will be refunded 75% of the tracking fee.
All refunds shall be effected through the Reservation Office
at UWA Headquarters in Kampala.
· UWA will retain the following percentages upon cancellations;
0 - 8 days to tracking date - no refund 9 - 45 days to tracking
date - 75% (25% refund to client)
46-90 days to tracking date - 50% 91 days and above to tracking
date - 25% (75% refund to client)
6.
Any refund to be made on the 30% deposit shall be at the value
of the permit.
7.
Permits must be sold at face value, whoever sells at higher
value will be penalized.
8.
Primary sale of permits by individuals or tour companies anywhere
is illegal. All permits MUST be sold by Uganda Wildlife Authority
only.
7:00 p.m.
9.
Payment for gorilla permits must be made directly to Uganda
Wildlife
Authority.
10.
Payment Terms:
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