Gorilla trekking price
Gorilla trekking price is one of the major factors for a gorilla trekking experience. The gorilla trekking experience is offered in a number of countries in Africa as this is the only continent with the gorillas living in the wild. The gorilla trekking experience can be done in the Central Africa and the Eastern Africa. There are four sub species of the gorilla genus and these are the mountain gorillas, the western lowland gorillas, the eastern lowland gorillas and the cross-river gorillas.
These gorillas are living harmoniously in the wild and visiting these in the wild is a much more thrilling experience as compared to visiting them in the zoos. The lowland gorillas and the cross river gorillas can thrive in captivity and can be visited in some of the zoos in America however this is not the case for the mountain gorillas. This is one of the reasons as to why the mountain gorilla permits are a bit more costly than the others.
The mountain gorillas have been seen to not be able to thrive or live longer while in captivity and this has made the demand for the mountain gorilla trekking experience famous. The mountain gorillas can only be found and trekked in two places in the world and these are the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the Virunga Mountain ranges. These two places lie within the three countries which offer the mountain gorilla trekking and these are Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic republic of Congo.
The price for a gorilla trekking permit depends on the authorities of each of these countries and these permits are sold at different prices for all the destinations. The mountain gorilla trekking is a wild and authentic experience where guests get to walk on foot into the forest, the home of the gorillas and look for where they have spent the day, spend a magical hour taking photos, watching the young ones play, the adults protect the family and enjoy the nature as well.
- In the Democratic Republic of Congo
In the Democratic republic of Congo, guests can visit both the lowland gorillas and the mountain gorillas. This is the only country that offers both experiences of trekking the eastern lowland gorillas and the mountain gorillas however these gorillas are found in two different national parks.
For the lowland gorilla trekking experience in the DR Congo, guests will have to book a visit to the Kahuzi Biega national park. The Kahuzi Biega national park is located in Bukavu district, in the Sud Kivu province of the DR Congo and a permit to take part of this activity is sold at 400 USD. There are a number of hotels that one can spend a night close by the park ahead of this activity such as Hotel Elizabeth, Panorama hotel or the Orchid Safari lodge.
The Democratic republic of Congo offers the mountain gorilla trekking experience in the Virunga national park and a permit is sold at 400 USD which is the cheapest of all the gorilla destinations. The Virunga national park organizes all visits to the mountain gorillas and there are accommodations within the park that guests can enjoy such as the Kibumba Tented Camp, the Bukima tented camp, the Mikeno lodge and the new luxurious Ngila lodge at very affordable prices thus Gorilla trekking price.
- In Uganda
Uganda is one of the popular and preferred destinations for the mountain gorilla trekking experience and this can be enjoyed in two national parks of the country and these are the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park and the Mgahinga gorilla national park both located in the southern part of Uganda.
A mountain gorilla trekking permit in Uganda is sold at 700 USD by the Uganda Wildlife authority for both national parks. You can access the Bwindi impenetrable forest and the Mgahinga gorilla national park from Entebbe Uganda and also from Kigali Rwanda which is a 4-hour road transfer.
This destination is famous for mountain gorilla trekking because it is a safer destination and the permit is the most affordable and flexible. The Bwindi Forest National Park also offers the gorilla habituation experience at 1,500 USD and guests spend up to 4 hours or more with a gorilla family.
- In Rwanda
Rwanda is another of the mountain gorilla trekking destinations and the mountain gorillas of this country can be trekked in the Volcanoes national park. The Volcanoes national park is a 2-hour road transfer from Kigali the capital city and home of the Kigali International airport, the most used airport of the country.
The mountain gorilla permit of Rwanda is the most priced at 1,500 USD and this is majorly because of the experience. Trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda is the ideal luxury experience and it is less strenuous as compared to the other destinations and the vegetation is mainly bamboo giving the trekkers much clearer views of the forest and the mountain gorillas.
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