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Advantages of trekking gorillas in Uganda from Kigali

Advantages of trekking gorillas in Uganda from Kigali

Advantages of trekking gorillas in Uganda from Kigali: there is many reasons and benefits of flying to Kigali international airport and trek gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable forest of Uganda, it is also cheaper to trek gorillas in Uganda than Rwanda because of the differences in gorilla permit prices, for example Rwanda gorilla permit costs $1500 per person while Uganda gorilla permit cost $700 per person. Below are some of the detailed advantages of trekking gorillas in Uganda from Kigali.

  • Flying into Rwanda and cross into Uganda for gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park or in Mgahinaga gorilla national park, this will mean that you will be able to save about 4 to 5 hours’ drive because from Entebbe airport or Kampala takes you 9 to 10 hours’ drive to get to Bwindi forest while from Kigali airport takes about 3 to 4 hours to reach Bwindi forest which means that it is easier to access Bwindi forest from Kigali Rwanda and short driving from Kigali to Bwindi forest.
  • Uganda offers more than just normal gorilla trekking, you can as ell fly into Kigali Rwanda and go for mountain gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi forest, habituation gives you up to 4 hours with gorillas while normal trekking gives you just one hour, for those who are interested mountain gorilla habituation experience it can only be done in Rushaga sector of Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, habituation permit costs only $1500 per person and you allowed to take part in habituating process of gorilla group to get used to humans before it is officially open for tourism.
  • Compering of gorilla permit price in Uganda and Rwanda. Uganda gorilla permit costs $700 per person while Rwanda gorilla permit costs $1500 per person, now if you compare Uganda gorilla permit price and Rwanda permit prices you will find that Uganda is more affordable mostly for budget travels which means trekking gorillas in Uganda from Kigali gives opportunity to save money, Uganda gorilla permit price is $700 this is very cheap compared to $1500 of Rwanda gorilla permit which means by flying to Kigali and trek gorillas in Uganda helps you to save $800 on each permit which is one of our main advantages of trekking gorillas in Uganda from Kigali
  • for those who love hiking we also recommend to you fly into Kigali and go for volcano hiking in Mgahinga gorilla national park, we offer mountain hiking safaris and climbing in different national parks of Uganda which includes Mount Gahinga volcano (3,474 meters), mount Muhabura volcano (4,127 meters) and mount Sabinyo volcano (3,669 meters). We can combine your hiking safari with gorilla trekking and other wildlife safaris in Uganda and East Africa.
  • Another advantages of trekking gorillas in Uganda from Kigali is that flying to Rwanda and trek mountain gorillas in Bwindi forest gives a chance opportunity of getting direct flights to Kigali international airport, it is more easier to get direct flight from different parts of Europe and America to Kigali Rwanda which is advantage to many visitors and tourists to save time, money and on long/many hours flights.
  • One of other many advantages of trekking gorillas in Uganda from Kigali is that accommodations around national parks in Uganda it is more cheaper and affordable compared to the ones in Rwanda, this means if you book your gorilla trekking safari in Uganda starting from Kigali Rwanda, it means saving $800 on gorilla permit and also save on accommodation which is one of our main reason we keep recommending to our clients to fly into Kigali airport in Rwanda and trek gorillas in Uganda. Contact us for all your East Africa tours we will advise on the best were/option on how to plan budget or luxury gorilla trekking and other wildlife safaris.

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