Will I take my gorilla permit for Virunga National Park after tracking?
Will I take my gorilla permit for Virunga National Park after tracking?
Will I take my gorilla permit for Virunga National Park after tracking? A gorilla trekking permit for Virunga National Park is a document that allows a traveler to be part of the gorilla trekking activity and encounter endangered mountain gorillas. A traveler in Virunga National Park cannot trek mountain gorillas unless they have valid trekking permits.
Gorilla trekking in Virunga National Park is the most done activity and it attracts a lot of tourists from different parts of the country. For travelers to avoid last-minute book disappointments, they will have to book the gorilla trekking permits in advance of 3-4 months.
One of the frequently asked questions by travelers is whether they carry the gorilla trekking permits to their homes, or throw them away after the gorilla trekking activity. Well, the answer is NO, the gorilla trekking permit stays with the park rangers who take it to the park offices for record keeping.
The gorilla trekking activity in Virunga National Park starts with a briefing at the park offices. Here the park wardens check the permits of the participants to see if they belong to them and once they have confirmed, they collect the permits from the trekkers and take them to the park offices to keep them for records. Trekkers in Virunga National Park don’t move to the jungle with the gorilla trekking permits, they give them to the park authorities.
The gorilla trekking activity in Virunga
Gorilla trekking involves armed ranger guides leading trekkers in the jungle where they start searching for endangered mountain gorillas. The gorilla trekking activity takes 2-5 hours in Virunga National Park going through different vegetation and rugged terrain. During the hours of trekking, the trekkers get chances to meet some of the park animals such as bongo, buffaloes, topis, duikers, giant forest hogs, lions, leopards, monkeys, olive baboons, chimpanzees, and different bird species.
How much is a Virunga gorilla permit?
A Virunga gorilla permit costs $400 for foreign residents and foreign non-residents, and $200 for East African citizens in the dry season which is June to September and December to February. The same gorilla permit costs $200 for foreign non-residents and foreign residents and $100 for East African citizens in the low season from March to May and October to November.
Booking Virunga gorilla permits
Booking Virunga National Park gorilla permits has been made easy with Safari Vacations& Travel Services. What a traveler is supposed to do is send us an email containing the day of the month and year they want to travel and we shall use them to check for the availability of the permits with the park authorities. Once the parks are available you will receive an email from us containing banking details and once you send the months, we shall book the permit for you and then send you a scanned copy.
Travelers can still book gorilla trekking permits for themselves and find them at Virunga National Park offices on the day of trekking. Travelers can visit Virunga National Park’s main website and book the gorilla permits by sending them an email containing the dates of the month and year they want to travel. They will look at the dates and check for the permits and once they are available, they will send you different banking details of how you can send money. When they have received the money, they will book the permits for you.
How many gorilla permits are in Virunga National Park?
Virunga National Park has 64 gorilla trekking permits daily.
Why Safari Vacations & Travel Services
With over 10 years of experience operating in the greater East African region, Safari Vacations& Travel Services is one of the few trusted and tested tour operators that will guarantee you the best experience when it comes to safaris to see mountain gorillas and wildlife in Africa. We decided to go green and promote responsible travel whenever we visit sites in Africa. We have a team of professionally trained office and field staff ready to serve you with diligence. Our satisfied clients always leave some reviews on Trip Advisor as well as Safari booking.
