Find magical moments with getting upclose and personal encounters with the primates in Africa! Take a safari in the great lakes region and experience the thrills of meeting eye to eye with the wild gorillas and chimpanzees on a safari in Africa. You can enjoy this experience in selected countries that include Uganda, Rwanda and Congo also known as DR Congo.
Choosing Africa for your vacation to meet the rare endangered primates in the secret Jungles combines variety of true wildlife experience full of perfect comfort and adventure. Travelers find it favorite to track gorillas and chimpanzees in natural wildness environment with family and friends.
Do you want to see unique primate creatures famous in Africa forest jungles, mountain gorillas, golden monkeys, chimpanzees, Baboons, black & white colobus monkeys, bush bay, low land gorillas?. Just explore the primate parks of Uganda, Rwanda and Congo and whichever destination you chose, be sure to enjoy variety of your favorite primate species to your fullest. If your interest is gorillas & chimpanzee trekking, the region has plenty of gorilla and chimpanzee parks.
Discounted Gorilla Permits and Chimp Permits
Those looking at tracking gorillas and chimpanzees on discount, reserve your chimpanzee and gorilla trekking safaris in April, May and November in Uganda and Congo the only primate viewing destination with huge discounts. Also during these same months primate safaris are cheap and affordable for whoever chooses to track gorillas and chimpanzees.Don’t hesitate to explore Rwanda because of discounted permit offers in Uganda and Congo since Nyungwe forest and Volcanoes national park counts much in every primate trek in Africa.
Gorilla Permit prices & Chimpanzees
Tracking gorillas in Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo requires a gorilla permit as a gate pass or ticket to meet the great apes. However, all countries have different gorilla permit prices for different months of the year except Rwanda which has no discounts on chimpanzee permits and gorillas. Rwanda gorilla permits cost $1500, $100 for golden monkey and chimpanzees $70 per permit per trek.
Uganda chimpanzee permit & Gorillas
Tracking gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or Mgahinga Gorilla National Park was made easy since gorilla permits are affordable to both budget and luxury travelers. Uganda gorilla permits cost $600 for all months except in April, May and November where permits cost $450 per permit for Non Foreign Residents,$400 per permit for foreign residents and UGX150000 per permit for East Africa residents. This price is stable for until 2019 giving travelers a chance to reserve space in advance due to high competition for gorilla permits in the country.
Note that chimpanzee permits in Uganda cost from $50-$150 in other months except April and November depending on the chimpanzee trekking destination. Queen Elizabeth National Park permits go for $50 year round while Murchison falls chimpanzee permits cost $80 in low season and $100 for peak season. Last but the most concentrated chimpanzee ground Kibale forest national park, its chimpanzee permits cost $150 in other months and $100 per non foreign residents and foreign residents while East African Citizens pay UGX 100000 per permit.
Congo Gorilla Permits & Chimpanzee
Tracking gorillas in Virunga national park and Kahuzi Biega is cheap compared to other gorilla trekking destinations in the region. If you want to see either low land gorillas or mountain gorillas, Congo gorilla permits cost $400 per Trek for foreign residents year round except in low season moths where they cost $200 dollars.
However, students get hug discounts if they chose to visit Kahuzi Biega national Park for lowland gorilla safari tours. Still Congo has chimpanzee habituation in Virunga National park and Banobo chimpanzee viewing safaris in Lola ya Banobo sanctuary. Habituation goes for $100 per day while Bonobo viewing is US$90 for foreign residents.
General Gorilla & Chimpanzee Safari Ideas
I think you just a click away from your memorable life changing encounter in the wild jungle forests in Africa. Primate lovers who chose Uganda prefer exploring Bwindi forest and Kibale National park or Bwindi forest and Queen Elizabeth national park on a Uganda gorilla and chimpanzee trekking tour.
But if you want to visit Uganda and Rwanda, Tracking gorillas in Bwindi forest is perfect and chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest national park. However, one can track gorillas in volcanoes national park and also track in Uganda in Bwindi forest national park.
Also many travelers love tracking gorillas and hiking Nyiragongo volcanoes and also track chimpanzees in Nyungwe forest since Rwanda is too close o Congo. Above the choice is yours to make depending on the number of days and nights for your trip considering the total trip cost and tourist visa .See you soon in Africa and I believe you will have a wonderful magical moment with the great apes.
