Getting a gorilla permit in Rwanda needs planning and booking ahead of time, visiting with mountain gorillas in Rwanda is severely a managed operation to protect the critically endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat and to maintain their survival. With only 10 habituated gorilla families that are available for safaris, the number of visitors who can go for gorilla trekking on a single gorilla group is also limited to 8 people per day. This means, therefore, there is a total number of 80m gorilla permits available on a daily basis.
With the growing numbers of guests going to view the gorillas in Rwanda each year, obtaining a gorilla permit needs to be done so early enough to secure your mark. This is most especially in you are planning to travel during the high seasons or dry season months of December to March and June to September, this is a period of dryness and receives large numbers of tourists and more favorable for hiking without too much mud and the slippery terrains. The rainy seasons of April to May and November are not as competitive as the peak season.
The gorilla permits in Uganda can be booked through different tour operators who are located in both Rwanda and Uganda. These can as well buy the gorillas permits for Bwindi and Mgahinga national park as well as Virunga National Park and Kahuzi Biega National Park for low land gorillas in Congo.
Alternatively, gorilla permits in Rwanda can be booked directly from Rwanda Development Board which is a Rwandan Tourism body responsible for issuing gorilla permits to travelers. You can visit their website at www.rwandatourism.com and can contact using an email address: reservation@rwandatourism .com or call directly on +256705487517.
A single gorilla permit in Rwanda costs $1500 per person which is paid by the travelers including the citizens of Rwanda. Volcanoes national park which is located two hours from Kigali city and the airport is home to Rwanda’s remaining mountain gorillas and part of the Virunga conservation region.