Gorilla Trekking Permit Promotional Fees Extended
Trekking permit promotional fees in Rwanda are maintained for the year 2023, offering unbeaten Gorilla Trekking experiences for more than three decades, Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park has stood the test of time and continued to open its doors for different travelers interested in achieving their dream of meeting face-to-face with mountain gorillas in the wild. It will surprise you that this country only issues 96 gorilla permits each day for the 12 habituated gorilla families (based on the principle of 8 visitors per gorilla family) and since 2017, each permit goes for $1500 per person for all visitor categories. Book Now
As a way of ensuring the full recovery of Rwanda’s Tourism Industry following a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the Rwanda Development Board announced promotional gorilla permit rates which were valid until December 2022. The Good News however is that these discounted rates have been extended until 31st December 2023.
For a rate of only $ 200 per person per trek, Rwandan Nationals will pay only 13.3% of the normal gorilla trekking rate. This offer can only be enjoyed by travelers who possess a National ID, Valid passport, and Birth Certificate in addition to fulfilling other necessary requirements like being of age (15 years and above).
For only $200 per person, East African (Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, and Tanzania) residents will also get the chance to trek mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park and the most important requirement is possessing a valid National passport.
The Promotional gorilla trekking permit in Rwanda for foreign residents is $500 per person per trek and applies to travelers with resident IDs, Diplomatic Cards, or Visas of a minimum of four consecutive months.
African travelers with valid passports are also eligible to enjoy a promotional offer of $500 per person to trek the mountain gorillas within Volcanoes National Park.
Rwanda’s gorilla permit promotional rates were also extended to African Foreign Residents with a 33.3% discount on offer. The essential requirements for enjoying this promotional rate are residence proof of a minimum of 6 months and a valid passport.
Conditions for enjoying Rwanda’s promotional gorilla permit rates
For travelers to enjoy the promotional permit rates, especially during the peak months (June to September), it is important to book at least one month before the intended trekking date. However, if the gorilla permit is booked less than a month before the trekking date, then be prepared to pay the normal price of $1500 per person per trek.
Gorilla trekking adventures for Rwanda travelers
Gorilla trekking in Rwanda gives travelers the once-in-a-lifetime chance to watch the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. These Giant Apes live in tightly-knit families and in Volcanoes National Park, there are over 40 gorilla families, 12 of which have been fully habituated for trekking. Throughout the year, thousands of travelers make their way into the 160-square-kilometer Protected Area in the Northwestern part of the country to watch these primates go about their daily routines of playing, foraging, resting, copulating, and other human-like behavior.
When to trek mountain gorillas?
Take advantage of the existing trekking permit promotional fees and book your experience today. While mountain gorillas can be visited all year round, the dry months- June to September and December to February are the best months because lower precipitation levels are experienced hence making hiking trails drier and less muddy/slippery. However, Volcanoes National Park mainly experiences an Equatorial climate, which means that the chances of receiving rain during dry months are as high as it is during wet months hence important to always be prepared.
