Uganda will not increase gorilla permit price.

Uganda has no plans to raise the price of gorilla permits. During a consultative meeting with the association of Uganda Tour Operators, officials from the Uganda Wildlife Authority disclosed this will. Rwanda began the discussion about whether or not to raise the price of gorilla licenses in Uganda when it doubled the price from USD750 to USD1500.00.

Why isn’t Uganda going to raise the price of permits?

Despite a recent policy shift in Rwanda, the Uganda Wildlife Authority assured the Association of Uganda Tour Operators at a meeting to discuss potential tariff adjustments for the fiscal year that the country will not raise the price of gorilla permits in an effort to compete with the new policy.

Now that Rwanda has kept its gorilla permit pricing at USD800.00, Uganda, a country that was previously vying with Rwanda, seems to be a more reasonable option for gorilla trekking. The increase has caused many visitors to opt for Uganda gorilla licenses rather than Rwanda gorilla permits.

Although Uganda has no plans to raise the price of gorilla permits from USD800, there has been talk of doing away with the discounted permits that the Uganda Wildlife Authority offered in April, May, and November.

This would make gorilla trekking, as a tourist product, seem less cheap. At the appropriate moment, UWA will state its stance on the aforementioned, but for now, they are just suggestions. You can always rely on Katland Safaris, your gorilla tracking news source in Rwanda and Uganda, to keep you apprised of any new developments in these two nations.

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