Are primate safaris in Uganda worth the money spent?
Indeed, monkey safaris in Uganda are well worth the time, money, and energy invested. One of the safaris most scheduled by visitors to Uganda, primate safaris have seen many as unique, wonderful, and life-changing value worth the money paid.
Paying for a monkey safari in Uganda is an investment in yourself as it allows you to discover more about how the threatened primates are still thriving, therefore enhancing your travel experiences. Furthermore benefiting the preservation of the primates and their natural habitats is the money given.
If there was no primate tourism in Uganda all the primate habitats would be all destroyed by now but with the existence of these primates in the forests which bring in foreign exchange when you visit and pay entrance fees this has encouraged the government of Uganda through Uganda Wildlife Authority to protect the homes of these primates which has, in turn, promoted environmental conservation in Uganda, this also makes the money spent on the primate safari in Uganda.
Money spent on your primate safari in Uganda through your permit and park entrance fees also helps to benefit the local communities who leave near the forests where the primates are found this, in turn, encourages the local communities to conserve and protect these primates since their importance is known by the local communities through the 20% money they receive every year of the permit and park entrance fees paid by tourists.
This money goes directly through payment of the local communities who are on the lead committees and indirectly through infrastructure and projects that help contribute to a better life of the local communities by the building of schools, hospitals and practicing agriculture, so also making the money spent on the primate safari in Uganda valuable.
Despite the great expenses of trekking licenses needed to view the primates, discomfort, and time spent traveling through the trees to locate the monkeys, the primate safaris in Uganda are worth the money invested.
Other visitors choose to pay for more than one permit and trek more than once on various days especially the Mountain gorillas this makes the primate safaris in Uganda worth the money spent. Primate viewing in Uganda is an exciting experience which has impressed some people to do over and over again despite the great cost, energy, and time required to meet these gentle giants in their natural habitats.
A Primate Safari in Uganda runs at what cost?
The sort of monkeys you are interested in viewing, days to spend, and locations where you might see primates on your primate safari in Uganda will determine the price of a primate safari there. Apart from other services like transportation, lodging, and guiding, the permit fee for every primate safari in Uganda shares a much greater cost.
This permit allows you to spend one hour with the mountain gorillas in Bwindi Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park; costs $800 for a non-resident, $700 for a resident, and300,000 Uganda Shilling for the East African Citizen per person.
This gorilla habituation permit gives you an opportunity to spend four hours seeing the semi-habited mountain gorillas in Bwindi Forest National Park. For the foreign nonresident, it costs USD1500; for the foreign resident, it costs USD1000; 750,000 Uganda Shilling for the East African Citizen per person, here.
This permit allows you a chance to have one-hour encounters with the Chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park; prices for a non-resident are $300, for a resident $250,000, and for Uganda Shilling for the East African Citizen per person, 250,000.
Apart from the permits, you will have to pay for additional services such transportation, lodging, and guiding for effective treking of primates in Uganda.
Top sites visited by primates in Uganda
Because of the so many amazing locations where primates including mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, golden monkeys, and other many monkey species thrive in their natural habitats, Uganda is referred as the primate capital of Africa.
One may go gorilla trekking and see other primates in the bush in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park among the best places for primate viewing. The other two well-liked sites to view populations of habituated chimpanzees and other eleven species of primates are Budongo and Kibale Forest National Parks. See Katland Safaris for more details about primate trekking in Uganda.
Primate safari booking process for Uganda
To verify that you are booked on a primate safari in Uganda, you must have your permit locked in advance. Once you have your intended travel dates fixed, we will need you to email us so that we may search for the availability of trekking permits online with the Uganda Wildlife Authority once we confirm permits are available for your planned dates we will notify you and send you an invoice for you to make payment for the permits.
We will buy your permits as away after the payment is done and funds show up on our bank account and provide a scanned copy of the permits to you for review and recordkeeping. This will verify your primate safari booking from Uganda is confirmed. Given that they sell out very rapidly on a first come first serve basis, it is advisable to reserve your permits at least two to three months before your visit. The best time to visit Uganda to view primates.
The ideal time to see primates in Uganda is between June and October and December to March; this is a dry season in Uganda with moderate rainfall, which makes it simple for the treks in the Forests to view the primates providing fantastic views for pictures.
The vegetation is not fully grown during this time. Although the treks are typically shorter in the other months of April, May, and November since primates do not travel great distances in search of food; food is readily available in the forest compared to the dry seasons.
This makes the vegetation grow high and makes the sightings dubious. Given that this is a highly well-organized activity and you have 99% probability of seeing primates in their native habitats, viewing them in Uganda is feasible all year long.
Why reserve your Primate safari in Uganda via Katland Safaris?
Established in 3003, Katland safaris is proud of designing specifically designed primate safaris in Uganda. His staff is very dependable and hardworking. Our staff of expert travel experts will respond to all your inquiries in twenty minutes.
These experts will schedule your trip, respond to all your inquiries and ensure that all of your services are reserved ahead of time so you may avoid problems and experience the value of the money you will be paying for your primate safari in Uganda. Depending on your language choices, we offer a staff of expert and well informed safari guides. All comes down to your taste. Please get in touch with us here.
