How to reschedule Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Permits, Volcanoes NP
Here is how to change Rwanda gorilla trekking permits to see gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. Many tourists missing their scheduled and booked gorilla trekking because to the covid-19 epidemic had to postpone their trips to other dates. Rescheduling Rwanda Gorilla Trekking permits is a process and you will have to complete all the necessary procedures to effectively postpone your gorilla trip to a future date.
Those who booked directly through a given tour operator will need to let them know about your future new dates where you need your permits to be rescheduled to and for those who booked through a different tour operator you will need to work with them to help you reschedule your permits to a different date.
To assist you in rescheduling your Rwanda Gorilla Trekking Permits, you must contact us explaining why you want to modify your permits to go on a different day. We will then notify Rwanda Development Board and seek for a rescheuling of your permits appropriately. You will be fine to visit once the rescheuling is authorized and your new gorilla trekking date is placed into the system. For your records and review, we will provide all the specifics for your revised gorilla trekking date.
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) acknowledges that owing to international travel limitations or covid-19 related travel concerns, travel partners, visitors, and other industry stakeholders may find it essential to postpone their trip plans in the framework of the present global emergency. Consequently, restrictions regarding cancelment or delay of Rwanda gorilla trekking licenses are changed as follows:
Eliminating the seven-day restriction allowing all visitors to postpone their park access. Although it is still acceptable once and needs to be done within 15 months of date of purchase or booking, pre covid rescheduling Rwanda Gorilla Permits was only available with a 7 days prior notice.
Eliminating the 30-day restriction allowing tour operators to pay the last impacted permit fee.
Low season, personalized packages, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events ) can postpone bookings at no extra cost (Subjects should submit official documentation) until May 31st 2022 if visitors wish to postpone their park permits due of flight cancellements or travel ban or being infected with COVID-19 or another related COVID-19 related concerns.
Tour operators whose customers have canceled will be given future permit credit perhaps utilized by other clients.
This offer until changed will be effective from January 25, 2021, until May 31, 2022; such permit adjustments will be carried out twice throughout the specified term. We will keep you informed in line with the changes done. Feel free to get more information by contacting us here.
Among the greatest sites on Earth to see primates in their natural environment are Mountains Gorillas, Golden monkeys, and Chimpanzees in Rwanda. Primate tourism activities in Rwanda include Gorilla tracking exclusively done in Volcanoes National Park, Golden Monkey tracking done in Volcanoes National and Gishwati Mukura National Park, and Chimpanzee tracking done in Gishwati Mukura National park and Nyungwe National Park.
Together with its commercial sector, Rwanda Government via the Rwanda Development Board re-opened tourist operations in all of its national parks and other areas on June 17, 2020. Attractive all-inclusive travel packages for Rwandans and international visitors are being provided by the Rwanda Development Board. The packages are meant for you to discover the incredible leisure and recreational opportunities Rwanda offers all around. The board has made many offers and discounts on different activities in Rwanda National Park due to Covid-19 impact; they would be running until December 31, 2020.
For those arriving in Rwanda via scheduled flights starting on August 1, 2020, Gorilla permits are now USD300 for Rwandans and East African nationals living in Rwanda, USD500 for foreign residents and USD1500 for international visitors arriving with charter flights.
On other items in Volcanoes and Nyungwe National Parks, special packages are available for groups, families and corporations; contact us here for more information.
For overseas visitors heading to Rwanda, what particular policies and SOPs apply?
Arriving at Kigali International Airport, travellers will be tested for COVID-19. The test cost at the airport comes at $60 ($50 for the test and $10 for certain airport logistics). Arriving, the payment is to be done online or by cash.
Every passenger must wait twenty-four hours at a designated transit hotel for the findings of their COVID-19 test. For the 24 hour waiting time, the Rwandan government has negotiated exclusive prices at approved transit hotels. Here is a catalog of the approved transit hotels.
Along with all other incoming passengers, all travelers transiting or connecting via Kigali International Airport will be inspected and tested for COVID-19.
Should a visitor’s test for COVID-19 come up positive—even if they are asymptomatic—while in Rwanda, they will be treated as advised in the National COVID-19 Management Guidelines until they have completely recovered. Every therapy comes with costs for the visitor.
Those leaving Rwanda have to show negative for COVID-19. A SARS-CoV 2 Real Time Chain Polymerase (RT-PCR) done 150 hours before travel is the only approved test. Other tests are not allowed. At least two days before departure, travellers are advised to book and pay for their exams via the online platform.
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