Rwanda charges USD1500.00 per person per trek for gorilla permits, which is more than what you’d pay in Uganda or the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The cost of a gorilla permit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is $400.00 per person per trek, however in Uganda it is $800.00 per person each trek.

No visitor may visit a habituated mountain gorilla family without first obtaining a gorilla permission, which might be in the form of a receipt, card, or other paperwork. You can spend an hour interacting with mountain gorillas and then you may let them eat and play for the remainder of the time.

A trekking gorilla permit is more costly than in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and there are several reasons why. Some of these reasons are as follows:

It is not hard to reach Volcanoes National Park. Gorilla viewing in Volcanoes National Park and return to Kigali Airport takes no more than three hours by car. As a result, getting from the city to the park would take less time than in Uganda, where getting to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Entebbe International Airport takes eight to nine hours by car.

Rwanda offers a superior experience. Some have said that, in comparison to Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda is the better place to go gorilla tracking. Furthermore, they make the case that mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park are more approachable than their counterparts in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they are known to hide in dense woods.

Some have argued that, in comparison to their Ugandan counterparts, mountain gorillas in Rwanda are friendlier, larger, and more habituated. They would like to spend a lot of money in order to have a memorable experience. It is clear that several of these claims lack any kind of foundation.

With that said, you may still go gorilla trekking in all three of these nations, with the exception of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where security is still a concern. While the Virunga Ranges are home to half of the world’s mountain gorillas, the other half are spread out throughout the three nations that make up the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Tourists may undertake gorilla tracking in Uganda in April, May, and November for about USD800.00 per person, each trip, during the off-season.