Visiting the mountain gorillas is the most famous tourist activity in Uganda today. The people are traveling from many countries across the world to Uganda to enjoy this great exciting experience. There is one thing that often stands in their way, it’s the gorilla permit. Because the gorillas most especially mountain gorillas are such endangered species, precautions have to be taken. One of these is a gorilla permit for anyone who wants to see them. It’s a source of revenue to the country, but it’s for good cause of preserving the mountain gorillas in Uganda. Securing your gorilla permit can be fairly an intimidating task for the average and there are many myths and misinformation about how, where to obtain the permits to be able to track a particular group in Uganda.

You need a permit for each day that you track the mountain gorillas in Uganda. Uganda Wildlife Authority issues these permits and you need to secure one for yourself way ahead of your trip because they are at high demand. UWA has got 98 gorilla permits available each day and 8 of these are for Mgahinga National Park, the 88 remainings are for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This means that there are limited supply and high demand. The peak seasons of June, July, August, September, December, January and February are especially a hard time to obtain gorilla permits. The permits are sold locally on a cash basis at UWA offices in Kampala. Sometimes the response from UWA is so slow and can be so exasperating, hence the need to buy one ahead of time.

There are many tour companies in Uganda that can help you in buying your gorilla permit. These can as well help you in organizing your whole safari in Uganda. For most of the safari companies, the permit cost can be included in the wholesome quotation in case they get to know if you are interested in gorilla trekking or it can be paid separately. It’s also likely to pay for a gorilla permit after you get here but the hustle and delays that you might meet are not worth it. Many safari companies know the ins and outs of securing a gorilla permit in Uganda quickly and efficiently.