Direct Uganda Safaris |
Gorilla Trekking & Savannah Tours

Yes, absolutely. The moment you lock in your dates, your official USD 800 Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) permit is secured directly in your name. Because we operate directly on the ground without third-party agency middlemen, we interface straight with the registry to guarantee your allocation instantly.

Trekking can range from a gentle walk to a steeper forest hike depending on where the primates spent the night. Our experienced guides communicate closely with the park rangers at morning briefings to assign you to a gorilla family or chimpanzee community that matches your comfortable walking pace, with local porters always available for hands-on trail support.

An affordable, entry-level 3-day budget private trek typically starts around $1,200 to $1,450 USD per person sharing. This framework covers your mandatory $800 UWA gorilla permit, continuous 4x4 transport with a professional local driver guide, comfortable budget eco-lodge accommodation, and park entry monitoring fees. Booking direct allows you to skip premium urban agent fees entirely.

Yes! Landing at Kigali International Airport is the shortest, most efficient route to track mountain gorillas. It is only a 4-hour scenic drive across the border to Bwindi, compared to a 9-hour drive from Entebbe. Crossing the border is smooth and straightforward. We highly recommend purchasing the East Africa Tourist Visa ($100 USD) ahead of time for seamless multiple entries.

If you want the most comfortable trekking conditions, aim for our dry seasons: June through August or December through February. During these months, the forest floors are firmer and vegetation is thinner, making spotting easier. However, the rainy seasons (March–May and September–November) are beautiful, lush, offer abundance of fruit, and you often get the gorilla family entirely to yourself without the crowds.

To protect both children and wild primates, the Uganda Wildlife Authority enforces strict age cut-offs. For mountain gorillas, the minimum age is 15 years old. For chimpanzees, it drops slightly to 12 years old. If traveling with younger kids, we can easily arrange guided junior nature walks or local lodge kids' programs so no one gets left out.

Unlike desk agencies based in distant cities, our physical operations headquarters is located right outside Murchison Falls in Pakwach. We own our 4x4 safari fleet, employ our own trusted local guides, and bypass third-party agency platform commissions, channeling that direct value back into your tour experience.