How to buy Rwanda Gorilla trekking Permits
How to buy Rwanda Gorilla trekking Permits – Volcanoes Gorilla permits at $1500 per person per trek
How to buy Rwanda gorilla trekking permits – No safari company or tour operator is allowed to sell the Rwanda gorilla permits Except Rwanda Development board (RDB) who is the government body responsible for managing all the four national parks in Rwanda and other tourism sites.
Rwanda development board manages Volcanoes national park which is famous for gorilla tracking and golden monkeys, Nyungwe forest national park which is famous for chimpanzee tracking, Canopy walks and forest walks, Akagera national park which is famous for game drives, walking safaris, boat safaris and Gishwati forest national park which is famous for chimpanzee and golden monkey trekking but the park is yet to be open for tourism.
But Rwanda development board sell the permits to trusted and fully registered tour operators like Great adventure safaris on behalf the client great adventure safaris then books them for clients to trek the gorillas.
Where is the Rwanda gorilla permits sold?
Rwanda gorilla permits are only sold in the offices of Rwanda development board which are located in KG 220 St, in the main capital city of Rwanda (Kigali).
How much is Rwanda gorilla permit?
Each Rwanda gorilla permit that allows you to spent one hour with the mountain gorillas costs USD 1500.
Requirements for booking a Rwanda gorilla permit.
-You must be a registered tour operator with the government of Rwanda.
-You must be above the age of 15.
-Clients who apply for a Rwanda gorilla permit must have valid passport that will reflect their names which the copy of the passport will be required on the day of tracking.
-Payments are strictly paid in the bank or a wire transfer is needed to complete the transaction.
Cancellation and re-schedule of Rwanda gorilla permits.
-When clients develop signs of communicable diseases their tracking will be discontinued and a refund can be issued by Rwanda development board.
-An avoidable accident in the activity may call for a refund.
-Natural disasters like death before travel to Rwanda but this must be accompanied by several letters of confirmation.
How far in advance do I have to pay the gorilla permits?
Travellers who work and live in Rwanda can inquire last minute availability of Rwanda gorilla permits but those who do not live in Rwanda but fly in for gorilla tracking are required to book at least 3 months in advance October, November, December, January, February, march, may and 6 months in advance for months of June, July, August and September which happens to be summer holidays in Europe.Contact Great Adventure Safaris and inquire on how to buy Rwanda gorilla trekking permits and safari.