Low season Gorilla permits in Uganda - Lastever 2017

Greetings from The sounds of the Jungle Uganda and we hope you continue to live life to the fullest wherever you are reading this. 

The Tourist season kicked off with loads of travel enthusiasm this year in both Uganda and Rwanda. Babies in both Bwindi forest and Parc national de Volcano have been added onto the bidding gorilla families. We even had twins twice in the season! How cool can this get!

On the other side, on 05th May 2017 the whole Tourism fraternity wake up to the jaw-dropping news that in Rwanda the price of the gorilla permit had double and with immediate effect! While we were still digesting this news, Uganda came out to announce that 2017 was going to be the final year in the history of gorillas to offer the low season - discounted gorilla permit. 2 blows to the tourism fraternity, but we remain very adventurous amidst all these setbacks. 

Destination Jungle is running the final promotion with the discounted gorilla permit group tour November 2017 where 2 of our lodges, one in Ishasha and another one located on the outskirts of Bwindi forest at the beautiful lake Mulehe are offering discounted rates on accommodations during this promotion. 

Special tour price 9 days / 8 nights: 2240 USD per person

The dates:

October 29th 2017, 04th November & 17th November 2017

Trip summary

Day 1 - Entebbe airport - overnight in Kampala at Cassia Lodge

Day 2 - Kampala - Ziwa Rhino sanctuary walk - Murchison falls National Park overnight in Pakuba Lodge. 

Day 3 - Game drives in the park, water safari on the River Nile, overnight as previous night at Pakuba Lodge

Day 4 - Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest - local community interaction in the community of Boomu - overnight in Hoima Cultural Lodge

Day 5 - Hoima - Queen Elizabeth park, detour to Bugoma central forest reserve for the tree planting activity - overnight in Ihamba Lake Lodge

Day 6 - Game safari in Queen Elizabeth park - boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel - overnight in Ishasha Jungle Lodge

Day 7 - Ishasha - Bwindi Forest National park, overnight at Bwindi Jungle Lodge

Day 8 - Bwindi forest - gorilla tracking, mokoro trip on Lake Mulehe - overnight at Bwindi Jungle Lodge

Day 9 - Bwindi forest - equator stop and lunch break - drive to Entebbe.

You can book space on one of the 3 group set dates by writing directly to our email

As we wind down the Tourist season and begin to build momentum for 2018, and hope for a more adventurous tourist year. Stay well and Thank you

Sounds of the Jungle

 

PRESS RELEASE BY UGANDA JUNGLE LODGES ON INCREASE OF GORILLA PERMITS IN RWANDA

The increase of gorilla permits fees in Rwanda from $750 to $1,500 on the 6^th May 2017 by the Rwanda Development Board has left a number of tourists and Tour Operators stranded. We believe that gorilla trekking should not be the privilege of already privileged rich people, but should be an activity accessible to many in the world, as the mountain gorillas are free on Earth for everyone and should not be utilized commercially.

Uganda Jungle Lodges (www.ugandajunglelodges.com ) is here to rescue the stranded tourists and Tour Operators.  We invite tour operators and tourists to trek gorillas in Uganda at only $600 per permit, which is a reasonable conservation fee.

Bwindi Jungle Lodge is a convenient location located about 7km from Kisoro town on Rubuguli road. This will favor tourists tracking from Bwindi National Park in Rushaga sector and from Mgahinga National Park which is the Uganda’s sector of Virunga Conservation Area. This will help especially those packages which are meant to track from Volcanoes National Park.

On top of providing gorilla permits and good accommodation, we can provide the service of transportation from the Cyanica border or from Kigali as well.

Payments can be done from our office in Kigali c/o Birding Rwanda, KG9 Street next to RDB, junction to KG13 Street.

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