Economics & Impact Tourism

The accommodation options near Bwindi range from simple community guesthouses to some of East Africa's…

Gorilla trekking in Uganda costs $800 for the permit alone. Add flights, lodges, transport and…

The conservation narrative around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is typically told through the gorillas: population numbers,…

The $800 gorilla permit and the lodge fees that accompany a Bwindi visit are the…

Behind the gorilla trekking experience that visitors to Bwindi pay $800 to access sits a…

Every gorilla trekking permit sold in Uganda is underlain by a four-year investment that most…

The Democratic Republic of Congo holds more mountain gorillas than Uganda and Rwanda combined —…

The $800 price tag on a Uganda gorilla trekking permit provokes a consistent reaction among…

Gorilla habituation—the multi-year process of gradually accustoming a wild, non-habituated gorilla family to close human…

The formal gorilla tourism economy—permits, lodges, guides, rangers—is well-documented and understood. Less visible but equally…

A round-trip long-haul flight from London to Entebbe emits approximately 1.5 to 2 tonnes of…

When a gorilla trekking lodge sells a handwoven basket, a bag of locally grown coffee,…

One of the most frequently cited justifications for gorilla trekking's high permit cost is the…

The economic transformation that gorilla tourism has brought to southwestern Uganda has not distributed its…

The most expensive gorilla trekking lodges in Bwindi charge over USD 1,000 per person per…

Not all gorilla trekking lodges are equal in their economic contribution to the communities surrounding…

The forest that mountain gorillas inhabit in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park stores an extraordinary quantity…

Before gorilla tourism arrived in Bwindi, the economy of southwestern Uganda's highland communities rested on…

The $800 gorilla trekking permit is one of the most cited figures in wildlife tourism.…

Conservation in Uganda has historically been dominated by male rangers, male researchers, and male community…

A return flight from London to Entebbe generates roughly 1.8 to 2.5 tonnes of CO₂…

Gorilla trekking in Uganda is one of the most expensive wildlife experiences available anywhere in…

Some numbers carry weight beyond their arithmetic. Five hundred gorilla trekking posts on this site…

The guide who leads your gorilla trek at Bwindi is the single most important variable…