Book gorilla trekking Uganda — your next steps from this moment
If you are ready to book gorilla trekking in Uganda — if you have done the research, seen the photographs, read the testimonials, and arrived at the point where you know you want to do this — then the next steps are simpler and faster than you might expect. This page tells you exactly what to do from this moment to reach the point of a confirmed gorilla trekking permit in your name for a specific date at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Step 1: Contact our team right now
The single most important next step is to contact our team immediately. Do not wait until you have your full itinerary planned, until you have booked your flights, or until you have sorted out every logistical detail. Contact us first, with your approximate preferred travel dates and the number of permits you need. We can check availability in minutes and tell you exactly which dates and sectors are open. Everything else — the itinerary, the accommodation, the transport, the flights — can be sorted around the permit date once it is confirmed. The permit is the fixed point. Everything else is flexible.
How to contact us
You can reach our team by phone, email, or the contact form on this website. During business hours, we typically respond to enquiries within minutes. Outside business hours, we respond within a few hours — we monitor our communication channels around the clock during peak booking periods because we know that permit availability can change quickly and that delays in responding to client enquiries can result in the loss of the date the client wanted. When you contact us, include: your preferred travel dates (or a range of dates if flexible), the number of permits, your preferred Bwindi sector (or let us recommend based on your profile), and any other information about your trip that will help us build the right booking for you.
Step 2: Confirm availability and hold your date
Once you contact us, we check Uganda Wildlife Authority’s current permit availability for your preferred dates and sectors and confirm what is available. If your first choice is available, we can hold the date for a short period while you confirm your decision — typically 24 to 48 hours, depending on current demand levels. If your first choice is not available, we present you with the closest alternatives and advise on which option best meets your needs. Once you have selected your preferred available option, we proceed to the deposit payment to secure the permit.
Step 3: Pay the deposit and receive your confirmation
Our deposit amount — the payment required to secure your gorilla trekking permit — is a small fraction of the total permit cost. We accept payment by credit card, bank transfer, and several other methods depending on your location. Once the deposit is received and confirmed, we submit the permit booking to Uganda Wildlife Authority and receive your permit confirmation, which we forward to you along with all relevant details for your trek day. At this point, your gorilla trekking permit is secured and your date is confirmed. The experience is booked. The next job is to build the Uganda safari around it.
Step 4: Plan the rest of your trip
With your permit confirmed, we work with you at whatever pace you prefer to build the complete Uganda safari itinerary. Accommodation in Kampala or Entebbe before and after the safari. Internal transport to Bwindi. Accommodation near the forest on the night before your trek. Any additional wildlife activities — chimpanzee tracking at Kibale, game drives at Queen Elizabeth or Murchison Falls, birding on Lake Victoria — that you want to add to your Uganda experience. We handle all bookings, all logistics, and all supplier communication, so that by the time you arrive in Uganda, everything is confirmed and you have nothing to manage except enjoying the experience.
The only thing standing between you and a confirmed gorilla trekking permit is the first contact. Make it now. Our team is ready.
