Gorilla tracking safari price for Uganda and Rwanda, depends on on a number of factors, and these includes:accommodation type, including budget, camping, mid-range and luxury, budget the price ranges from $20 USD to $80 Usd, and midrange $100usd to $200usd and luxury ranges from $300 to $1000 Usd. Gorilla tracking is done in bwindi impenetrable natural forest or mgahinga forest, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Virunga National Park for DR Congo,which are mountainous, and accessing these areas you need a 4×4 wheel drive which prices range from $60 -$500 Usd.
To watch these the great primates in natural habitat you need to purchase, gorilla trekking permit from the government’s wildlife regulatory bodies and for Uganda it called Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), and the gorilla trekking permits costs $700 USD, and in Rwanda, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) issues the gorilla permits at cost of $1500 USD. Booking gorilla
There is no specific month or period for doing gorilla tracking, it can be done anytime of the year, and you need three days to track the gorillas in Uganda and Congo, and in Rwanda it can done in one day, but recommended days are three days also like in Uganda and Congo.
The gorilla tracking excursion normally takes from 2 to 8 hours, in mountainous areas, and it involves walking of long distances in steep, muddy conditions at times with rain over head, before encounter with the gorillas, for that case therefore a good physical condition is recommended for gorilla trekking safari activities, but the feeling you get when you come in contact with this great apes is a thriller, time spent is one hour, please carry your cameras for the pictures.