Gorilla tracking - help | Uganda - Lonely Planet Forum

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Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:06:18 +0000

Hello,

i'm starting to plan a trip to africa, including uganda for next March and i'm hoping to do also a 3 days gorilla tracking in bwindi.
I have contacted a few operators but for the moment, i have been quoted over $1700 for it, as they haven't got anybody else booked for now. The question is:
is it easy to arrange a trip directly there (providing i get the permit in advance), without having to organize everything from UK?
Everywhere else i have traveled before, i have always found some local agent on the spot and joined other travelers for my treks ; is it similar in uganda as well or do i really need to get all arranged in advance?
How much should i expect to pay for a 3 days trek, including permit? I'm happy to stay in very budget accommodations but also in this case there seem to be limited options.
I'm traveling on my own and the price for a single traveler is almost double of what i would pay by going with a group.

Thank you very much for your help

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Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:22:25 +0000

Hello, In October we leave for one month to Uganda. through Jason from Amagara tours we planned a gorilla trip in november . The communication was via email and was very clear. We pay $ 527 pp for a 3 day accommodation ,gorilla permit included (November the gorilla permit is $ 350 pp).

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Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:34:49 +0000

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Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:47:03 +0000

To my opinion that is a fair amount especially if you are traveling alone, but you can pay a little less than that if you join a group, i can refer you to a friend who organizes tours he most probably has some people who might join at that time, am sure you can pay around $1100, his email is richard@tamanitours.com

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