The East African
Friday April 02 2021
Summary
During this season, the Uganda Wildlife Authority is offering gorilla trekking permits at a 43 per cent discount for all Ugandan nationals, from $70 to $40, and luxury accommodations within the vicinity of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park have slashed their rates significantly.
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Since its inception in 1991, gorilla trekking in Uganda has always been associated with bazungu (white) tourists.
Despite being the country’s tourism Holy Grail, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which plays host to half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas, is typically visited by international tourists from beyond the African continent.
Now as the Easter holidays approach, social media is awash with banner adverts by Ugandan tour operators offering discounted trips for local holidaymakers wishing to track Bwindi’s world-famous mountain gorillas.