Family Car Hire and Gorilla Trekking Safaris

Are you searching for a family Car hire and head out on a Uganda gorilla tour for teenagers in this season? With no doubts, Uganda stands out as one of the best safari destinations in Africa that allows you chance to delight in a safe and affordable gorilla trekking experience. It doesn’t matter whether you are you are solo, family or group tourists, there is a that chance provided for everyone to get a close unique encounter with the mountain gorillas in their natural environment.

Don’t hesitate to contact our travel experts as you kick off to start preparing your Uganda gorilla safaris this 2025/2026. We pride in arranging tailor made family gorilla tours for teenagers at the most affordable rate and this epic adventure is perfected with your favorite 4×4 car hire.

We can’t ignore the fact that the age limit for Uganda gorilla trekking is 15 years and below. However, it is very possible for a person below the age of 15 years to go gorilla trekking. Therefore if you do have a daughter or son and you would love to enjoy a gorilla experience together. Here below, we are humble to provide you a few tips you need to consider to have a dreamlife family gorilla safari even if you’re teenagers;

Communicate in advance

At the time of booking a family gorilla tour together with your teenagers, feel free to open up to travel operator, ask the reservations team how to go about your family gorilla safari. We argue you to communicate in advance how many you are planning to travel in your group 4×4 car hire. About the age limit, you are required to share the passport copies plus the recent photos of your teenager. These are mandatory requirements asked by the Uganda Wildlife Authority while making reservations for your gorilla permits. The passport copies are used to verify whether your age qualifies you for the gorilla trekking experience. However, for minors like persons below 15 years of age, it is cruel to follow the extra vetting procedures that are given by the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

Share your travel Budget and time.

don’t shy off to share your estimated travel budget plus the travel date details, we advise clients to consider booking their trip in advance at least 4-6 months prior to your travel dates. This gives chance to your Tour operator like us to book you the best sector where you enjoy your gorilla trekking experience.

When you book with us your family tour, we can combine your gorilla safaris with other interesting safari activities like chimpanzee trekking, birding, nature walk that takes you to explore the beauty of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park thus supplementing on your gorilla trekking experience.

Gorilla Permit Booking

The Gorilla trekking permits are only purchased at the UWA headquarters. The gorilla permit is a document or card that allows to see the Mountain gorillas in their natural environment. Upon locating a gorilla family, you are allowed to spend one hour with the habituated gorilla family. On locating a gorilla family, enjoy watching their fascinating behavioral patterns of life like the females gorilla feeding the young ones, watch the juveniles playing, take photos and videos that remind you about your gorilla tour in Africa.

The Uganda Wildlife Authority charges a gorilla permit US$800 per person for a single gorilla trek to all foreign non-residents. When booking you book your gorilla permit with us, we definitely assist you book gorilla permit free of charge and save you from the hassles when you choose to book directly with the UWA offices. The UWA reservations team are not easy to get when you call them especially in the afternoon hours since they are always busy attending to other clients in office.

Before we reserve for you a gorilla permit, we have to check our permit availability then we get back to you with the availability details. This helps you to plan your trip appropriately corresponding your travel dates. We offer inclusive gorilla safaris that covers your gorilla permit plus all your safari services. After booking and picking your gorilla permits on your behalf from the Uganda Wildlife Authority, we send you scanned of your gorilla permit for your record.

Batwa cultural experience

A family car hire with a gorilla tour with teenagers gives you an opportunity to delight in a cultural encounter with in the Batwa pygmy communities situated at the edge of Bwindi Forest. Batwa pygmies are popularly known as the shortest people in the world. These originally used to live in the forest but when Bwindi forest was gazetted by the Government of Uganda with an aim to protect the endangered Mountain Gorillas, the Batwa Pygmies were evicted out of the forest. Initially they survived their life totally on the forest through hunting, fruit gathering among other daily activities. Thus they start to live a normal life like other people.

After the gorilla trekking experience in the forest jungle, spend your evening with these wonderful people in their communities. While here interact with the Batwa guide who takes you around to explore their fascinating culture.

In case you are planning family car hire and gorilla trekking safaris for teenagers in Uganda this season, please feel free to contact our reservation team to take you through the booking process.