Travel Guide

Looking to exploring Bwindi Impenetrable National Park? Here is all the important information you need to know to plan your next trip to the impenetrable jungles of south Western Uganda.

TIPPING

You are traveling on an independent itinerary and  the cost of your program does not include gratuities. Tipping is a very a personal  matter and should only be  considered  when  our  when  our  staff   have  gone  above  and  beyond  for you . should  you  feel   you would like to acknowledge their service  , the  below serves  as a rough  guide. The  customary  gratuity  is  about  10%  of  the  cost  of  the  service.  An  amount  equivalent  to  the  below  scales  is  in  US  dollars , per  person  per  day.

Tipping a Driver for Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

A tip  of  about  US$10  per  transfer  is  appropriate  for  your  transfer  drive

Tipping Porters

If you choose to take a porter (highly recommended), the minimum recommended tip is US$15 per traveler per track

Guides ( usually  1 per  group), trackers ( usually  2-4 per  group )

These staff earn salaries. A recommended tip of about US$20 per day of  tracking per traveller may be placed in the appropriate tip box for your gorilla group (found at the park headquarters)  for  distribution amongst the staff.