4 Days Uganda Mgahinga Gorillas & Golden Monkey trekking safari
4 Days Uganda Mgahinga Gorillas & Golden Monkey trekking safari – Primate safari holiday
Our 4 days Uganda Mgahinga Gorilla and Golden Monkey trekking safari take you to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park that shares borders with Rwanda and DR.Congo and part of the Virunga mountain ranges. Mgahinga is the smallest National park in Uganda but full of adventurous activities for tourists. The park also offers Volcano hiking and Batwa pygmies visits, to embark on one of these beautiful adventures, you will need to go for an extra day and explore the wilderness of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda.
Safari Highlight
- Gorilla trekking
- Golden monkey trekking
- Photography at the Equator
- Terraced land of Kigezi
Detailed itinerary
Day 1- Entebbe – Kisoro – Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
After Breakfast, you will meet your driver-guide and start your scenic drive to Kisoro in south-western Uganda at the footsteps of Virunga mountain ranges. You will enjoy the beautiful land of the Kigezi region with terraces and views of the Virunga Mountains, depending on the type of accommodation you choose, you can either continue up to Mgahinga National park or stay around Kisoro town.
Drive time; 9 Hours’ drive – 4hours drive from Kigali
Meal Plan; Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation’
- Luxury – Mount Gahinga Lodge
- Mid-range – Lake Mutanda Resort
- Budget – Kisoro Traveler Inn
Day 2. Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National Park
After breakfast, you will transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the dos and don’ts during your gorilla trek, how to behave and interact with mountain gorillas when you meet them in the wild. You will be assigned a ranger guide and then start to trek in the jungle to look for the Nyakagezi gorilla family, once you meet them, you will be allowed one hour in meters, taking photos as you listen to an informative talk from the rangers.
After your one hour with mountain gorillas, you will start to trek back to the starting point, meet your driver-guide and transfer back to the lodge, relax at the lodge as you wait for another trek the following day.
Meal Plan; Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation’
- Luxury – Mount Gahinga Lodge
- Mid-range – Lake Mutanda Resort
- Budget – Kisoro Traveler Inn
Day 3, Golden monkey tracking – Lake Mutanda boat cruise in the evening
After breakfast, you will meet your guide again and drive to the starting point in the park, just like the previous activity of gorilla trekking, you will shortly be briefed and start the golden monkey trekking experience. You will enter the jungle and start to search for the Golden monkey found only in Virunga mountain ranges, once you encounter them, you will only be allowed to spend one hour or four hours if you want a golden monkey habituation experience. Then you will return to the starting point and drive back to the lodge, enjoy a nap and later in the evening take an optional boat cruise on Lake Mutanda to explore the islands with views and Virunga mountain ranges in the background.
Meal Plan; Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation’
- Luxury – Mount Gahinga Lodge
- Mid-range – Lake Mutanda Resort
- Budget – Kisoro Traveler Inn
Day 4, Depart Mgahinga Gorilla National Park – either via Entebbe or Kigali
Today marks the end of your 4 Days Uganda Mgahinga Gorilla and Golden monkey trekking safari, with a lot of adventure, bid farewell to the lodge and Transfer back either to Kigali or Entebbe to end your safari holiday.
Tour Includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Golden monkey trekking permit
- Ground transport exclusively for you
- Full board accommodation for the nights
- All airport transfers
- Drinking water on board
- Boat ride on Lake Mutanda
- All park entry fees
- Services of an English speaking driver/guide
- Fuel for the entire round trip
Tour Excludes
- Expenses like alcoholic drinks
- International flight and Visa
- Tips to hotel staff and guides
- Insurance