Gorillas and golden monkeys

6 days—Gorillas and golden monkeys safari

$2350-2650 USD

Safari summary

Tracking gorillas and golden monkeys in Uganda. This is the ultimate safari for those wishing to experience primate encounters.

About this tour

Custom, tailor-made, private

Moderate activity

Main focus:

Primate trekking

Best months:

All months

Fine details

Safari highlights

Hiking | trekking

Countries visited

Rwanda

Uganda

Parks visited

Bwindi Impenetrable

Mgahinga

What’s included?

Airport transfers

Private vehicle and driver

Meals

Park fees

Accommodation

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages

Premium alcoholic beverages

Internal flights

Laundry

Hot air balloons

Tips and gratuities

Spa treatments

International flights

All drinks

Visas

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival in Kigali, Rwanda

Travellers Rest or equivalent

Day 2

Mgahinga

Travel to Kisoro in Uganda. Arrive in the early afternoon or evening depending on your arrival time in Kigali.

Travellers Rest or equivalent

Day 3

Mgahinga

Gorilla tracking –a lifetime experience Have an early morning breakfast and then go for a briefing by wildlife rangers at the Park headquarters. Proceed to the forest for gorilla tracking with packed Lunch. You should be equipped with jungle boots since tracking involves walking up steep densely forested hills before finally coming across the endangered gorillas in the dense tropical vegetation their favourite habitat.

Travellers Rest or equivalent

Day 4

Mgahinga

Today after breakfast go for golden monkey tracking at Mgahinga National Park. This park was gazetted in 1991. It gets its name from the local word Gahinga meaning a “pile of stones”.

Travellers Rest or equivalent