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Visit and explore Mgahinga National Park also home to the Mountain Gorillas and Golden Monkeys. Start planning today and immerse yourself in Uganda’s renowned best primate place, making our 5 days gorillas and golden monkey in Mgahinga Uganda journey a perfect combination of adventure and luxury for any discerning visitor. Contact our safari team to start building your bespoke gorilla and golden monkey adventure.
Day 1: ARRIVAL
After arriving Entebbe International Airport, you will clear with immigration, proceed to the arrivals where you will meet your driver guide who will transfer you to your hotel for overnight stay.
Accommodation: Protea Hotel by Marriott Entebbe/Hotel No.5 (High-end Accommodation) Meal plan Dinner
Day 2: DOMESTIC FLIGHT FROM ENTEBBE TO KISORO
Very early breakfast at your hotel, proceed to Entebbe International Airport to catch your domestic flight to Kisoro Airstrip where you will meet your driver guide who will transfer you to your lodge. Lunch, dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
Accommodation: Mount Gahinga Lodge (High-end accommodation) Meal plan Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 3: GORILLA TREKKING IN MGAHINGA NATIONAL PARK
After an early breakfast, you will proceed to the park headquarters for briefing and thereafter go to the start points and off you will proceed for the highlight of the safari. Trekking the Great Apes the Mountain Gorillas is a once in a lifetime and worthwhile experience which takes between 2–6 hours. This group was very mobile group that kept moving from Uganda to Rwanda. You will then return to your lodge for lunch, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mount Gahinga Lodge (High-end accommodation) Meal plan Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 4: GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING IN UGANDA
After an early breakfast at the Lodge, drive to Mgahinga National Park headquarters for briefing and thereafter drive to the trail heads for Golden Monkey trekking experience. Mgahinga National Park is one of Uganda’s smallest National Parks, located in the south western corner of the country, it covers slopes of 3 volcanoes Mgahinga, Virunga and Sabinyo found in Uganda, Rwanda and DRC. This park offers the opportunity to trek the Golden Monkeys (Ceropithecus Kandti) in Uganda. This trek usually takes about 3-4 hrs. When you encounter the habituated Primates and spend an hour with them as they go about their normal day. The monkeys are very playful and inquisitive by nature hence spend their day leaping from one tree branch to another. After the trek, you will return to the lodge to have lunch and spend the rest of the day enjoying the lodge facilities.
Accommodation: Mount Gahinga Lodge (High-end accommodation) Meal plan Breakfast, Lunch and dinner
Day 5: DEPARTURE
After breakfast at the Lodge, you will be assisted with checking out and proceed to Kisoro Airstrip and take a domestic flight to Entebbe International Airport to catch your departure international flight.
Meal plan: Breakfast
Includes:
- Airport transfers
- 4 nights’ accommodation with meals as indicated in the itinerary above
- Activities shown in the itinerary
- Return Domestic flight from Entebbe International Airport to Kisoro Airstrip
- Uganda Gorilla permits $800 per person
- Park fees
- Golden Monkey trekking
- Services of an experienced English speaking driver guide
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Government taxes
- Our assistance
Excludes:
- International flights
- Visas
- Insurance
- Optional activities
- Tips
- Drinks
- Items of personal nature