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What's included
- A guided tour of important places
- All meals included
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Tour Summary
This 4-days gorilla and golden monkey trekking safari from Kigali is designed for clients who would like to track gorillas and also enjoy the Golden Monkey experience. You will be able to trek gorillas in Bwindi National Park and enjoy the Golden Monkey encounter experience in Mgahinga National Park. The journey will take you only 4-5 hours from Kigali to Bwindi instead of the 8-9 hours from Entebbe International Airport to Bwindi.
Summarized Itinerary
- Day 1: Pickup from Kigali City/Airport and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
- Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and transfer to Mgahinga National Park.
- Day 3: Golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park.
- Day 4: Drive back to Kigali International Airport for your flight out to end your 4 Days Gorilla and Golden Monkey trekking Safari.
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
Pick up from Kigali/lodge to start your 4-day Gorilla and Golden Monkey experience safari through Kigali.
You will be picked from the airport/guest house by our guide and transferred to Bwindi national park to start your 4 days Bwindi gorilla safari. You will cross over to Uganda via the Cyanika /Katuna border. The journey will enable you to view the Kigezi hills characterized by the rolling hills and beautiful valleys. You will then proceed to Bwindi national park for an overnight stay.
Drive time: 4/5 hours
Lodge: Bakiga lodge/Rushaga Gorilla havens lodge
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner
Gorilla tracking in Bwindi national park and transfer to Mgahinga National Park.
After an early morning breakfast, you will leave the lodge with your packed lunch and head to the park for a briefing. You will then be briefed on the Do’s and Don’ts and be allocated the group to track with. Please note that tracking can be tiresome and strenuous so you need to inform your guide about your level of fitness so that he can get you a closer gorilla group for trekking. You will then proceed to track with your guide that will provide you with any information you may want to know. You will be allowed to do photography for a period not exceeding an hour. You will proceed back to the headquarters to get your gorilla tracking certificate. Then head back to the lodge for your overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner
Lodge: Lake Chahafi Resort/Kisoro Travelers Inn.
Golden Monkey trekking
After an early morning breakfast, you will head to Mgahinga National Park for Golden Monkey trekking. After the briefing from the park headquarters, you will then start the search for golden monkeys. The bamboo forests of Mgahinga provides a much appreciated habitat for these endangered creatures. Golden Monkeys are beautiful to look at with their various colors, including long golden hair, orange mixed into it along with its black limbs. This golden monkey walk will expose you to other attractions in the park before returning back to your hotel for an overnight stay.
Drive time: 45 mins-1hr
Lodge: Lake Chahafi lodge/Kisoro Travelers Inn.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Transfer to Kigali to end your 4-day Gorilla and Golden Monkey trekking safari from Kigali.
After breakfast, our guide will transfer you back to Kigali for your international flight out or back to your hotel in Kigali marking the end of your 4-day gorilla safari.
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Hospitality & Culture
Ugandans are known for their hospitality and friendliness towards each other and visitors alike. However, it is advisable to be cautious when dealing with strangers. Police officers are very helpful and are easily identified by their uniforms. Like everywhere in the world valuables should always be safeguarded or left in the hotel safe box. If you do not know where to obtain a certain service or you are not sure always contact the Hotel Information Desk. Uganda has a very strong cultural heritage. Many regions in Uganda have kingdoms includingBuganda, Busoga, Bunyoro and Toro. Ugandans are remarkably hospitable and hail from a diversity of rich cultures and lifestyles. Culture and traditions are also expressed through a wide range of arts and crafts.
National Parks
Uganda has ten (10) National Parks that are well set to be explored during a Uganda safari.
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