3 Days Golden Monkey Trekking in Mgahinga.
Getaway on our 3 Day Golden Monkey Trekking Safari in Mgahinga National Park. The major highlight of this 3 day primate escapade are the golden monkeys that inhabit Mgahinga national park. You will also have an opportunity to pay a short visit to some of the neighboring Batwa communities that live near the park.
Highlights of the 3 Days Golden Monkey Trekking in Mgahinga.
Day 1: Pick up from Entebbe and Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Day 2: Golden Monkey Trekking and Batwa Community Visit.
Day 3: Transfer to Kampala & Departure.
Detailed Itinerary for 3 Days Golden Monkey Trekking in Mgahinga.
Day 1: Pick up from Entebbe and Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Pick up and Transfer to Mgahinga: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport where you will be welcomed by our guide from Explore Rwanda Tours. After a brief meet and greet session, you will then proceed with your transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park which is located in Kisoro district. You will have a stopover at the equator monuments and take some pictures. Pay a short visit to the nearby craft shops and get some souvenirs. You will have another stopover at Igongo Cultural Center where you will take a tour of the museum and have your lunch. After your lunch, you will be driven straight to Mgahinga national park where upon your arrival in the park, you will check into your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Golden Monkey Trekking and Batwa Community Visit.
Golden Monkey Trekking: Wake up early in the morning and have breakfast at your lodge. Make sure that you pack your lunch box with you before heading out. Your guide will pick you from your lodge and drive you to the park headquarters in Ntebeko, where you will start your golden monkey trekking tour. Golden monkeys are the only monkey species that live close to gorillas. They inhabit the same areas as mountain gorillas do. Upon your arrival in the park, you will be required to sign into the visitors’ registrar. This will be followed by a briefing from the head guide at the park. Actual golden monkey trekking will commence at 8am after you have been put in a trekking group not exceeding 8 members. The trek lasts from 2hours to a full day depending on the location of the gorilla family and the trekking speed. Once you find the family, only one hour is given you in presence of the gorillas interacting and taking photographs. During trekking, keep your eyes open for possibilities of viewing several monkeys, birds and other several species in the bamboo forest.
Batwa Community Visit: After your golden monkey trekking experience, meet up with your guide at the park headquarters. You will be driven to the neighboring Batwa communities where you will visit the Batwa people, commonly known as pygmies. Get to learn more about their interesting culture and watch dance performances from the locals. Later retire back to your lodge for dinner and accommodation.
Day 3: Transfer to Kampala & Departure.
Transfer back to Kampala: You need to wake up early in the morning enjoy your breakfast at the lodge, check out and drive to Kampala City with a stopover in Mbarara for lunch at Igongo cultural hotel. Proceed to Kampala arriving late in the evening and you will be dropped at a hotel of your choice or dropped off at Entebbe international airport in time to check in and catch your evening flight back home. End of Tour.
Itinerary includes
- A golden monkey trekking permit and all activities as per your itinerary.
- A 4×4 tour vehicle with fuel
- A full board accommodation as per itinerary
- Enough bottled drinking water
- A tour guide
- All meals as per your itinerary
Itinerary excludes
- All travel expenses such as visa and tickets
- Laundry
- Tips
- Alcoholic drinks and all other snacks outs the budgets meal
- Airtime and email services
