3 Days Primate Trekking in Mgahinga National Park

3 Days Primate Trekking in Mgahinga National Park

This 3 Days Primate Trekking in Mgahinga National Park, will give you the chance to watch the Albertine endemic species the mountain gorillas and the golden monkeys in their natural habitat. The safari starts and ends in Kigali city tour making it easy to access Mgahinga National Park. the safari experience will lead you to Mgahinga National Park one of the most notable national parks in Uganda where you will enjoy the wildlife safaris in Uganda and also get to visit Kigali city for a memorable safari experience.

Highlights of your Safari

Day 1: City tour & Mgahinga National Park

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga National Park

Day 3: Golden monkey trekking

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: City tour & Mgahinga National Park

On day 1 of the 3 Days Primate Trekking in Mgahinga National Park Safari, upon your arrival in Kigali city, you will be met by our company representative and transferred to Kigali city where you will embark on a city tour visiting Kimironko market and the Kigali genocide memorial museum. After the safari experience, have lunch and transfer to Mgahinga National Park through the cyanika border reaching in the evening. You will get to your hotel in the evening and time willing, you will get to participate in the evening cultural experience by visiting a cultural group. Dinner and overnight stay at a designated hotel.

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga National Park

You will enjoy an early morning breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters with your packed lunch and bottled drinking water for a briefing by the park ranger guides at 7:00 am. After the briefing, you will start your gorilla trekking journey accompanied by the ranger guides in search of the mountain gorillas; this takes 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. With gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National Park, you will have to hike the Virunga mountains in Africa that is mount sabyinyo, mount muhabura and mount gahinga which will give you access to the habituated gorilla families that will get to access the gorilla families in the wild for a memorable safari. After your gorilla trekking experience in Uganda, you will then have an optional community tour or village walk. Dinner and overnight at your selected hotel.

3 Days Primate Trekking in Mgahinga National Park
Gorilla trekking

Day 3: Golden monkey trekking

You will enjoy breakfast and set out to participate in Golden Monkey trekking in Uganda. With golden monkey trekking, you will have to hike the Virunga mountains in Uganda where you will get to access the species in the bamboo trees since they are found in the higher elevations as compared to the mountain gorillas.  After the hike, you will have lunch and transfer to Kigali city where time allows, you will visit the genocide museum and later transfer to the airport for your onward flight or dropped at your hotel in Kigali.

Quotation Includes:

  1. Airport Pick up and drop off
  2. Gorilla Permit
  3. Bisoke permit
  4. 4X4 Safari vehicle and fuel
  5. Full time English speaking Guide/Driver.
  6. All accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
  7. All meals at the hotel
  8. Bottled drinking water while on safari.

Not included:

  1. Air tickets.
  2. Visa fees
  3. Personal expenses such as telephone calls, email, laundry, beverages or meals not indicated in the itinerary, Portage and wait staff gratuity