4 Days Mount Sabyinyo hike and Mgahinga gorilla Safari
This 4 Days Mount Sabyinyo hike and Mgahinga gorilla Safari will give you the ultimate safari experience, combining mountain hiking and gorilla trekking in Uganda. With hiking, you will embark on mount sabyinyo hike which will give you access to the Virunga mountain which will give you the chance to watch a number of different attractions from the Albertine endemic bird species, primate species like the vervet monkey, black and white colobus monkeys and many other attractions as you enjoy the hike to one of the most strenuous mountains to hike among the Virunga mountain ranges. With Mgahinga gorillas, participating in gorilla trekking in Mgahinga National Park will give you the chance to watch the endangered mountain gorillas when you spend an hour with them observing a number of their rewarding features as they go about their daily activities, and the families can be accessed when you hike the Virunga mountains. Continue with the detailed itinerary below for your memorable Uganda safari.
Highlights of your safari
Day 1: Transfer to Mgahinga National Park
Day 2: Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga National Park
Day 3: Mount Sabyinyo hike
Day 4: Transfer back to Kampala City
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Mgahinga National Park
Depending on your point of location in either Kampala City or Entebbe international airport after landing in Uganda, you will be picked up by our safari guide who will brief you about your 4 days Mount Sabyinyo hike and Mgahinga gorilla safari. After the briefing session, you will be transferred to Mgahinga National Park, south south-southwestern part of Uganda, which will take you about 9 hours to reach the park. You will have en-route lunch at Mbarara. Continue with your drive to the park, having spectacular views of the farmlands, traditional homesteads, tea plantations, and many more. You will also have stopovers for photography to soak in the beauty of the West. Upon arrival in the park, check into the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at Buhoma Heaven
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.
Day 3: Mount Sabyinyo hike
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will make your way to the park headquarters to participate in Mount sabyinyo hike. While hiking the mountain, get ready to watch a number of different attractions like the numerous primate species, like the golden monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, Dent’s monkey. and as you hike along its slopes, you can also get to see a number of animal species like the forest elephant, buffalo, and many other rewarding attractions. You will get to hike to the three peaks depending on your preference, and interesting about the peak is the fact that you will be in three countries, Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda. After the safari experience, you will make your way back to your starting point, connect with your guide to transfer you to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: Transfer back to Kampala City
After an early morning breakfast, you will make your way to participate in the Batwa trail experience. When you visit the local community, you will be entertained by their different cultural dances, you will also be taught how they cook a number of traditional dishes, build their huts, make fire, and many more rewarding features about the community. After the experience, you will make your way back to Kampala city, where you will be dropped off at a location of your choice and the end of your 4 days Mount Sabyinyo hike and Mgahinga gorilla safari.
Quotation Includes:
- Airport pick-up and drop-off
- Gorilla Permit
- Bisoke permit
- 4X4 Safari vehicle and fuel
- Full-time English-speaking Guide/Driver.
- All accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- All meals at the hotel
- Bottled drinking water while on safari.
Not included:
- Air tickets.
- Visa fees
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, email, laundry, beverages, or meals not indicated in the itinerary, Portage, and wait staff gratuity
