$1,738 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Pick up from Entebbe and to Bwindi Forest National Park
Pick up from Entebbe and to Bwindi Forest National Park
On this day, your assigned driver/guide will pick you up from your designated address in Entebbe or Entebbe Airport and provide you with a briefing about your 4 day Golden Monkey and Gorilla trekking safari. Afterward, we will proceed to Bwindi Forest National Park located southwest of Uganda via magnificent and beautiful terraced hills with scenic views of Uganda's incredible landscape and altitude of the countryside. Lunch will be taken from Mbarara as we also stretch our muscles and refresh ourselves. Thereafter, we will resume the journey arriving in Bwindi Forest in the evening and check in for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Haven Lodge Buhoma Community
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest
Have an early morning breakfast and have a short drive to the briefing point. Enjoy the biggest highlight of this tour, Gorilla trekking normally takes 2 to 6 hours depending on the gorilla family you’re assigned to visit. You will trek through the rainforest and bamboo-covered slopes, escorted by Uganda Wildlife Authority guide and other guest trackers, on the lookout for the mountain gorilla family.
The trekking can sometimes be hard and long, but as soon as you catch a glimpse of these amazing apes, any stress will be forgotten. As a result of the nature of the activity, you will eat packed lunch in the forest but not near the Gorillas. After mountain Gorilla trekking, you will embark on the drive through the terraced hills to Mgahinga National Park for another exciting adventure the following day.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ikaze Cottages
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Golden Monkey trekking in Mgahinga Forest
Golden Monkey trekking in Mgahinga Forest
On this day, you will have an early morning breakfast and drive to the park offices for the briefing, thereafter start the golden monkey tracking in the forest. This activity starts at 7 am at the Park headquarters where you will head to the forest with other tourists in search of the endangered Golden monkey.
This takes about 4 hours or more of the Golden monkey tracking adventure inclusive of one hour stay near to them where you view them rolling on the Bamboo stems and present themselves with no shyness as it has been worked on through habituation and see the sights of their silver patch. After observing them enjoying their natural habitat, you will proceed to Lake Bunyonyi.
You will take an evening boat cruise on Lake Bunyonyi and explore its 29 Islands including the famous Akampene known as Punishment Island and learn about its historical background.
- Main Destination:
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Bunyonyi View Resort
Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Kigali/Kigali Airport
Transfer to Kigali/Kigali Airport
After a relaxed breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and depart for a border crossing journey to Rwanda. You will transfer to Kigali city with the memory of the great rare mountain Apes. Arrive in Kigali for lunch and enjoy a City tour then later you will be dropped at your hotel/airport as you say farewell to the pearl of Africa.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali (Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
