3 days golden monkey habituation and gorillas.admin2024-10-23T08:59:43+00:00

3 days golden monkey habituation and gorillas.

Tour overview

The 3 days golden monkey habituation and gorillas safari great apes experience will start and end in Kigali. The trip will first take you to Mgahinga gorilla national park where you will take part in golden monkey habituation. The beauty about this experience is that you get to spend more time with these amazing creatures. During this trip, you will also have an amazing time meeting the gentle giants of Mgahinga gorilla national park.

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and transfer Mgahinga gorilla national park.

Day 1 of 3 days golden monkey habituation and gorillas. Upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, our already waiting driver guide will drive you to Mgahinga gorilla national park where you will check in at the lodge upon arrival.

Accommodation: Ichumbi hotel Kisoro (Midrange)/ Kisoro traveller’s hotel (Budget)

Meal plan: Full board

Day 2: Golden monkey habituation

Day 2 of 3 days golden monkey habituation and gorillas. After a very early breakfast, you will leave for a morning golden monkey habituation experience and during this adventure, you will longer with the golden monkeys which is not the case with the normal golden monkey trek. You will enjoy close to a full day with these great apes right from the time they wake up, they will be breast feeding their young ones and other daily activities, you stay with them for 4-6 hours. After the golden monkey habituation, you will be transferred to Bwindi impenetrable national park.

Accommodation: Ichumbi hotel Kisoro (Midrange)/ Kisoro traveller’s hotel (Budget)

Meal plan: Full board

Day 3: Gorilla trekking and transfer back to Kigali

On the last day of the 3 days golden monkey habituation and gorillas. After an early breakfast and with packed lunch, you will be driven to the park headquarters at 7:00 am to check-in and learn about the park and different gorilla families. After a briefing together with your trekking guide, it is a short drive to the forest trail to begin the trek. It may be 2–8-hour trek roundtrip, depending on the location of the Gorilla families. While hiking to the gorillas you will enjoy the beautiful sights and sounds of the rain forest. After enjoying a majestic one-hour stay with the gorillas, you will be transferred to Kigali for your flight back home.