4 Days Uganda Gorilla habituation & Golden Monkey Trekking from Kigali.
Enjoy our 4 days gorilla habituation and golden monkey trekking safari from Kigali. This safari offers an immersive wildlife experience combining the extended time with mountain gorillas in Bwindi and an amazing encounter with golden monkeys in Mgahinga national park.
Rwanda Gorilla Trek
Highlights.
- Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Bwindi impenetrable forest.
- Day 2: Gorilla habituation in Bwindi – Rushaga.
- Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking & Lake Bunyonyi.
- Day 4: Transfer Back to Entebbe & Departure.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Bwindi impenetrable forest
Upon your arrival, you will be picked up by our guide from the airport or hotel. Depending on your time for arrival, you can decide to go for a short Kigali city that includes a visit to Kimironko market and the genocide memorial. Have lunch and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park crossing into Uganda through Katuna boarder. Proceed to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park arriving in the evening.
Overnight: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
Meals: Half Board
Day 2: Gorilla habituation in Bwindi – Rushaga
After enjoying your breakfast, head to the park headquarters where you will team up with the park ranger guides and researchers for a briefing on gorilla habituation. Head into the impenetrable forest for your Gorilla Habituation Experience.
The trek can be anywhere between 3 to 6 hours depending on the location of the Gorillas. Once you find them, you will stay with them for up to 4 hours and later exit the forest. Meet up with your driver / guide and transfer back to the lodge.
Overnight: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
Meals: Full Board
Day 3: Golden Monkey Trekking & transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
After enjoying your breakfast, you will be picked up by your guide who will transfer you to the Mgahinga National Park headquarters at Ntebeko for briefing about the Golden monkey trekking on the bamboo slopes of the mountain. You will enter into the jungle and start the trekking. This lasts between 3 to 5 hours. Later transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale with lunch en-route and relax for the evening with rewarding views of the Lake.
Dinner and Overnight: Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Meals: Full Board
Day 4: Transfer Back to Entebbe & Departure.
Enjoy your breakfast and embark on a motorized canoe tour of the Islands on Lake Bunyonyi with a local guide. Later embark on the drive back to Entebbe with lunch en-route, arriving in the evening. Drop off at the airport for your onward flight.
Itinerary includes:
- Gorilla habituation Permit
- Golden monkey permit
- Lake Bunyonyi tour
- Ground transport in a private 4WD safari vehicle
- English-speaking driver/guide
- Accommodation as described in the itinerary
- Fuel for the vehicle
- Meals as described in the itinerary
- Bottled mineral water in the car
Excludes:
- Visa fees
- Telephone calls and any other items of personal nature.