Join a 3 Days Mgahinga National Park tour with Engagi Safaris. The tour allows you to explore Uganda’s smallest national park to trek Nyakagyezi gorilla family and golden monkeys for a memorable trip. The forest is also home to numerous primates, which include red-tailed monkeys, black and white colubus, and baboons among others. The tour starts in Uganda ending in Kigali Rwanda
Trip activities
• Mountain gorilla trekking
• Golden monkey trekking
Trip Summary
Day 1: Travel to Mgahinga national park
Day 2: Gorilla trekking & Batwa community tours
Day 3: Golden Monkey trekking & Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Travel to Mgahinga national park
In the early morning, meet our driver guide at Entebbe airport or your hotel in Entebbe, have a simple briefing about the trip and set off for Mgahinga National park. The drive time will take roughly 10 hours with a stopover at Uganda equator for photographs and lunch en route. Enjoy this scenic drive through the plains of Ankole and hills of Kabale, which offer you a great pre trekking experience. Dinner and overnight stay at Gahinga Lodge/ Amajambere Iwacu Community Camp.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking & Batwa Community visits
Wake Up very early, have breakfast and transfer to Ntebeko information center for registration and pre gorilla trekking briefing. You will thereafter hike into the jungle to meet the one Nyakagyezi gorilla family. Hiking time can be as short as 30 minutes to several hours depending on where the gorilla family will be located that day. Spend an hour in the company of the gorillas, take pictures and embrace the human-like characters of these gentle giants. If time allows in the evening, you will visit Batwa communities at the edge of the forest to learn about their traditional forest life. Overnight stay at Gahinga Lodge/ Amajambere Iwacu Community Camp.
Day 3: Golden Monkey trekking & Transfer to Kigali
Arise early on a cup of coffee, get your packed lunch and transfer to Ntebeko information center for briefing about golden monkey trekking. At 8:00 am, start off the hike to meet the endangered golden monkey, enjoy their playful characters and learn about their styles. Return to the lodge for refreshment, check out and transfer to Kigali for your return flight.
Price inclusions
• Gorilla permits
• Full time professional English-speaking guide.
• Vehicle and all ground transfers.
• Bottled drinking water
• Golden Monkey permit
• Accommodation and meals
• All activities in the itinerary
Exclusions
• Driver tips
• Visas and all international flights
• Miscellaneous
• Alcoholic drinks
• Porte’s fee
• Any activity not in the itinerary
