Affordable 3 days Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga National park.
3 days Mountain Gorilla Trekking Mgahinga National Park and Golden Monkeys.
3 days mountain gorilla trekking in Mgahinga national Park, with rare opportunity of golden monkeys and interesting cave, Mgahinga gorilla park is the smallest national park in Uganda with just 34 sq km, tucked away in the far southwest corner of Uganda, sharing boundaries with parc national des volcanoes in Rwanda and Virunga national Park from DRC.
Embark on a Unique Adventure in Mgahinga National Park: Encounter the Nyakagezi Gorilla Group, Comprising 9 Members, Amidst a Dynamic Landscape Inhabited by Forest Elephants, Leopards, Jackals, Bush Pigs, Duikers, and More. Be Enthralled by the Avian Diversity, Spotting Rwenzori Turaco, Mountain Black Boo Boo, and Other Bird Species. The Gorilla Excursion, Spanning 2 to 8 Hours, Demands Stamina as You Traverse Steep and Muddy Paths, Often Under the Canopy of Rain. Physical Fitness Is Advised for This Journey, and to Uphold Conservation Values, Interaction with Gorillas Is Capped at One Hour
Tour Highlights
- Transfer to Mgahinga National Park south western Uganda.
- Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga National Park.
- Transfer to Entebbe.
Activity highlights
- Gorilla Trekking
- Golden Monkey trekking.
Day 1: Briefing on the safari, and Transfer to Mgahinga National Forest park for Mountain gorilla trekking safari.
A guide/driver from Gorilla Safaris Uganda will meet after your breakfast and brief you about the 3 days mountain gorilla trekking safari holiday in mgahinga National forest park and share with you the itinerary (hard copies) and then after drive heading to southwestern Uganda. En route, there is a local community popular for making local drums and crafts and a fruit market. Stopover, admire and buy you souvenirs. Proceed to the Equator line taken as one beautiful scenery in Africa – the pathway of the sun and take photographs and feel of Ugandan coffee, Pass by mountains, tropical rainforest and bamboo forest during the 9 hour journey.
Accommodation options available (all on full board basis) Moderate: Kisoro tourist Hotel, Virunga Hotel and campsite.
Low Budget: Amahoro guest house, Eden rooms and etc.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking (Mgahinga National Park), Trekking the Mountain Gorillas and other primates
Mountain Gorilla trekking in Mgahinga Forested national park. After breakfast, proceed for the morning briefing before enjoying the highlight of the safari that is Gorilla trekking, which may last the entire day. We trek the gorillas through the rainforest and bamboo covered slopes, accompanied by a guide and trackers, in search of a mountain gorilla family (9 members) called Nyakagezi . The walking can sometimes can be tough and long, but when you catch a glimpse of the magnificent silverback, any discomforts will be quickly forgotten. When the gorillas are sighted, visitors will be guided to within 6 meters from the gorillas, sit around them for a whole hour while gazing into their big round eyes.
Gorilla trekking is unpredictable. It’s difficult to foresee how many hours you will hike. The gorilla excursion can take from 2 up to 8 hours. Expect to walk along distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter the gorillas.
Day 3: Depart from the mgahinga Gorilla Trekking Park, Drive back to Kampala/Entebbe
Early breakfast before embarking on our return to Kampala or Entebbe, driving down the grassed and terraced escarpments of southwestern Uganda while taking in the breathtaking sights of the hills of the region dubbed ‘the little Switzerland of Africa’. This area is a highly fertile, mountainous region with steep sided hills covered from top to bottom in neatly terraced cultivated rows. Not to miss as we traverse Mbarara are the impressing long horn Ankole cattle.