Where Gold Meets Silver – Mgahinga Gorillas & Golden Monkeys

3 Nights / 4 Days · 3N Kisoro (Mgahinga Gorilla National Park) — from ₹1,91,000 per person (all taxes & GST included)

Hotel: Travellers Rest Hotel, Kisoro or similar (Three Star) – Full Board

Overview

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is Uganda's smallest national park, yet together with Bwindi it protects more than half of the world's mountain gorillas. Its bamboo forests are also home to the shy golden monkey, which shares the volcano slopes with the silverback gorillas – which is why Mgahinga is known as the place where gold meets silver., This safari combines a gorilla trek, with your permit included, and golden monkey tracking with an interactive Batwa cultural trail, where the forest's first people share their hunting skills, fire-making, herbal knowledge and crafts. The journey home includes a stop at the Equator and a visit to the royal drum makers of Mpigi.

Itinerary

Day 1: Entebbe / Kampala – Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

You are met in Entebbe or Kampala by our representative, who will welcome you and help with arrival formalities before your Mgahinga safari begins.

Drive to the Kisoro area at the foot of the Virunga volcanoes. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, together with Bwindi, is home to more than half of the world's mountain gorillas, and its bamboo forests shelter the shy golden monkey.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Kisoro

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking Experience

After an early breakfast, head to the starting point for your briefing, then set off with experienced trackers on the slopes of the volcanoes from the spot where the gorillas were seen the day before.

The hike can be physically demanding, but meeting these gentle apes is one of Africa's great highlights. You are allowed an hour with the gorillas as they feed, rest, play and bond with their young, before returning to your lodge.

Remember to carry rain gear, your packed lunch, plenty of water, gloves, a hat and a waterproof bag for your camera.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Kisoro

Day 3: Golden Monkey Tracking & Batwa Cultural Trail

After breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing and allocation of guides, then head into the bamboo forest to track the playful golden monkeys and other primates.

In the afternoon, join the interactive Batwa trail to experience the culture of the ancient forest people of this region and learn about their hunting techniques, blacksmithing, making fire from sticks, herbal medicine, basket weaving and bamboo crafts.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Kisoro

Day 4: Kisoro – Equator – Mpigi Drum Makers – Entebbe / Kampala

After breakfast, drive back towards Entebbe or Kampala with a stop at the Equator for the water experiment, where you can stand in both hemispheres at once.

Continue to the Mpigi Royal Drum Makers to watch ceremonial drums being crafted by traditional methods, arriving in the afternoon for your transfer to the airport and your flight home.

Meals: Breakfast

Inclusions

• Gorilla tracking permit
• Golden monkey tracking
• Batwa cultural trail experience
• Accommodation on full board basis in en-suite rooms
• All ground transfers in a comfortable four by four safari pop-up vehicle including fuel
• Services and allowances of a full-time English-speaking driver
• Equator water experiment stop
• Visit to the Royal Drum Makers at Mpigi
• Bottled mineral water during the safari

Exclusions

• Domestic flights, train fares and travel insurance
• Medical tests and vaccinations (yellow fever certificate required)
• Extended accommodation, sightseeing or transfers before, during or after the tour
• Optional activities and anything not mentioned in the inclusions
• Meals other than those specified in the itinerary
• Personal expenses such as laundry, juices, sodas and other drinks
• Tips and gratuities
• International airfare
• Visa fees
• GST and TCS as applicable

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