4 Day Gorilla and Golden Monkey Safari from Kigali

This 4 Day Gorilla and Golden Monkey Safari from Kigali is designed for clients who would like to track gorillas and also enjoy the golden monkey experience. You will be able to trek gorillas in Bwindi national park and enjoy the golden monkey encounter experience in Mgahinga national park. The journey will take you only 4-5 hours from Kigali to Bwindi instead of the 8-9 hours from Entebbe International Airport to Bwindi.

Itinerary Summary

Day 01: Pickup from Kigali City/Airport and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Day 02: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and transfer to Mgahinga National Park.

Day 03: Golden monkey experience in Mgahinga national park

Day 04: Drive back to Kigali International Airport for your flight out to end your 4 Day Gorilla and Golden Monkey Safari from Kigali.

Gallery

: Golden Monkeys in Gishwati-Mukura National Park

Tour Itinerary

Includes & Excludes

Included	All transportation as scheduled All park entrance fee, crater service and concession fee Meals breakfast, lunch, and dinner as indicated above Four wheel transportation for safari with pop up roof ideal for game view English speaking driver guide Complementary bottled water while doing game drive All activities as per above proposal
Excluded	Uganda visas Meals, transport, and lodging outside the regular itinerary Alcoholic beverages and bottled drinks Any items of personal nature International vaccinations Insurance

Tour Map

Travel Days

DAY 01: Pick up from Kigali to start your 4 Day Gorilla and Golden Monkey Safari from Kigali.

You will be picked from the airport/guest house by our guide and transferred to Bwindi national park to start your 4 Day Gorilla and Golden Monkey Safari from Kigali. You will cross over to Uganda via the Cyanika /katuna border. The journey will enable you to view the kigezi hills characterized by the rolling hills and beautiful valleys. You will then proceed to bwindi national park for an overnight.

Drive time: 4/5hours
Lodge: Bakiga lodge/Rushaga Gorilla havens lodge
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner

DAY 02: Gorilla tracking in bwindi national park and transfer to mgahinga national.

After an early morning breakfast, you will leave the lodge with your packed lunch and head to the park for briefing. You will then be briefed on the Dos and Don’ts and be allocated the group you to track .please note that tracking can be tiresome and strenuous so you need to inform your guide about your level of fitness so that he can get you a closer gorilla group for trekking. You will then proceed to track with your guide that will provide you with any information you may want to know. You will be allowed to do photography but not exceeding an hour. You will proceed back to the headquarters to get your gorilla tracking certificate. Then head back to the lodge for your overnight.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner
Lodge: Lake Chahafi Resort/Kisoro Travelers Inn.

DAY 03: Golden monkey trekking

After an early morning breakfast, head to Mgahinga National Park for Golden monkey trekking. After the briefing from the park headquarters, you will then start the search for golden monkeys. The bamboo forests of Mgahinga provide a much appreciated habitat for these endangered creatures. Golden Monkeys are beautiful to look at with their various colors, including long golden hair, orange mixed into it along with its black limbs. This golden monkey walk will expose you to other attractions in the park before returning back to your hotel for overnight stay.

Drive time: 45minutes-1hr hours
Lodge: Lake Chahafi lodge/Kisoro Travelers Inn.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

DAY 04: Transfer to kigali to end your 4 Day Gorilla and Golden Monkey Safari from Kigali.

After breakfast, our guide will transfer you back to Kigali for your international flight out marking the end of your 4 Day Gorilla and Golden Monkey Safari from Kigali.