How to book golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga

How to book golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is Uganda’s smallest national park home to endangered mountain gorillas and Golden monkeys, other species including birds, reptiles and forest mammals can be sighted during your visit at this park Is the golden monkey experience in Mgahinga worth the money spent. The park offers an opportunity to spend more time with the golden monkeys through the golden monkey experience which involves activities geared towards making the wild golden monkeys get used to humans and then these are opened for normal trekking.

The golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park is one of the unique activities to do in Mgahinga National Park for any traveler visiting Uganda and is interested in seeing golden monkeys in their natural habitat. Golden monkey experience is only done in this park, this takes half day or full day depending on the movement of the monkeys in the forest, once they are found you will stay for 4 hours with these amazing shy monkeys to watch them eating, resting and playing as well take part in habituating them to get used to human presence which makes it a great experience and worth the money. How to book golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga

How is golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park worth the money?

Golden Monkey experience is one of the major activities mostly booked by travelers visiting Mgahinga National Park and many have reviewed the experience as life-changing worth the money spent.

What you pay for golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park that is $140 for the golden monkey permit which also includes guides fee services and park entrance fees, this gives you an opportunity to learn more about how the endangered wild golden monkeys that are still surviving in Mgahinga National Park as this gives you a great travel and learning experience. The money paid also helps in conservation of the only remaining golden monkeys in Uganda and their natural habitat Mgahinga National Park. If here was no golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park, Gahinga bamboo forest would not have golden monkey trekking activity and all destroyed by now through encroachments from the local communities but with the existence of this activity which also brings in foreign exchange to the country and the local communities around the forest when you visit and pay the entrance fees this has encouraged the local communities and the government of Uganda through Uganda Wildlife Authority to protect the original home of these golden monkeys which has in turn promoted environmental conservation in Uganda, this makes the money spent on golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park worth.

Money spent on golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park through your golden monkey experience permit and park entrance fees also helps to benefit the local communities that leave around Mgahinga National Park this in turn encourages the local communities to conserve and protect these golden monkeys since their importance is known by the local communities through the 20% money they receive every year off the permit and park entrance fees paid by tourists who do golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park. This money goes directly through payment of the local communities who are on the lead committees and indirectly through infrastructure and projects that help contribute to a better life of the local communities through construction of schools, hospitals and practicing agriculture, this thus also makes the money spent on golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park worth.

What is the cost and money spent on golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park?

The cost of golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park depends on days to spend and places where to stay that is budget, mid-range or luxury lodge on your safari to Mgahinga National Park for this activity. A golden monkey experience permit costs $140 for a foreign non-resident per person per trek, this permit gives you an opportunity to spend 4 hour encounter with the wild golden monkeys in Mgahinga National Park. On top of the permit you will also pay other services which include park entrance fees, transport, accommodation and guiding. Below are the popular golden monkey experience safaris in Mgahinga National Park for you to choose from;

How to book golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga National Park

You will need to have your golden monkey trekking permit secured in advanced to confirm that you are booked for golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park. Once you have your planned dates of travel confirmed we will need you to send us an email here so that we check for availability of golden monkey experience permits online with the Uganda Wildlife Authority once we confirm permits are available for your planned dates we will let you know so that we can send you an invoice for you to make payment for the permits. Once the payment is done and we have received it on our account we will go ahead and purchase your golden monkey experience permits immediately and send you a scanned copy of the permits for your records and perusal, this will confirm you are booked for golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park. It is advised to book your permits in advance atleast 2-3 months prior your visit given the fact these sell out very quickly on first come first serve basis.

Best time to do golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park

The best time to do golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park is during the months of June to October and December to March during this time it is a dry season in Uganda with mild rainfall making it easy for the treks in the Forests, as well during this time the vegetation is not fully grown and it is easy for viewing the golden monkeys offering great sights for photographs. During the other months of April, May and November which is normally a wet season this makes the vegetations grow high making the sightings unclear and its is muddy and slippery in the forest however during this time the treks tend to be shorter given the fact golden monkeys don’t move further distances looking for food, food is readily available in the forest compared to the dry seasons. Golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park is a very well organized activity and you have 99% chances of seeing golden monkeys in Mgahinga National Park anytime of the year.

Where to stay on your golden monkey experience safari in Mgahinga National Park

Lodges near Mgahinga Gorilla National park include Gahinga Lodge, Lake Chahafi Resort, Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge, Kisoro Travelers’ Inn among others.

Why book your golden monkey experience in Mgahinga National Park with Eco Adventure Safaris

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