4 days Mountain gorilla and golden monkey habituation safari
4 days Mountain gorilla and golden monkey habituation safari package taking tourists on a visit to two premium primate habitats in Uganda that is Bwindi impenetrable national park and Mgahinga gorilla national park which are both situated in the south western region of Uganda. The highlights of this safari are mountain habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park and golden monkey habituation experience in Mgahinga gorilla national park.
This safari starts and ends in Kampala the capital city of Uganda.
Highlights of the 4 days Mountain gorilla and golden monkey habituation safari
- Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi impenetrable national park
- Day 2: Mountain gorilla habituation experience
- Day 3: Golden monkey habituation experience
- Day 4: Return to Kampala
Detailed itinerary of the safari
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi impenetrable national park
- Transfer from Kampala: On the first of the safari you will meet your safari driver after early morning breakfast at your hotel in Kampala, your safari driver will give you a short briefing and at exactly 6:00 am you will embark on your drive to Bwindi impenetrable national park. On your way you will have en-route lunch in Mbarara then proceed to the park with scenic views of the Kigezi hills, when you get in the park you will check into your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight.
- Accommodation is got from; Luxury: Bwindi Gorilla Lodge, Midrange: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge, Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lodge
- Meal plan: half board (lunch and dinner)
Day 2: mountain gorilla habituation experience
- mountain gorilla habituation experience: On the second day of the safari you will have early morning breakfast and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park for mountain gorilla habituation experience, while in the park you will go for briefing. In this session a game ranger will read to you the rules and regulation to follow while in the presence of mountain gorillas and you will be grouped into 4 and head into the forests of Bwindi so as to look for the mountain gorillas. Mountain gorilla habituation experience in Bwindi impenetrable national park and the whole world is offered in the Rushaga gorilla family, on this experience tourists are accompanied of gorilla caretakers and researchers who are skilled mountain gorilla behavior.
- When you find this family you are given 4 hours to be in the presence of mountain gorillas and in this time you will get up close views and learn more about the mountain gorillas, take beautiful picture sand get most of your questions about mountain gorillas and their behavior answered by the researchers. After the experience you will trek back to the headquarters for your trekking permits and drive back to your lodge, at the lodge you will have a short rest, checkout and embark on your drive to Mgahinga gorilla national park which is a drive of about
- When you get in the park you will check into your lodge, have dinner and stay overnight
- Accommodation is got from; Luxury: Mt. Gahinga Lodge, Mid-range: Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge, and Budget: Travellers Rest Hotel Kisoro
- Meal plan: full board (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
Day 3: Golden monkey habituation experience
- Golden monkey habituation experience: On the 3rd day of the safari you will have early morning breakfast and drive to the park for golden monkey habituation experience, in the park you will have a briefing session at the headquarters in which a anger will read you the rules and regulations to follow and also be grouped into 6 individuals. From the headquarters you will trek into the forests of Mgahinga gorilla national park, mountain gorillas are living in large troops and golden monkey habituation experience offers 4 hours of being in presence of golden monkeys. While in the presence of mountain gorillas you will enjoy seeing them play on bamboo trees, picking bamboo shoots, their behavior and take amazing pictures.
- After the experience you will trek back to the headquarters and either drive back to your lodge or go for an option Batwa cultural experience, in the evening you will have dinner and stay overnight.
- Meal plan: full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Day 4: Return to Kampala
- Return to Kampala: On the 4th and last day of the safari you will have early morning breakfast, checkout of your lodge and say good bye to Bwindi impenetrable and set off for Kampala. On your way you will enjoy the scenic views of the green terraced Kigezi hills and on your way you will have a stopover in Mbarara for lunch and another stopover at the equator landmark for amazing pictures and buying memorable souvenir pieces at the craft shops around the Equator. When you arrive in Kampala you will be dropped at your hotel or at the Entebbe international airport for your departure flight back home.
- Meal plan: half board (breakfast and lunch)
- End of the safari
Safari inclusions
- 4 hours gorilla habituation experience
- Accommodation as indicated by the itinerary
- Delicious meals as per the meal plan meals
- Bottled drinking water in the vehicle
- Services of a good experienced English speaking tour guide/driver
- Transport on tour as well as hotel transfers in safari land cruisers
- mountain gorilla habituation experience
- golden monkey habituation
Safari exclusions
- Tips for drivers and waiters
- Flight tickets and departure taxes
- Visas
- Travel and medical insurance
- Optional activities
- Beverages other than mineral water in the vehicle
- extra accommodation before and after the safari
