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Mgahinga gorilla national park is located in south western Uganda on the border with Rwanda and DR Congo. The park is home to the Virunga volcanoes shared between these countries. It is the smallest of all Uganda national parks filled with engaging activities for any outdoor enthusiastic visitor. If you are interested in hiking any of the Volcanoes i.e. Sabyinyo, Gahinga and Muhabura, you can extend your stay, it takes a day to hike to the top of each of these Volcanoes. You can also extend your stay if you want to embark on a gorilla trek in this park.
Itineraries
Day 1
Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Today, you will be picked up from the airport by our driver guide who will transfer you to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park at the base of the Virunga Volcanoes. You will stop at the equator and take some photos. You will arrive in the evening and spend some time at leisure in preparation for all the trekking and hiking in the days to come.
Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort
Day 2
Golden Monkey Trekking
Golden monkeys are only found in the Virunga volcanoes shared between Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo. Today you will leave your lodge after an early breakfast and your driver guide will transfer you to the briefing point where the golden monkey trekking starts. A ranger guide will receive you and offer you a briefing with information on what to expect while in the park as you search for the golden monkeys. After this short brief, you will then start your hike up in search of the golden monkeys, which are only in the Virunga Volcanoes. You are encouraged to take with you a porter because the hike can be steep in some areas and they will be helpful. You will be joined by enforcement officers to help in case you meet the wild buffaloes and Elephants which can be dangerous. The golden monkeys are generally more active than the gorillas and you will follow them as they move all over the place and feed.
Just like gorilla trekking, you are only allowed to spend 1 hour with the golden monkey before you start your descent back to the starting point and your lodge. They love feeding on bamboo shoots among other foods like fruits, vegetation and sometimes ants.
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Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort
Day 3
Batwa Trail
The Batwa are an indigenous tribe that lived in the forests of the Virunga volcanoes and depended on it for livelihood before they were turned into national parks to help in conservation of the gorillas, golden monkeys, and other fauna and flora. They were hunter-gatherers and did an incredible job co-existing with these wildlife. Today you will meet some of the Batwa and they will take you through the forest and share how they lived and depended on the forest and survived attacks from the animals.
This tour will take you on the ‘Batwa trail’ which was developed together with Uganda wildlife authority to share their experience on how they co-existed with the wildlife and raised families in this jungle. The proceeds from this goes into a fund which is used to purchase land and build for the different Batwa families.
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Accommodation: Mutanda Lake Resort
Day 4
Departure via Kigali/ Entebbe
We hope you have had an adventure filled stay exploring Mgahinga gorilla national park. Today morning after your breakfast, the driver guide will transfer you to Kigali city and you proceed to the airport for your flight home. Thank you for visiting Uganda with us.
B & L
- Golden monkey trekking permit
- Batwa trail
- Ground transport
- Bottled water in the safari vehicle
- Full board accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary
- Service of an English-speaking driver guide
- All mentioned activities except for the optional ones
- Extras at the accommodation i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- Tips to porters and driver/ guide
- Insurance
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