3 Days Bwindi Gorilla And Volcanoes Golden Monkey Trekking Safari
per person
This 3 days Bwindi gorilla and volcanoes golden monkey trekking safari will take you to the popular national parks in Africa when it comes to primate trekking. The safari takes you to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park in southwestern Uganda to trek any of the 19 fully habituated mountain gorillas and ends in volcanoes national park where you will trek the endangered golden monkeys.
3 Days Bwindi Gorilla And Volcanoes Golden Monkey Trekking Safari highlights
Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Bwindi
Day 2: Encounter mountain gorillas and transfer to volcanoes national park
Day 3: Trek golden monkeys and transfer back to Kigali
Day 1: Transfer from Kigali to Bwindi
On the first day of your 3 days Bwindi gorilla and volcanoes golden monkey trekking safari, you will be picked by our safari guide from Kigali international airport or your hotel. He will brief you about the whole safari and thereafter start on your journey to Katuna border in Kabale or Cyanika border in Kisoro where you will cross to Uganda.
You will have an en-route lunch on your way, have beautiful views of the surrounding areas on your way, meet r=different people and on arrival to any sectors of the park, you will check in your booked accommodation and have an evening relaxing as you prepare for gorilla trekking the next day.
Meal plan
Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation
Silverback Lodge – luxury, Bakiga Lodge – Mid-range, Ride 4 a woman – budget
Day 2: Encounter mountain gorillas and transfer to volcanoes national park
On the second day of 3 days Bwindi gorilla and volcanoes golden monkey trekking safari, you will wake up every early in the morning and have your breakfast then meet your driver-guide for a transfer to the sector offices where you will meet the rangers. The rangers will teach you the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking, how to behave around mountain gorillas, and will group you with other trekkers not exceeding 8 and armed ranger guides will be given to you to lead you to the jungle.
When in the jungle passing through different sector offices, you will be able to see different park mammals like elephants, buffaloes, duikers, several primates, and different bird species. On meeting the assigned mountain gorilla family, you will be given 1 hour according to permit rules to be around mountain gorillas, watch them do daily activities, take photos, and get to learn more about their habits. Later you will trek back to the starting point meet the driver-guide for a transfer to the lodge for lunch and later drive back to Kigali to your booked accommodation near or inside volcanoes national park.
Meal plan
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation
Five Volcanoes Boutique Hotel – luxury, Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge – mid-range, Kinigi Guest House – budget
Day 3: Trek golden monkeys and transfer back to Kigali
On the last day of 3 days Bwindi gorilla and volcanoes golden monkey trekking, you will wake up yet to another amazing day of golden monkey trekking in volcanoes national park with a delicious breakfast. After you check out of the lodge and meet your driver-guide for a transfer to the park offices where you will have a briefing about rules and regulations of golden monkey trekking from the ranger guides.
You will later be grouped with other trekkers and an armed ranger guide will lead you through different park trails looking for bamboo shoots where these golden monkeys normally are. As you look for the endangered golden monkeys, you will see different park mammals, primates, and different bird species. On meeting the golden monkeys, you will be given 1 hour to be around them watch them do daily activities like the little ones jumping from one bamboo tree to another, mothers breastfeeding, and much more. After you will descend, meet your driver guide and transfer to Kigali with an en-route lunch.
Meal plan
Breakfast and Lunch
Tour includes
- A gorilla trekking permit
- Golden monkey trekking permit
- Transport
- Service of the English-speaking guide
- Accommodation
- Drinking water and meals indicated in the itinerary
Tour excludes
- International tickets
- Visas
- Tips
- Porter fee
- Personal expenses
- Personal insurance