This 3 Days Gorilla tour takes you to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in South Western Uganda. Mgahinga is known as the place where the Silver meets the gold in Uganda for harboring the endangered golden monkeys in the Virunga Mountains of Mgahinga. Gorilla trekking in the bamboo forests of Mgahinga to meet the Nyakagezi Gorilla Family, the only habituated gorilla family in this park.
Tour highlights
Trip Summary
Day 1: Kampala to Mgahinga
Day 2: Gorilla trekking
Day 3: Transfer to kampala
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Kampala to Mgahinga
You will be picked by our company driver/guide and set off from Kampala to the south west of Uganda which is about 540 km from the Capital Kampala. There will be a stopover for lunch at Igongo Cultural center in Mbarara. Dinner and overnight stay at Kisoro Travelers Rest Hotel or Mount Gahinga Lodge.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking
After an early morning breakfast, your driver/guide (our representative) will drive you to the briefing point for registration and briefing about the guidelines for gorilla tracking. This activity is undoubtedly the most exciting experience and major highlight of this tour. It may take you 2-6 or more hours in this thick tropical rain forest jungle in search for these forest giants. On meeting the habituated gorilla family, you will be allowed to spend one full hour with the Gorillas as you take memorable pictures of this great apes and as you learn about their behavior. You will have a visit to the Batwa community to interact with the local people to learn about their ways of life. Dinner and Overnight at Kisoro Travelers Rest Hotel or Mount Gahinga Lodge.
Day 3: Transfer to kampala
After a tasty breakfast, drive back to Kampala or Entebbe Airport through Kabale town. Look out for the rolling hills of Kigezi as you drive through this region. You will have enroute lunch in Mbarara. Drop off at the hotel or the Airport for your flight.
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