Experience 3 days gorilla tour in Mgahinga gorilla national park, Uganda’s smallest park also a place where both mountain gorillas and golden monkeys share a single habitat. Enjoy our 3 Days Mgahinga Gorilla Tour, a budget-friendly short trip taking you through a life changing gorilla trekking experience in the lush Mgahinga National Park.
A gorilla trekking adventure in Mgahinga involves searching for Nyakagezi gorilla group –the only family of mountain gorillas that is fully habituated and open for tourism purposes in this park. Mgahinga is a spectacular park with inactive volcanoes and lies in Kisoro, Southwestern Uganda. It protects more than golden monkeys and mountain gorillas in one habitat.
Mgahinga also has a record of other faunal species such as elephants, buffaloes, jackals, bushbucks, leopards and avifaunal species totaling up to 184 species. Majority of Mgahinga’s bird species are Albertine rift endemic species including Kivu ground thrush.
Brief Itinerary
Day 1: Kampala via Mbarara to Mgahinga NP with photography at the Equator crossing
Day 2: Mgahinga Gorilla Trekking experience and relax
Day 3: Departure from Mgahinga to Kampala via Mbarara
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Kampala via Mbarara to Mgahinga NP with photography at the Equator crossing
Early morning after a hefty breakfast, set off from Kampala to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park 8-9 hours’ drive. This road trip takes you via Masaka –Mbarara and en-route, expect to make a stopover at the Equator crossing for photography or perform a water experiment. From Kayabwe, continue to the Igongo Cultural Centre for lunch break and later, proceed up to the gorilla safari lodge inside the park nearby Kisoro.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Mount Gahinga Lodge
- Midrange: Mutanda Lake Resort/Travelers Rest Hotel
Day 2: Mgahinga Gorilla Trekking Tour Experience and relax
Enjoy a hefty breakfast and after, set off from your lodge for orientation about gorilla trekking guidelines in Ntebeko. You will be allocated an experienced park ranger guide who will accompany you on a search for Nyakagezi group. This adventure will go for 2-6 hours with guarantee of an hour for you to learn more about the behaviors of mountain gorillas, and taking pictures. After, you will get back to the lodge to have a relaxed evening.
Accommodation
- Luxury: Mount Gahinga Lodge
- Midrange: Mutanda Lake Resort/Travelers Rest Hotel
Day 3: Departure from Mgahinga to Kampala via Mbarara
Today, you will only have breakfast at the lodge and then check out. The driver guide will bring you back to Kampala where your journey began or go direct to Entebbe. The en-route journey comes with lunch break.
End of safari
Safari Inclusions
- Valid Mgahinga Gorilla Permit
- Transportation & driver services
- Accommodation and meals
- All safari experiences except optional
- Park entrance fees
Safari Exclusions
- Airfares
- Tips
- Travel Insurance
- Shopping of all kinds
- Cigars
- Visas
- Passport
- All optional experiences
