UGANDA GORILLA AND GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING SAFARI

Day 1 : Arrival at Entebbe International Airport (- / - / D)   

On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by our representative who will transfer you to hotel in Entebbe.

We have several optional activities around Entebbe that you could engage in depending on your flight arrival time and these include; a day trip to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, birding at the botanical gardens and for keen birders, a visit Mabamba swamp to catch sight of the rare shoebill and plenty of other bird species is a must see, Sunset boat cruise on Lake Victoria.

Overnight : Hotel Number 5 (High end) or Friends Beach Hotel (Mid range)

Meal Plan : Dinner

Day 2 : Flight to Kisoro-Coffee Tour (B / L / D)   

Early breakfast and transfer to airport for your domestic flight to Kisoro. Flight time is approximated 1 hour. You will arrive in Kisoro to be welcomed by our expert guide and head for a community tour that includes a visit to a coffee farm. At the coffee farm, you will have the opportunity to learn about the sustainable farming practices in the Virunga massif and is a great way to promote social change through ecotourism.

After the tour, we will transfer for lunch at a marvelous lodge with panoramic views of the Bwindi Forest. A recently proclaimed World Heritage site, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is one of the most biologically diverse areas on earth and its unique, precious flora sustains roughly half of the world population of mountain gorillas – believed to number just 600. There’s also a substantial chimpanzee population and research shows that Bwindi is the only forest in Africa in which these two apes live together.

Take the afternoon to tour the community,we will visit the health centre,school,an orphange centre and end our tour in the Batwa community settlement centre.

Overnight : Gorilla Heights Lodge (High end) or Rushaga Gorilla Lodge (Mid-range)

Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3 : Gorilla Trekking Experience (B / L / D)   

Following an early breakfast at the lodge, you will drive to the park headquarters for a morning briefing from the rangers at 8.00 am before you enter the gorilla sanctuary. Throughout the trek, you will be accompanied by experienced guides and trackers who will offer insightful information about the endangered mountain gorillas. Once you have found the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend 1 hour observing them from a 10-meter distance. The thrill of your encounter will erase the difficulties of the potentially strenuous trek. Each encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngster’s frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display. After tracking transfer back to your lodge for dinner.

Overnight : Gorilla Heights Lodge (High end)or Rushaga Gorilla Lodge (Mid-range)

Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
    
Day 4 : Golden Monkeys Tracking (B / L / D)   

We will drive to Mgahinga National Park again for a chance to track the golden monkeys sometimes referred to as a distinctive race of the more widespread blue monkey Endemic to the Albertine Rift, the golden monkey is characterized as a bright orange-gold body, cheeks and tail, contrasting with its black limbs, crown and tail end. The group is very much used to our presence now, allowing us to have an insight into their daily lives. The monkeys dictate how the day is going to be, and no day is ever the same in the forest. After the trek, we will visit a Batwa community settlement on our way back to the lodge.

Overnight : Chameleon Hill Lodge (Luxury cottage/ High end) or Mutanda Lake Resort (Mid rnage)

Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5 : Bwindi to the Airstrip fly back to Entebbe (2 hours fly) (B / - / -)   

You have 2 flight options returning from Bwindi, you may choose to catch up a morning flight at 09h45 arriving Entebbe 11h25 or with the afternoon flight departing Bwindi at 14h45 arriving 16h15 to Entebbe. Whatever you choose our guide will be ready to transfer you to the Airstrip to catch up your return flight from Bwindi to Entebbe for your onward flight to the next destination.

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